There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 26 Adding a Bet to Her

The first day is a big day.

Not only Tang Wanning and Princess Heping are coming to Fengyang Palace to pay their respects, but also the concubines in the harem.

It's just that the two of them are juniors, so they have to come a little earlier than the empress in the palace.

When the empress and concubine Meng were talking and laughing, someone from the palace came to report that concubine Hui and concubine Yi were waiting for the empress of the harem to arrive.

Hearing this, the queen stopped laughing, and side concubine Meng returned to her seat peacefully.

Emperor Jingyuan was nearly fifty years old, and he had already reached the age of self-cultivation.

But the emperor is a man after all, lust is instinctive, and the rouge color in the world is still not enough, young and beautiful beauties in the harem have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

In addition to the four concubines and nine concubines in the main position, there are hundreds of high-ranking and non-ranking ones below.

There are more than 100 people above the sixth rank who are qualified to greet the queen.

If in the past, when these people came to pay their respects, Fengyang Palace would be more lively than the emperor's Jinluan Hall.

Later, the queen saw that this move was too ostentatious, so she only asked the lords of the palaces to bring two people to pay their respects.

However, if this is the case, there are still dozens of people coming, and the number is still quite large.

Since Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi entered the door, the people behind have arrived one after another.

But with the effort of a cup of tea, the hall that was empty before was already full of people.

They stood back and forth in order of position, and saluted the queen together.

The queen sat in the upper position with a smile on her face and waved her long sleeves.

"My sisters are interested, let's all sit down!"

"Thank you, Empress!"

When others were saluting, Tang Wanning, Princess Heping and several side concubines couldn't sit still, so they got up and stood aside.

After everyone saluted and greeted them, they sat down again.

It's just that the side concubines are not qualified to sit anymore, they can only stand behind their own concubines, which is also the rule.

After everyone was seated, the hall became more lively.

There are many things in the harem. After listening to this and that, the queen is dissatisfied after solving this and that, and the hall is full of chatter.

Tang Wanning and Princess Heping sat there, silent and transparent.

On the contrary, Meng Yuyao interjected a few words from time to time and said a few flattering words, which aroused the praise of the queen and all the empresses.

"What a delight this kid is!"

"Yes! His Royal Highness is filial, the Empress is so lucky!" All the concubines hurriedly flattered.

The queen laughed, and after a while, she finally showed tiredness.

"I'm tired today, you guys should leave! Come talk to me again some other day!"

"Yes!" Everyone should say yes, get up and leave.

Tang Wanning breathed a sigh of relief, and stood up with Princess Heping.

After saluting, he followed the ladies in the harem out of the hall.

Before leaving, she still didn't forget to look back, and saw Meng Yuyao looking like she wanted to leave or stay.

She curled her lips into a smile, and turned to leave.

After Princess Heping said goodbye, she returned to Yuqing Palace, and she collapsed on the soft couch as soon as she entered the door, not wanting to move at all.

"My lady, what's the matter?" Bi Yue asked as she stepped forward to untie her outer garment.

Bi Luo said angrily: "Master is like this every time he comes back from greeting you. It's not like you don't know about this hoof, hurry up and bring hot water to wash your face!"

"Ugh!"

Biyue smiled and put away her coat and left, and came in with a basin of hot water after a while.

Tang Wanning washed her face to remove all the makeup on her face, and then she felt refreshed.

She slumped on the couch, rubbing her ears and complaining.

"The emperor has too many women! It's very annoying to chatter!"

"You said that the prince will ascend the throne in the future, is that the same?"

It's not that she's jealous, she's not in that mood either, it's mainly because she's afraid of trouble.

In today's situation, if she is the queen, she must be annoyed to death!
She doesn't care about that bastard Xia Houjue taking over the harem, but she has to find a way not to bother her.

She doesn't want power or pampering, she just wants to be quiet.

"Why is this so difficult?" Bi Yue raised her head and asked arrogantly.

"Your Majesty, can you just throw your hands away?"

Tang Wanning shook her head resolutely: "It's easy for you to say, I can still be lazy now, but there are too many things to do, so I can't guarantee to get out!"

Just like that ambitious Meng Yuyao, if she doesn't guard against it, wouldn't she want to kick her nose in the face? !

Bi Luo thought about it and said seriously.

"Then it's better to train a few confidantes to take care of the empress!"

"In this way, you don't have to do it yourself, and secondly, you can control the overall situation, which is the best!"

Tang Wanning narrowed her eyes and thought about it.

"That's a good idea!"

There is a saying that when it is time to let go, let go!
In this harem, as long as the benefits are enough and the benefits are enough, there will be no enemies!
She was leaning on the soft cushion, resting her chin on the bow and arrow on the small tea table, slightly lost in thought.

……

Nong Cui Residence

Meng Yuyao returned to the inner hall, took off her coat, and lay down on the soft couch to rest contentedly.

Thinking of the empress's attitude towards her today, she was so happy that she couldn't lie down after tossing and turning.

The grand maid Xueqin laughed when she saw it.

"My master has a happy event today!"

Xue Zhu brought a cup of tea up, smiling all over her face.

"That's natural. I knew that our empress would win the empress's favor!"

They are also born in a scholarly family, and they are also knowledgeable and sensible, so there is always something in common.

"Is this true? I didn't go today, I don't know the Empress..." Xueqin said, looking in Meng Yuyao's direction expectantly.

Sure enough, on the master's wrist, there was a bright red gold bracelet with beads.

"Oh, is this a reward from the Empress?"

Xue Zhu patted her on the shoulder and smiled triumphantly.

"Don't be so excited, it's not good for others to hear, this was secretly given by the empress, only our master has it!"

Xueqin couldn't help being excited too.

"Could it be that the Crown Princess doesn't have one?"

Xue Zhu was about to answer when Meng Yuyao coughed lightly.

"Okay, stop talking!"

"In the future, we at Nongcuiju will have to be more careful in what we say and do. If someone else catches us... I won't care about it!" She looked serious.

"Yes! Empress!"

The two turned their faces away, and they all agreed.

Meng Yuyao raised the corners of her lips in satisfaction, and lay back on the beauty couch.

She looked over the window lattice and saw a few chirping magpies on the branches, the corners of her lips curled up.

When she regained her senses, she raised her wrist high, caressing the gold bracelet awarded by the empress, and smiled confidently.

"I'm sorry, Crown Princess, but I was the first person to be favored by the empress!"

"Without the favor of His Royal Highness, without the support of the empress, I want to see how long you can sit in that position!"

……

A month passed in a blink of an eye.

Midsummer passed and autumn came, and side concubine Liu also released her feet.

After this incident, she was no longer as high-spirited as before, and she spoke and acted much more low-key, and the backyard finally calmed down a little.

On this day, Xia Houjue was a little upset because of the court affairs.

After much deliberation, he decided to go to Tang Wanning's place to bet on her.

Looking at her devastated face, she might be in a better mood, thinking so, she took Li Dequan out the door.

(End of this chapter)