Golden branches and jade leaves
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
"This is the anti-fetal medicine that Concubine Zheng Gui sent you over?" Su Mi was wearing a small fox fur jacket and a loose bun, sitting in the warm pavilion, leaning on the embroidered pattern cushion, and said casually. asked.
"It's just a little thought from our mother." Xianglin looked enviously at all the furnishings in the room, with a flash of jealousy in the corner of his eyes, and lowered his head.
"Since it is Zheng Guifei's medicine, thank Madam Zheng for me." Seeing Su Mi's gesture, Mi Qing immediately stepped forward to take it and put it on the small tea table.
"Is your master alright?" Su Mi asked with a smile.
"If you come back to Cairen, our mother will be safe and well, and Xie Su Cairen will take care of you."
"I've been too lazy to move around these days. I haven't paid my respects to Madam Zheng. It's really rude."
"Cai Ren is too polite. Cai Ren is pregnant with dragon descendants, so he should rest in peace. Our mother always misses Cai Ren."
"Oh," Su Mi responded casually.
"Cai Ren..." Seeing that Mi Qing put the bowl of medicine on the tea table, Su Mi didn't even look at it anymore, Xiang Lin couldn't help saying.
"What?" Su Mi asked.
"If the medicine gets cold, I'm afraid it won't be effective. It's better to drink it while it's hot." Xianglin said in a low voice.
Su Mi couldn't help but want to laugh, this girl has ambitions but her knowledge is too shallow, if there is a chance for Hui Er, I'm afraid she will end up in the same way.Sighing secretly, he said: "Since it is Zheng Niangniang's wish, Miqing, please bring it here for me."
Su Mi took the medicine from Mi Qing's hand and took a sip, the bitter feeling slid over the coating of her tongue, carrying a hint of imperceptible aroma.If I am not proficient in medical theory, I am afraid that the feeling of medicine is far better than that of ordinary people.
what is itUnlike the usual medicines like safflower, musk, etc.
What did Zheng Guipin do?No, she has been out of favor for a long time and she can't figure it out for herself.
Queen?Is there something wrong with my confession that day?But it won't be so fast.
Concubine Ni?By the way, Zheng Guibin's father...
"I heard that Zheng Guipin's father, General Zheng, served under the command of General Ni. Recently, General Ni has put him in a good position. Even the emperor often praised him for being brave and invincible." Su Mi suddenly raised her head and asked chatteringly.
"Exactly. Our mother is the eldest lady of the Zheng family." Xianglin didn't know why Su Mi would ask this all of a sudden, and felt puzzled but dared not answer.
"Speaking of which, we were originally sisters in the same palace, but now we are even stranger than others. It's really my fault. In a few days, I will go to Caiwei Palace to visit Concubine Zheng." Su Mi laughed.
She raised the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. All these tricks were aimed at the "emperor" in her stomach. Presumably they didn't dare to use any powerful poison, lest they would show their whereabouts.
Xianglin breathed a sigh of relief, Su Mi saw it. "Concubine Zheng Gui is bothering you. Su Mi will definitely visit her in person some other day, and thank you very much." Su Mi smiled kindly and gently.
After a few more polite words, Xianglin said goodbye and left.
"Master, do you really want to drink? It's better to call the imperial physician over to have a look first." Mi Qing asked as she watched Xiang Lin walk away.Along with this bowl of boiled medicine, there are several packs sent over, and they are said to be reserved for the master to drink slowly.
"Bring it here and let me have a look." Su Mi stretched her waist and said, she couldn't go anywhere after sitting like this all day, she was really exhausted and exhausted.
Mi Qing took a bag, and Su Mi carefully opened it.
It is indeed a pack of anti-fetal medicine, the medicinal materials are expensive and reasonable, but what is added to it... After smelling it, I found some and put it in my mouth.
Sure enough, Concubine Ni Guifei had a heart in finding this kind of thing.
What is added in the medicine is red radish, which is extremely rare and a rare tonic. Taking it for a long time can make people's skin delicate and radiant.Originally, it was only produced on the cliffs by the sea, and it was not easy to pick, so not many people knew about it.However, if a pregnant woman drinks it, there is no harm to the pregnant woman itself, but the fetus will become an idiot and will not live for two or three years.
This medicine is dark brown, and its aroma is very similar to that of the anti-fetal medicine. At this time, it has been ground into powder and sprinkled in the medicine. Even if it is sent to the imperial hospital for examination, it is difficult to see any clues. It really took a lot of money scheming.
"Master, do you really drink these medicines every day?" Mi Qing asked again.
"Drink, why don't you drink it? I should thank her well." Su Mi threw the herbs in her bag, clapped her hands and smiled.
"Should I ask the imperial physician to check it first, just in case..." Mi Qing asked cautiously, even if she didn't have to worry about the fetus, Su Mi's body still needs to be considered.
"There's nothing wrong with it," Su Mi said with a smile, "This medicine is harmless. Besides, if I don't take it, how can I reassure these people?"
If they don't fall for the trick this time, they will definitely have to think of other methods, and the methods will emerge endlessly, but they will be hard to guard against.I drank the medicine myself, which not only blocked these calculations, but also beautified, killing two birds with one stone, why not do it?
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"Sister, what a beautiful plum blossom!" Qi Yan couldn't help but jumped down from the steps, admiring.She was wearing a crimson brocade dress of pomegranate flowers and a silver fox cloak outside. As she jumped, the steps on the side of her bun shook violently, and the rings jingled, making a pleasant sound.
Seeing Qi Yan's movements, the faces of the maids around her changed. If something happened to the emperor's heir, they would all have to be beaten to death!
"Slow down, be careful not to fall." Su Mi was wearing a plain yellow and silver flower double-breasted long skirt, and a shallow blue skirt was exposed under the blue satin cape.Holding the small heater in his hand, he followed behind with a smile.
On December 22, the heavy snow that had fallen for several days finally stopped and the sky cleared. The plum blossoms in the palace were in full bloom, and the fragrance was overflowing, and everyone in the palace could smell it. Coupled with the white snow scene, it was even more fragrant and snowy. beautiful scenery.
Good things in the palace come in pairs, and Qi Long has also been very happy recently, and he made a decree early on to call all the concubines to enjoy the plum blossom feast in the most beautiful Tianxiang Garden where the plum blossoms are the most beautiful.
Originally, the banquet would not start until You hour, but Qiyan arrived at Caiwei Palace early in the morning, and took Su Mi to see the plum blossoms in Tianxiang Garden. Now there are still two hours before the banquet, which is enough for them to visit Tianxiang Garden. That's enough.
Ever since she became pregnant, the empress specially decreed that the two of them would not have to wake up every day. They usually have nothing to do in their free time, but when Qi Yan came to Su Mi's place, she moved around more diligently.
After knowing that Su Mi was also pregnant, Qi Yan did not feel jealous at all. For her, pregnancy was a great joy, but this kind of conception was completely the result of her upbringing and the overwhelming flattery around her.In fact, as a teenage girl, she has a natural fear of the unknown when she is pregnant. When she learns that Su Mi is also pregnant, she feels that she has a companion instead of a sense of isolation. .
Today Qiyan was in high spirits, when she first entered the palace, because she was just a humble court lady, naturally she couldn't move around.Promoted to the throne, became a concubine, and was forced to learn a lot of rules and etiquette, every step of the way, even raising hands and bending down to eat and sleep, all of them must pay attention to the rules.After she got pregnant, the people around her became more nagging. There were fewer people who said "rules" to themselves all day long, but they all changed to "be careful, think of the dragonborn, don't...no ..." With these words, she, who is naturally lively, has nowhere to go out to play.Trapped in the Xifu Palace all day long, if they wanted to relax in the courtyard, they all advised with one voice, "It's windy and slippery outside, if you slip out of your body or move your tires, it's absolutely impossible." If you want to go to another place Gong went to play, and he was only acquainted with Su Mi.So I can only go to Caiwei Palace every day.
Today, there is finally a banquet ordered by the emperor, and this title can be regarded as allowing them to come out and have a good time.
When the two stepped into the plum garden, they couldn't help marveling at the luxury of the royal garden. No wonder everyone said that the garden in the palace is crowned with the Tianxiang Garden. The Tianxiang Garden is located by the Taiye Pool. The garden was arranged by the favorite concubine Xiangfei who loves plum blossoms, and it was named Tianxiang Garden after her.
As soon as the two of them stepped into the garden, they felt the fragrance blowing on their faces, and their hearts were intoxicated.
The plum blossoms are in full bloom, and when you look around, they look like pieces of colorful clouds, connected in a long way, pink, bright red, light yellow, light green...the plum blossoms of various colors are gorgeous, and there are still last night’s snow on the branches and petals. There is also a magnificent scene of "plum white under snow, plum wins snow fragrance".The two walked along the path in the courtyard, and every step was really picturesque.
I was having a good time traveling around, and after walking for a while, I saw a row of figures in the distance, a group of eunuchs carrying boxes led by a group of inner guards.
The first one among the guards was a tall and straight man, wearing a black gold-edged guard uniform and a samurai uniform. Going, but couldn't help flashing a look of amazement in their eyes, when they got closer, everyone saw Su Mi and Qi Yan, and quickly knelt down to salute.
Especially the guards among them didn't even dare to raise their heads.There are usually guards in the harem, but today’s banquet is in the deep part of the harem. In order to protect the harem, many guards from the front hall were dispatched to the harem to take charge of protection. Usually these guards work in the Qianqing Palace area, and the forbidden area of the harem must be forbidden to enter .Although they don't know the identities of the two, they naturally know that the women here are all members of the emperor's family, and they are not something these young men can see.
Seeing those boxes, Qi Yan couldn't help asking curiously: "What are these?"
"Replying to Liu Cairen's words." The leader of the eunuchs is Gao Shengnuo's apprentice Qian Lian, who naturally recognizes Qi Yan and Su Mi, "These are lanterns, candles and some juggling props for preparing the banquet at night, slave They are about to be carried to the main hall for decoration. I hope you will forgive me for blocking the way of the two masters."
Qi Yan was overjoyed when she heard this, "There are lanterns, show them to me quickly, they were often played at home before, but I have never seen them since entering the palace."
"Master orders, how dare you not obey," said the few masters in front of him who were all popular in the palace, Qian Lian had no time to flatter, so of course he agreed: "Open it quickly, please Liu Cairen pick some fresh ones."
When the eunuch carrying the box was neutral, several of them changed their expressions imperceptibly.
Qi Yan was about to walk over excitedly.
Su Mi gave her a tug, and said, "They're not ready yet, sister, don't be in a hurry, wait until night and see how much there is, so why be in a hurry."
If there is only a team of eunuchs in front of them, it is not inappropriate to ask them how many lantern toys they want first to play with their great favor.But now there are mostly young guards in front of them, and the two of them have been here for a long time, and it is inevitable that they will have something to say.
Qi Yan looked behind her, and the palace people around her also showed disapproval expressions, knowing that her behavior might not be in line with the rules, she said disappointedly: "Okay, okay, let's talk about it in the evening, anyway, it's okay to take it at night. Take the same."
At this time, several people in the team seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.Seeing this, Su Mi couldn't help feeling suspicious.Just now she noticed that the faces of those people had changed, and she felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't say it out.She asked: "Are these things going to be carried to the main hall now? Are the workshops in the palace making them themselves?"
"Returning to the master, some are made by the workshop in the palace, and some are custom-made and brought in by the troupe. They are all props brought in specially for tonight's performance. These will be sent to decorate the hall." Qian Lian replied.
"Have you checked it already? Don't worry about anything bad, otherwise you won't be guilty of delaying tonight's fun." Su Mi laughed.
"What the master ordered is that the servant has already checked it carefully." Qian Lian was so flattering that he couldn't help being a little anxious. In fact, it was already several hours late when the lanterns ordered from outside the palace arrived. Although the members of the troupe scolded them severely, but the scolding came true, it would definitely be too late to change another batch at this time. Moreover, the other party handed over a 500 tael silver ticket in time. In terms of face, he couldn't be too fussy, so he scolded him, checked it roughly, and ordered someone to bring it in.
"These people look very unfamiliar, don't they seem to be internal eunuchs?" Su Mi looked at the people in the middle who were neatly dressed but obviously dressed as servants. When will men be allowed to come and go in the palace, even if they are servants? If the service is often in and out of the inner palace, it is also undertaken by a special eunuch.
"Oh, master misunderstood, those few are craftsmen of theatrical troupe, because the troupe to perform at the banquet tonight was specially ordered by the empress to find it from the people. I heard that it is still a very famous troupe. For the evening performance, we need to listen to their opinions on the arrangement of these lanterns and utensils. They are all a bunch of vulgar people who have never seen the world, and they really dirty the eyes of the master." Qian Lian confessed.
The people in several teams all lowered their heads, unable to see any clues.
"Okay, let's go, don't waste the time." Seeing Qian Lian scratching his ears and cheeks anxiously, Su Mi said with a smile.
Maybe they were afraid that Qiyan would rummage around and break things, and the blame would naturally fall on them again.Watching them walk away, Su Mi secretly thought that she was too suspicious.
"Sister, let's go over there and have a look." Qi Yan's crisp voice interrupted her thoughts.
Forget it, if anything goes wrong, it won't have anything to do with me, and it's not the turn of a small talented person to take care of it.She felt relieved, and looked at the direction Qiyan was pointing at, which was the side of Taiye Pond Flying Bridge.
Coming out of the main hall, Mu Qinghan breathed a sigh of relief, and the handover was completed after sending the person, and the layout of the hall was not under his control.It's really boring to work with this group of eunuchs who are neither yin nor yang. Fortunately, I am working in the front, not the guards of the harem, so I don't have to face these people every day.
Then there was the work of patrolling the periphery, he walked down the steps, not knowing where that boy Ting Xuan had gone.
"Where is Deputy Commander Ni?" He asked the subordinates beside him.
"It seems that I went to inspect Taiye Lake just now." The guard on the side replied.
"His hands and feet are fast, you take a look around here first, examine carefully, I'll come as soon as I go." After Mu Qinghan gave the order, she turned and walked towards Taiye Lake.
In the main hall, Qian Lian heaved a sigh of relief as he ordered the little eunuchs under his command to hang up the lanterns and embroidery, as he had caught up.
"It's my father-in-law's job. We'll do the rest of the work." A tall middle-aged man with a Chinese character face saluted Qian Lian. Regarding the matter of time, please forgive me, father-in-law, and I will never forget the benefits of father-in-law in the future."
"Boss Shen, you're being polite." The person in front of him is the class leader of Shen Qing's troupe. Thinking of the silver ticket he just took from the other party, Qian Lian spoke a little more politely: "Today's play is so important. , not only Long Live Lord, ladies and ladies from all the palaces, maybe even the Queen Mother and her elders will come here, if the performance is good, your Shen Qing class will become famous, and it will definitely be rich in the future."
"This is all the kindness of my father-in-law. This time our Shenqing class can be successful, and we have shown our face in front of the emperor and the queen mother. We must not forget the great kindness of our father-in-law. When we go back, we must do it for our father-in-law." Burning incense is good." The middle-aged man said with a respectful laugh.
"It's easy to say, easy to say," Qian Lian waved his whisk, and said in a high-pitched voice, "I'll leave the rest to you first, but you have to work hard. Our family will go to the side hall to have a look, and come back Check here again."
"Yes, yes, yes, I must not disappoint my father-in-law..." The middle-aged man sent Qian Lian away with a flattering smile.
Walking out of the main hall, Qian Lian couldn't help touching his bosom.Hey, 500 taels!Unexpectedly, a small class of Shenqing was so lucrative, and it was so easy to make a fortune, and no one knew about it, so there was no need to share it with the blood-sucking and skin-sucking master.Hey, it would be great if there were more of these kinds of things.After a busy day, I went to the side hall to rest first, Qian Lian happily turned around and walked back.
Taiye Pool is built in the northwest of the harem, and occupies a huge area, which is far beyond the comparison of the other two pools.From the Tianxiang Garden, there is a long corridor winding deep into the lake, which is convenient for viewing the scenery. There are also several small islands in the lake, on which pavilions are built, and various famous flowers are planted around them, for the concubines to dock when they are tired from swimming in the lake. On the shore, rest and play.Right now is not the time to be open.It looks like just a few lonely deserted islands.One of the small islands near the shore is connected to Tianxiang Garden by a flying bridge.
"Master, absolutely not! The terrain is dangerous, in case something goes wrong, we can't afford it." Before Su Mi could speak, the court lady Cui'er next to Qiyan couldn't help pleading.The snow has not yet melted, and the road is extremely slippery, but the bridge is steep and elevated.
"Hmph, this doesn't work, that doesn't work, I am the master or you are the master." Qi Yan said angrily.
Several people turned their eyes to Su Mi asking for help, hoping that Su Mi would stop her with words.Su Mi was also a bit of a novelty, she had never seen this kind of building before, so naturally she would not pay attention to the gazes of the few people.Everyone had no choice but to follow behind.
The two of them stepped on the flying bridge and looked around, suddenly their eyes lit up, the scenery of Taiye Lake had a panoramic view, under the setting sun, the snow-covered lake was frozen into a vast expanse, dotted with several small islands and pavilions on the island Surrounding, it already makes people feel unique ingenuity. When the flowers are in full bloom in spring, it will inevitably be a beautiful scene with sparkling water and fragrant flowers.
Turning around, there is a plum grove. Looking down from the top, the whole Tianxiang Garden is more moving, like a sea of fragrant snowflakes, turbulent and rolling.Occasionally a gust of cold wind blows, and the petals flutter in the sky accompanied by snow particles, like a goddess scattering flowers, the faint fragrance floats, and the colorful wind flows.
From the edge of the plum grove, luxurious palaces and pavilions spread out. The high pavilions and pavilions are scattered and irregular, against the sunset in the west sky, just like the palaces in the sky, making people feel that this body is not in the world.
What a bustling and magnificent scenery, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of her, Qi Yan couldn't help sighing, and the maids beside her couldn't help being intoxicated by it.
Su Mi's eyes were dazzled, but her heart felt an indescribable irritability. She only felt that this magnificent palace tower was like a giant man-eating beast from ancient times, silently waiting, and the bright red sunset behind her was even more like the light of blood. The colors are so dizzying.People in the world only see the magnificence in front of them, but they don't know how much filth and filth is contained in it.
"Okay, it's too windy here, don't stay too long, I'll go down first." After watching for a long time, she felt that she was going to sink, Su Mi didn't want to watch any more, turned around and walked down the flying bridge.
Qi Yan hesitated for a moment, and reluctantly followed behind. My sister didn't want to look at such a beautiful scenery.
As soon as she took a step, Qiyan suddenly noticed something and stretched her head excitedly, "Look, sister, there are boats below. In summer, we can row boats." The three pools in the palace are always equipped with offerings for concubines. The small painting boats used, now that it is winter, naturally no concubines will have the interest of swimming in the lake, so the small painting boats are neatly moored under the bridge.
"Be careful, don't fall." Su Mi said with a smile after getting off the bridge.
"How is it possible, the railing is so hard," Qi Yan replied with a smile. "Ah, wait for me!" Seeing that Su Mi was about to enter the plum grove, Qi Yan quickly walked down. At this moment, her foot slipped suddenly. The guardrail, being blocked by the guardrail, the guardrail around her was originally very short, but Qi Yan actually fell headlong into the bridge.
Everyone suddenly exclaimed, the bottom is full of water, Qiyan fell down, although her life is safe, but now the water in the pool is as cold as ice and snow, I'm afraid the child...
At this moment, a black shadow flew past the bank, stretched out his hand to grab Qi Yan's body in mid-air, fell straight down, touched lightly on the small boat under the bridge, quickly swept to the bank, and stopped at the bank. Su Mi's side.
The change at this moment was too drastic, and everyone hadn't recovered yet.
Su Mi stepped back a little, and looked intently, it was a guard about 23 or [-] years old, with handsome features and a gentle demeanor, who was also dressed in the same black and gold-rimmed guard uniform, but it was not the one he met just now .
Holding Qiyan in one hand, he suddenly raised his head, and was facing Su Mi who was standing on the bank facing the wind. He felt that the person in front of him was elegant in plain clothes, his skin was as greasy as snow, his eyebrows were as light as smoke, and his eyes were as clear as water. The ground is very close, but it is like a flower separated by fog, hazy and misty, he couldn't help but startled, his face turned red immediately.
"Ahhh!" Qi Yan was stunned, and it took a while before she realized it and cried out.
He suddenly came to his senses, although just now it was a helpless act to save people, but it was really wrong to hold the body of the harem female family like this.Hastily put Qi Yan aside, knelt down on one knee and said: "Just now I was in a hurry and offended you, please forgive me."
He was originally on patrol here, but just as he came here, he heard a distant exclamation, and saw someone falling from mid-air on the high flying bridge. People were saved.
Seeing the clothes of Qi Yan and Su Mi at this time, she immediately understood that they were probably concubines, and quickly knelt down to apologize.
"It's okay, it's okay, I still want to thank you for saving my life, I didn't expect it to be so slippery..." Qi Yan's face was still pale, and she stroked her chest in shock.
"Come on, please, who is this?" Su Mi asked.
"Ni Tingxuan, deputy commander of the humble guards."
"It turns out to be Deputy Commander Ni, please get up quickly, our sisters are too careless and have caused trouble for the commander." Su Mi smiled kindly and naturally, with a graceful demeanor.
Ni Tingxuan stood up, looked up at Su Mi's flowery smile, couldn't help the heat on his face, turned his head away, and didn't dare to look any more.
"I don't know if Commander Ni passed by here, or?"
"The lower officer is in charge of the inspection work here, I just heard..."
"Fortunately, you passed by here, otherwise, I was in danger just now, and the water here is not as hot as Bibochi." Qi Yan said with lingering fear.
"Obviously knowing that the water here is cold, you dare to be so careless and drag others to swim with you." Su Mi turned her eyes to Qi Yan's stomach, half blaming, half joking.
Qi Yan stuck out her tongue, looking at the lake with floating ice, she was also a little scared and dared not speak.When he turned his head and saw Ni Tingxuan turning his head to look this way, he suddenly thought of being held in his arms just now, couldn't help but blushed, lowered his head, and peeked at Ni Tingxuan.
At this time, the palace servants beside the two also arrived, surrounded the two, worried and greeting them.
Seeing that nothing had happened, Ni Tingxuan knew that he should not stay among the women in the harem for too long, so he hurriedly left.
Watching him gradually go away, the expressions of the two of them were different for a moment, Su Mi's eyes flickered with changing brilliance, Qi Yan wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say, a faint feeling suddenly appeared in her heart. Feeling sad, he lowered his head and gently stroked the corner of his clothes.
"Fortunately, someone rescued the master, otherwise we would have been beaten to death by the empress and the imperial concubine..." Cui'er said.
"Liu Cairen just slipped a little bit just now. Fortunately, he is blessed with the protection of the emperor and empress, and he is safe and sound. Do you still need to bother the empress with such a trivial matter?" Su Mi quickly interrupted Cui'er, and said coldly Looking at the palace people around him.
Gazed by her eyes, everyone couldn't help but feel tighter. Then they thought that if the matter got out, they would not be able to get rid of the crime of poor service. If they were investigated strictly, they would be sent to the Hard Labor Department. yes.
Su Mi then turned to laughing and said, "My sister was frightened, why not go to the small side hall to rest. I think I have played enough today, let's go back."
Qi Yan looked displeased and uninterested, so she nodded in agreement.Seeing her listless, Su Mi thought that the shock just now might be too severe, so she didn't think much about it.
The palace man was eager to hear this sentence, as if he had received an amnesty, he immediately hugged the two of them and went to the small side hall.
Ni Tingxuan was walking in the forest, thinking deeply, when he was suddenly patted on the shoulder, startled, turned around and saw that it was his friend, Mu Qinghan, who was also the deputy commander of the guards.
The Ouchi bodyguard originally had one president and two vice-commanders. Now the president is Shi Qian, a veteran of Daqi. He has served the emperors of Daqi and the palace for more than 40 years. Nearly [-] years old, old and frail, I don't care much about it, I'm afraid that after only two or three years, I will retire.At that time, one of Ni Tingxuan and Mu Qinghan must take over the position of commander. In the eyes of outsiders, these two people should have their own factions and compete fiercely. Very good friend.
Mu Qinghan was born in a rich family in Qi State for many generations, and he and the upstart faction headed by the Ni family were sworn enemies in the government, but this did not affect their friendship at all.Maybe it's because the Mu family has long since declined, and they don't have much involvement in government affairs, and Mu Qinghan has a straightforward and cheerful personality, and the two entered the guard team at about the same time, so they have always been inseparable.
"What are you thinking about? You look so preoccupied that you don't even notice that I'm so close." Mu Qinghan asked.
"Nothing, weren't you ordered to clean up the hall?"
"We are only in charge of guarding and protecting. The layout of the palace is all busy with the eunuchs. Why should I join in the fun. And..." Mu Qinghan glanced at Ni Tingxuan and smiled wickedly: "If it wasn't for the people who came out right It's time, how could we catch up with such a good show. Hey, don't deny it in a hurry, I have seen it all."
"What did you see?" Ni Tingxuan couldn't help asking a little guilty.
"Of course it's a scene where the hero saves the beauty. How about it, doesn't it feel good to have a beauty in your arms?" Mu Qinghan patted him on the shoulder and laughed loudly.
Ni Tingxuan staggered and almost fell down, and gave the bad friend a hard look.
But Mu Qinghan was relentless, did not intend to let him go at all, hugged his shoulders, and said with a straight face: "Don't worry, I have checked around on purpose to ensure that no one will see it except me, even if there are people See, brother, I must kill the Buddha, gods block and kill gods, and absolutely do not allow people to spoil your good deeds, so you don't have to worry. Hahahaha..." Not long after he left the palace gate, he saw Qi Yan walking from the bridge. Falling down, followed by the part where Ni Tingxuan flew to save people, with his eyesight, he immediately recognized the figures of the two people, and immediately searched the surroundings carefully, fortunately, the whole process took only an instant, and no one else noticed.
"What a good thing! You've made such a nasty thing about even a small matter." Ni Tingxuan was ashamed and annoyed, and punched his bad friend with his elbow. Mu Qinghan made a slight backward mistake and blocked it, but Immediately pretending to be seriously injured, "Hey, you are too unspirited. You are so angry that you are so angry. It is in vain that I went out of my way to find out the name of the beautiful woman for you. You just want to repay your kindness..."
Ni Tingxuan gave him an angry look, ignored him, turned his head and strode forward, Mu Qinghan saw that he didn't respond, so he had no choice but to follow.
As he walked forward, he unconsciously began to think of that graceful figure. The two of them were silent for a moment. Finally, Ni Tingxuan couldn't help it, hesitated a little, and asked, "Who is it?"
"Ah? Who is it?" Mu Qinghan next to him didn't react for a while.
"That's what you said just now." Ni Tingxuan turned his head away, this kid must have done it on purpose.
"Ah, you don't mean to ask those two..." Mu Qinghan came back to her senses, and immediately looked at him with a malicious look.
Ni Tingxuan couldn't help but blushed, "I'm so dizzy, I couldn't help asking him." He has always been introverted, and after getting acquainted with this guy, he was often used as a joke on purpose. He was so angry that he had nothing to do.Today's question, I'm afraid I don't know what it will be like to be laughed at by him in the future.
"Now in this Tianxiang Garden, apart from our guards, they are those eunuchs, oh, there are also some craftsmen and so on. If you want to talk about female relatives, there must be only...," Mu Qinghan said with a sneaky look. He looked at Ni Tingxuan with a smile.
"Just say what you want, don't play tricks here." Ni Tingxuan said angrily.
"You, you are so boring. Of course, you are the two talents who are being favored now." Seeing that her colleagues had a tendency to go berserk, Mu Qinghan quickly said the answer, and when she was really annoyed, she It's no fun.
"I heard that those two were originally maids of honor. I didn't expect them to be so beautiful. It's no wonder that they were favored by the emperor, especially that Su Cairen, who is as elegant as a fairy and as graceful as a jade. Of course, being held in your arms That Liu Cairen who got married is not bad, she is sweet and lovely." Mu Qinghan said with a longing face: "Unfortunately, we have no chance."
"Okay, is this what we should say? Be careful not to be overheard, think about what the crime is." It turned out that she was the newly appointed talented person Su Mi, and Ni Tingxuan was slightly disappointed.Although I never thought of any chance, but when I think of that figure in plain clothes like a fairy, I still feel unspeakable irritability in my heart. What am I looking forward to?Judging by their attire, they should be concubines. Do you still expect her to be just an insignificant court lady?
"Don't worry, there is no one in a hundred meters here, only two little maids in the northwest are folding plum blossoms. If they are so far apart and someone eavesdrops on their conversation, we, the two guard commanders, don't do it either. Alright, just go and be a eunuch."
Ni Tingxuan was just talking, the martial arts of both of them are outstanding among the guards, and with their martial arts alone, no one around here can escape their eyes and ears.
"Hey, all the beauties in the world have been brought into the imperial palace, what are we mortals going to do?" a certain person stretched his waist and continued to complain.
"Ting Xuan, why are you in a daze?" Looking back, he saw his friend's blank face, Mu Qinghan's words interrupted his thoughts.
Ni Tingxuan came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "No matter how beautiful a lady is, how can she compare to your fiancée? Didn't you hear people praise her for her beauty all day long?"
When Ni Tingxuan mentioned his fiancée, Mu Qinghan's face also turned slightly red.He was born in the Mu family. His ancestors were once one of the founding fathers of the state of Qi, and they have always been a famous family. Unfortunately, the number of males in the family is thin. In recent years, there have been signs of decline. In his generation, his father died early. There were only orphans and widows left, but luckily the title was still there, and the elders of the court took good care of them in the past. He still entered the palace safely and became a guard, and he was also good at martial arts, and he was promoted to the current deputy commander.His fiancée is their immediate boss - the youngest daughter of Shi Qian, the commander of Ouchi's bodyguards. She was the child-in-law whom his father had betrothed for when his father was still alive. I heard that she was famous as a beauty.
"I haven't met him a few times, so how do I know if it's good or not." Speaking of his fiancée, the two often played together when they were young, but in recent years, due to the absence of their father and their mother's widowhood, The exchanges between the two are not as frequent as before.He was brought up by his mother since he was a child. His mother has a strict family style and very good manners. Unmarried men and women must never meet each other.So Mu Qinghan didn't know how her fiancée was doing these past few years, but she only vaguely remembered the little girl who was made of pink and jade when she was young.
"Even if you haven't seen it, you've heard all the stories in the capital. Who doesn't know that the youngest daughter of Commander Shi's family is a beauty like a fairy." Thinking of being teased by this guy every day, he finally won back a victory. Ni Tingxuan looked at Mu Qinghan's rare embarrassed look with amused expression.
"Someone is coming," Ni Tingxuan suddenly raised his head and said, he sensed someone approaching in front of him.
Mu Qinghan didn't know how to deal with it, so he finally helped him out, and listened carefully for a while: "It's your brother. You are too irresponsible as a commander, you just leave them behind and leave them alone."
Ni Tingxuan couldn't help laughing, "Don't complain about me, you didn't come here alone, and your subordinates have to wait impatiently, let's go and have a look, don't forget that this time you are in charge of the inner hall , I’m in charge of the periphery. Your responsibility is heavier than mine.”
While talking, the two split up and led the others to take action.
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In various gardens in the palace, there are small side halls for concubines to rest and change clothes.
As soon as Su Mi and Qi Yan approached, they were greeted by court ladies who had been waiting here for a long time. Originally, they planned to go directly to the evening banquet when they visited the garden this time. Brought it, and left two maids here to watch.
Qiyan took off her clothes, threw off her shoes, sat down on the soft couch, stretched lazily, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Sister, I don't know, I was really frightened by me just now, and she was about to touch her." At the surface, my God! How cold the water is!"
"Qiyan, keep your voice down, I've already said it, so don't mention today's matter, be careful of too many people talking about it." Su Mi interrupted her.
Qi Yan thought about it and understood the reason.As a palace concubine, although the situation was critical at the time, it was really inappropriate to have physical contact with young men, and knowing that she had caused such a disaster that almost endangered the dragonborn, she would have to be reprimanded even more when she went back.She immediately stopped talking, reclined on the soft couch and lost her mind for a moment, then said again, "I'm going to try on new clothes." She ran into the inner room.
Su Mi also got up to change her clothes, Mi Qing was helping her take off her shoes, she suddenly felt a movement, looked around and said in a low voice: "Go and show me the shoes that Qi Yan just changed .”
Mi Qing was slightly taken aback, then bent over to pick up the shoes that Qi Yan had just replaced.
This is a pair of new shoes with crested red silk and embroidered peonies. Su Mi turned over the shoes in her hands. Because the snow outside has not yet melted, all concubines in the palace wear embroidered shoes with flowerpot bottoms. The soles are supported by square wooden blocks. , it is not very convenient to walk, but it can prevent the shoes and socks from being wet by snow.Qiyan's pair of shoes were made together with her own, and they were just delivered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday.
Su Mi picked up one of her own and compared the two, and it was true!Qiyan's shoes were tampered with, and they were also brand new shoes, but the wooden bottom surface of Qiyan's soles was slightly inclined, forming a slope, and the edges around them were slightly rounded.If it is not compared with your own new shoes, it is really not easy to detect.
Such shoes are definitely easy to slip on the feet.
Who moved hands and feet?
Queen?Not only can he get rid of the child, but he can also overwhelm Concubine Ni Gui.Since the news of her pregnancy also came out, Qi Long originally planned to be taken care of by the Queen and Concubine Ni, just like Qi Yan.But the queen said that it would be distracting and negligent for the two to take care of each other, so it is better for them to take care of each other, so the emperor changed his order, and let the queen take care of Su Mi, while Ni Guifei took care of Qiyan.
Concubine Ni?Although Concubine Ni Gui was ordered to take care of Qiyan's child, if Qiyan fell because of playing, the emperor would not be too harsh on her.
Or someone else?
It seems that I really have to thank Zheng Guibi for that batch of anti-fetal drugs, which saved me so much trouble.Su Mi secretly smiled, and put the shoes back where they were.
At this time, Mi Hong lifted the curtain and walked in with her clothes in her arms, said: "Master, I think the time is coming, why don't you change your clothes and get ready."
"Okay, just tidy up." Su Mi also got up and went into the back room. Qi Yan was sitting in front of the dressing table, seeing Su Mi come in, said: "Sister came just in time, I just finished it."
Qiyan stood up. She was dressed in a water-red rich, noble and wishful palace dress, covered with a silver-red floral waistcoat, with a few exquisite pearl hairpins pinned to her head. Two light red silk flowers sprinkled with gold and silver.Tonight's banquet is a formal banquet, and it needs to be dressed according to the rank. The dress management of concubines and wives in the palace is very strict. Since the rank of the two is too low, there are naturally many restrictions. On the contrary, it is not as gorgeous as before.
Qi Yan tugged at the corner of her clothes dissatisfied, "Oh, there are so many rules in this palace. When you want to dress up nicely, you just don't allow people to wear them. When you don't want to dress up, there are a lot of dead rules."
"When you give birth to the little prince, you can wear whatever you want, who would dare to say no." Su Mi sat down and said with a smile.Mi Qing immediately stepped forward to dress her up.
"How long will that take?" Qi Yan couldn't help crying and said: "Sometimes I really wish I didn't have this child, ah, no, it would be great if I didn't take a bath in Bibochi that day... In this way, how long will it be?" In this year, I can go home to see my father and mother. I don’t need to be separated from now on, and I can eat my mother’s cooking whenever I want, unlike now..." As she spoke, Qi Yan's expression darkened for a moment.
Su Mi looked back at her, she was still a child after all, she was suddenly and unconsciously involved in this palace before she really understood this harem, was this a blessing or a curse for her?If she is still just an unknown little palace maid who lives peacefully and lonely by the blue pool for ten years, and is released after ten years, even though she has passed the best age for a woman to marry, relying on the financial resources of the Liu family, she can still make a living for her. She finds an honest man, and spends her life peacefully beside her parents and husband. Compared with the wealth of the Tian family, this is not a kind of happiness.
"Homesick?" Su Mi turned around and picked up a pearl hairpin, "Actually, it's not a difficult task, wait until the fetus is a few months away, and ask the emperor and empress to issue a decree to call the family members into the palace Visiting is fine, with the emperor's love and sympathy for you, he will definitely not refuse." Su Mi laughed.
"Well," Qi Yan replied blankly, lowering her head. After all, she is not a woman from a noble family. It is a rule to enter the palace to visit, and if the mother is pregnant, the mother can even enter the palace every month.And women from humble backgrounds like them, whose family members are all common people, are naturally not worthy of entering the palace.
What is the difference between this luxurious palace and pavilion and a cage?
"Didn't your father want to donate an official? Maybe it will be done in a few days, and then she will be a young lady of your family. Mother can also have more opportunities to come in and see you."
"Maybe." Qi Yan said sullenly. She also knew that she should not have too much hope. When Concubine Yun was pregnant, she asked her family members to visit the palace, but only once every two months. At that time, Concubine Yun's father They are already officials of the fourth rank, and Concubine Yun is unrivaled in favor, unmatched by anyone.
After a while, Su Mi finished dressing and stood up.She was wearing a light blue palace attire, with two curved beaded bracelets embracing the three-foot blue silk, and a jasper bead flower slanted on the side of her bun. She didn't wear any makeup, but she had a delicate and charming charm, fresh and moving.
"My sister looks better than me when she dresses up." Qi Yan couldn't help sighing. "It's much better than those concubines and concubines. I'm afraid only Concubine Yun can match in the whole palace."
"Just your sweet mouth." Su Mi smiled. "You can't talk nonsense about this." One sentence can offend most of the other concubines.
"I know, I dare not say it in front of outsiders, why can't I say it in private?" Qi Yan laughed.
The two of them walked out of the back room while talking.Qi Yan went outside to put on her shoes.
"The road going down is in the long corridor. There are only a few steps in the snow, and the shoes and socks won't get wet. I don't think you need to wear this kind of shoes." Su Mi said with a smile. "It's not comfortable to sit in the temple wearing this at the banquet later."
"Alright, these shoes are clumsy and heavy to wear, and it's inconvenient to walk at all. I've long wanted to throw them away." Qi Yan nodded, called the maid, and changed into a pair of ordinary red plum flower embroidered shoes .
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"This is the anti-fetal medicine that Concubine Zheng Gui sent you over?" Su Mi was wearing a small fox fur jacket and a loose bun, sitting in the warm pavilion, leaning on the embroidered pattern cushion, and said casually. asked.
"It's just a little thought from our mother." Xianglin looked enviously at all the furnishings in the room, with a flash of jealousy in the corner of his eyes, and lowered his head.
"Since it is Zheng Guifei's medicine, thank Madam Zheng for me." Seeing Su Mi's gesture, Mi Qing immediately stepped forward to take it and put it on the small tea table.
"Is your master alright?" Su Mi asked with a smile.
"If you come back to Cairen, our mother will be safe and well, and Xie Su Cairen will take care of you."
"I've been too lazy to move around these days. I haven't paid my respects to Madam Zheng. It's really rude."
"Cai Ren is too polite. Cai Ren is pregnant with dragon descendants, so he should rest in peace. Our mother always misses Cai Ren."
"Oh," Su Mi responded casually.
"Cai Ren..." Seeing that Mi Qing put the bowl of medicine on the tea table, Su Mi didn't even look at it anymore, Xiang Lin couldn't help saying.
"What?" Su Mi asked.
"If the medicine gets cold, I'm afraid it won't be effective. It's better to drink it while it's hot." Xianglin said in a low voice.
Su Mi couldn't help but want to laugh, this girl has ambitions but her knowledge is too shallow, if there is a chance for Hui Er, I'm afraid she will end up in the same way.Sighing secretly, he said: "Since it is Zheng Niangniang's wish, Miqing, please bring it here for me."
Su Mi took the medicine from Mi Qing's hand and took a sip, the bitter feeling slid over the coating of her tongue, carrying a hint of imperceptible aroma.If I am not proficient in medical theory, I am afraid that the feeling of medicine is far better than that of ordinary people.
what is itUnlike the usual medicines like safflower, musk, etc.
What did Zheng Guipin do?No, she has been out of favor for a long time and she can't figure it out for herself.
Queen?Is there something wrong with my confession that day?But it won't be so fast.
Concubine Ni?By the way, Zheng Guibin's father...
"I heard that Zheng Guipin's father, General Zheng, served under the command of General Ni. Recently, General Ni has put him in a good position. Even the emperor often praised him for being brave and invincible." Su Mi suddenly raised her head and asked chatteringly.
"Exactly. Our mother is the eldest lady of the Zheng family." Xianglin didn't know why Su Mi would ask this all of a sudden, and felt puzzled but dared not answer.
"Speaking of which, we were originally sisters in the same palace, but now we are even stranger than others. It's really my fault. In a few days, I will go to Caiwei Palace to visit Concubine Zheng." Su Mi laughed.
She raised the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. All these tricks were aimed at the "emperor" in her stomach. Presumably they didn't dare to use any powerful poison, lest they would show their whereabouts.
Xianglin breathed a sigh of relief, Su Mi saw it. "Concubine Zheng Gui is bothering you. Su Mi will definitely visit her in person some other day, and thank you very much." Su Mi smiled kindly and gently.
After a few more polite words, Xianglin said goodbye and left.
"Master, do you really want to drink? It's better to call the imperial physician over to have a look first." Mi Qing asked as she watched Xiang Lin walk away.Along with this bowl of boiled medicine, there are several packs sent over, and they are said to be reserved for the master to drink slowly.
"Bring it here and let me have a look." Su Mi stretched her waist and said, she couldn't go anywhere after sitting like this all day, she was really exhausted and exhausted.
Mi Qing took a bag, and Su Mi carefully opened it.
It is indeed a pack of anti-fetal medicine, the medicinal materials are expensive and reasonable, but what is added to it... After smelling it, I found some and put it in my mouth.
Sure enough, Concubine Ni Guifei had a heart in finding this kind of thing.
What is added in the medicine is red radish, which is extremely rare and a rare tonic. Taking it for a long time can make people's skin delicate and radiant.Originally, it was only produced on the cliffs by the sea, and it was not easy to pick, so not many people knew about it.However, if a pregnant woman drinks it, there is no harm to the pregnant woman itself, but the fetus will become an idiot and will not live for two or three years.
This medicine is dark brown, and its aroma is very similar to that of the anti-fetal medicine. At this time, it has been ground into powder and sprinkled in the medicine. Even if it is sent to the imperial hospital for examination, it is difficult to see any clues. It really took a lot of money scheming.
"Master, do you really drink these medicines every day?" Mi Qing asked again.
"Drink, why don't you drink it? I should thank her well." Su Mi threw the herbs in her bag, clapped her hands and smiled.
"Should I ask the imperial physician to check it first, just in case..." Mi Qing asked cautiously, even if she didn't have to worry about the fetus, Su Mi's body still needs to be considered.
"There's nothing wrong with it," Su Mi said with a smile, "This medicine is harmless. Besides, if I don't take it, how can I reassure these people?"
If they don't fall for the trick this time, they will definitely have to think of other methods, and the methods will emerge endlessly, but they will be hard to guard against.I drank the medicine myself, which not only blocked these calculations, but also beautified, killing two birds with one stone, why not do it?
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"Sister, what a beautiful plum blossom!" Qi Yan couldn't help but jumped down from the steps, admiring.She was wearing a crimson brocade dress of pomegranate flowers and a silver fox cloak outside. As she jumped, the steps on the side of her bun shook violently, and the rings jingled, making a pleasant sound.
Seeing Qi Yan's movements, the faces of the maids around her changed. If something happened to the emperor's heir, they would all have to be beaten to death!
"Slow down, be careful not to fall." Su Mi was wearing a plain yellow and silver flower double-breasted long skirt, and a shallow blue skirt was exposed under the blue satin cape.Holding the small heater in his hand, he followed behind with a smile.
On December 22, the heavy snow that had fallen for several days finally stopped and the sky cleared. The plum blossoms in the palace were in full bloom, and the fragrance was overflowing, and everyone in the palace could smell it. Coupled with the white snow scene, it was even more fragrant and snowy. beautiful scenery.
Good things in the palace come in pairs, and Qi Long has also been very happy recently, and he made a decree early on to call all the concubines to enjoy the plum blossom feast in the most beautiful Tianxiang Garden where the plum blossoms are the most beautiful.
Originally, the banquet would not start until You hour, but Qiyan arrived at Caiwei Palace early in the morning, and took Su Mi to see the plum blossoms in Tianxiang Garden. Now there are still two hours before the banquet, which is enough for them to visit Tianxiang Garden. That's enough.
Ever since she became pregnant, the empress specially decreed that the two of them would not have to wake up every day. They usually have nothing to do in their free time, but when Qi Yan came to Su Mi's place, she moved around more diligently.
After knowing that Su Mi was also pregnant, Qi Yan did not feel jealous at all. For her, pregnancy was a great joy, but this kind of conception was completely the result of her upbringing and the overwhelming flattery around her.In fact, as a teenage girl, she has a natural fear of the unknown when she is pregnant. When she learns that Su Mi is also pregnant, she feels that she has a companion instead of a sense of isolation. .
Today Qiyan was in high spirits, when she first entered the palace, because she was just a humble court lady, naturally she couldn't move around.Promoted to the throne, became a concubine, and was forced to learn a lot of rules and etiquette, every step of the way, even raising hands and bending down to eat and sleep, all of them must pay attention to the rules.After she got pregnant, the people around her became more nagging. There were fewer people who said "rules" to themselves all day long, but they all changed to "be careful, think of the dragonborn, don't...no ..." With these words, she, who is naturally lively, has nowhere to go out to play.Trapped in the Xifu Palace all day long, if they wanted to relax in the courtyard, they all advised with one voice, "It's windy and slippery outside, if you slip out of your body or move your tires, it's absolutely impossible." If you want to go to another place Gong went to play, and he was only acquainted with Su Mi.So I can only go to Caiwei Palace every day.
Today, there is finally a banquet ordered by the emperor, and this title can be regarded as allowing them to come out and have a good time.
When the two stepped into the plum garden, they couldn't help marveling at the luxury of the royal garden. No wonder everyone said that the garden in the palace is crowned with the Tianxiang Garden. The Tianxiang Garden is located by the Taiye Pool. The garden was arranged by the favorite concubine Xiangfei who loves plum blossoms, and it was named Tianxiang Garden after her.
As soon as the two of them stepped into the garden, they felt the fragrance blowing on their faces, and their hearts were intoxicated.
The plum blossoms are in full bloom, and when you look around, they look like pieces of colorful clouds, connected in a long way, pink, bright red, light yellow, light green...the plum blossoms of various colors are gorgeous, and there are still last night’s snow on the branches and petals. There is also a magnificent scene of "plum white under snow, plum wins snow fragrance".The two walked along the path in the courtyard, and every step was really picturesque.
I was having a good time traveling around, and after walking for a while, I saw a row of figures in the distance, a group of eunuchs carrying boxes led by a group of inner guards.
The first one among the guards was a tall and straight man, wearing a black gold-edged guard uniform and a samurai uniform. Going, but couldn't help flashing a look of amazement in their eyes, when they got closer, everyone saw Su Mi and Qi Yan, and quickly knelt down to salute.
Especially the guards among them didn't even dare to raise their heads.There are usually guards in the harem, but today’s banquet is in the deep part of the harem. In order to protect the harem, many guards from the front hall were dispatched to the harem to take charge of protection. Usually these guards work in the Qianqing Palace area, and the forbidden area of the harem must be forbidden to enter .Although they don't know the identities of the two, they naturally know that the women here are all members of the emperor's family, and they are not something these young men can see.
Seeing those boxes, Qi Yan couldn't help asking curiously: "What are these?"
"Replying to Liu Cairen's words." The leader of the eunuchs is Gao Shengnuo's apprentice Qian Lian, who naturally recognizes Qi Yan and Su Mi, "These are lanterns, candles and some juggling props for preparing the banquet at night, slave They are about to be carried to the main hall for decoration. I hope you will forgive me for blocking the way of the two masters."
Qi Yan was overjoyed when she heard this, "There are lanterns, show them to me quickly, they were often played at home before, but I have never seen them since entering the palace."
"Master orders, how dare you not obey," said the few masters in front of him who were all popular in the palace, Qian Lian had no time to flatter, so of course he agreed: "Open it quickly, please Liu Cairen pick some fresh ones."
When the eunuch carrying the box was neutral, several of them changed their expressions imperceptibly.
Qi Yan was about to walk over excitedly.
Su Mi gave her a tug, and said, "They're not ready yet, sister, don't be in a hurry, wait until night and see how much there is, so why be in a hurry."
If there is only a team of eunuchs in front of them, it is not inappropriate to ask them how many lantern toys they want first to play with their great favor.But now there are mostly young guards in front of them, and the two of them have been here for a long time, and it is inevitable that they will have something to say.
Qi Yan looked behind her, and the palace people around her also showed disapproval expressions, knowing that her behavior might not be in line with the rules, she said disappointedly: "Okay, okay, let's talk about it in the evening, anyway, it's okay to take it at night. Take the same."
At this time, several people in the team seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.Seeing this, Su Mi couldn't help feeling suspicious.Just now she noticed that the faces of those people had changed, and she felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't say it out.She asked: "Are these things going to be carried to the main hall now? Are the workshops in the palace making them themselves?"
"Returning to the master, some are made by the workshop in the palace, and some are custom-made and brought in by the troupe. They are all props brought in specially for tonight's performance. These will be sent to decorate the hall." Qian Lian replied.
"Have you checked it already? Don't worry about anything bad, otherwise you won't be guilty of delaying tonight's fun." Su Mi laughed.
"What the master ordered is that the servant has already checked it carefully." Qian Lian was so flattering that he couldn't help being a little anxious. In fact, it was already several hours late when the lanterns ordered from outside the palace arrived. Although the members of the troupe scolded them severely, but the scolding came true, it would definitely be too late to change another batch at this time. Moreover, the other party handed over a 500 tael silver ticket in time. In terms of face, he couldn't be too fussy, so he scolded him, checked it roughly, and ordered someone to bring it in.
"These people look very unfamiliar, don't they seem to be internal eunuchs?" Su Mi looked at the people in the middle who were neatly dressed but obviously dressed as servants. When will men be allowed to come and go in the palace, even if they are servants? If the service is often in and out of the inner palace, it is also undertaken by a special eunuch.
"Oh, master misunderstood, those few are craftsmen of theatrical troupe, because the troupe to perform at the banquet tonight was specially ordered by the empress to find it from the people. I heard that it is still a very famous troupe. For the evening performance, we need to listen to their opinions on the arrangement of these lanterns and utensils. They are all a bunch of vulgar people who have never seen the world, and they really dirty the eyes of the master." Qian Lian confessed.
The people in several teams all lowered their heads, unable to see any clues.
"Okay, let's go, don't waste the time." Seeing Qian Lian scratching his ears and cheeks anxiously, Su Mi said with a smile.
Maybe they were afraid that Qiyan would rummage around and break things, and the blame would naturally fall on them again.Watching them walk away, Su Mi secretly thought that she was too suspicious.
"Sister, let's go over there and have a look." Qi Yan's crisp voice interrupted her thoughts.
Forget it, if anything goes wrong, it won't have anything to do with me, and it's not the turn of a small talented person to take care of it.She felt relieved, and looked at the direction Qiyan was pointing at, which was the side of Taiye Pond Flying Bridge.
Coming out of the main hall, Mu Qinghan breathed a sigh of relief, and the handover was completed after sending the person, and the layout of the hall was not under his control.It's really boring to work with this group of eunuchs who are neither yin nor yang. Fortunately, I am working in the front, not the guards of the harem, so I don't have to face these people every day.
Then there was the work of patrolling the periphery, he walked down the steps, not knowing where that boy Ting Xuan had gone.
"Where is Deputy Commander Ni?" He asked the subordinates beside him.
"It seems that I went to inspect Taiye Lake just now." The guard on the side replied.
"His hands and feet are fast, you take a look around here first, examine carefully, I'll come as soon as I go." After Mu Qinghan gave the order, she turned and walked towards Taiye Lake.
In the main hall, Qian Lian heaved a sigh of relief as he ordered the little eunuchs under his command to hang up the lanterns and embroidery, as he had caught up.
"It's my father-in-law's job. We'll do the rest of the work." A tall middle-aged man with a Chinese character face saluted Qian Lian. Regarding the matter of time, please forgive me, father-in-law, and I will never forget the benefits of father-in-law in the future."
"Boss Shen, you're being polite." The person in front of him is the class leader of Shen Qing's troupe. Thinking of the silver ticket he just took from the other party, Qian Lian spoke a little more politely: "Today's play is so important. , not only Long Live Lord, ladies and ladies from all the palaces, maybe even the Queen Mother and her elders will come here, if the performance is good, your Shen Qing class will become famous, and it will definitely be rich in the future."
"This is all the kindness of my father-in-law. This time our Shenqing class can be successful, and we have shown our face in front of the emperor and the queen mother. We must not forget the great kindness of our father-in-law. When we go back, we must do it for our father-in-law." Burning incense is good." The middle-aged man said with a respectful laugh.
"It's easy to say, easy to say," Qian Lian waved his whisk, and said in a high-pitched voice, "I'll leave the rest to you first, but you have to work hard. Our family will go to the side hall to have a look, and come back Check here again."
"Yes, yes, yes, I must not disappoint my father-in-law..." The middle-aged man sent Qian Lian away with a flattering smile.
Walking out of the main hall, Qian Lian couldn't help touching his bosom.Hey, 500 taels!Unexpectedly, a small class of Shenqing was so lucrative, and it was so easy to make a fortune, and no one knew about it, so there was no need to share it with the blood-sucking and skin-sucking master.Hey, it would be great if there were more of these kinds of things.After a busy day, I went to the side hall to rest first, Qian Lian happily turned around and walked back.
Taiye Pool is built in the northwest of the harem, and occupies a huge area, which is far beyond the comparison of the other two pools.From the Tianxiang Garden, there is a long corridor winding deep into the lake, which is convenient for viewing the scenery. There are also several small islands in the lake, on which pavilions are built, and various famous flowers are planted around them, for the concubines to dock when they are tired from swimming in the lake. On the shore, rest and play.Right now is not the time to be open.It looks like just a few lonely deserted islands.One of the small islands near the shore is connected to Tianxiang Garden by a flying bridge.
"Master, absolutely not! The terrain is dangerous, in case something goes wrong, we can't afford it." Before Su Mi could speak, the court lady Cui'er next to Qiyan couldn't help pleading.The snow has not yet melted, and the road is extremely slippery, but the bridge is steep and elevated.
"Hmph, this doesn't work, that doesn't work, I am the master or you are the master." Qi Yan said angrily.
Several people turned their eyes to Su Mi asking for help, hoping that Su Mi would stop her with words.Su Mi was also a bit of a novelty, she had never seen this kind of building before, so naturally she would not pay attention to the gazes of the few people.Everyone had no choice but to follow behind.
The two of them stepped on the flying bridge and looked around, suddenly their eyes lit up, the scenery of Taiye Lake had a panoramic view, under the setting sun, the snow-covered lake was frozen into a vast expanse, dotted with several small islands and pavilions on the island Surrounding, it already makes people feel unique ingenuity. When the flowers are in full bloom in spring, it will inevitably be a beautiful scene with sparkling water and fragrant flowers.
Turning around, there is a plum grove. Looking down from the top, the whole Tianxiang Garden is more moving, like a sea of fragrant snowflakes, turbulent and rolling.Occasionally a gust of cold wind blows, and the petals flutter in the sky accompanied by snow particles, like a goddess scattering flowers, the faint fragrance floats, and the colorful wind flows.
From the edge of the plum grove, luxurious palaces and pavilions spread out. The high pavilions and pavilions are scattered and irregular, against the sunset in the west sky, just like the palaces in the sky, making people feel that this body is not in the world.
What a bustling and magnificent scenery, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of her, Qi Yan couldn't help sighing, and the maids beside her couldn't help being intoxicated by it.
Su Mi's eyes were dazzled, but her heart felt an indescribable irritability. She only felt that this magnificent palace tower was like a giant man-eating beast from ancient times, silently waiting, and the bright red sunset behind her was even more like the light of blood. The colors are so dizzying.People in the world only see the magnificence in front of them, but they don't know how much filth and filth is contained in it.
"Okay, it's too windy here, don't stay too long, I'll go down first." After watching for a long time, she felt that she was going to sink, Su Mi didn't want to watch any more, turned around and walked down the flying bridge.
Qi Yan hesitated for a moment, and reluctantly followed behind. My sister didn't want to look at such a beautiful scenery.
As soon as she took a step, Qiyan suddenly noticed something and stretched her head excitedly, "Look, sister, there are boats below. In summer, we can row boats." The three pools in the palace are always equipped with offerings for concubines. The small painting boats used, now that it is winter, naturally no concubines will have the interest of swimming in the lake, so the small painting boats are neatly moored under the bridge.
"Be careful, don't fall." Su Mi said with a smile after getting off the bridge.
"How is it possible, the railing is so hard," Qi Yan replied with a smile. "Ah, wait for me!" Seeing that Su Mi was about to enter the plum grove, Qi Yan quickly walked down. At this moment, her foot slipped suddenly. The guardrail, being blocked by the guardrail, the guardrail around her was originally very short, but Qi Yan actually fell headlong into the bridge.
Everyone suddenly exclaimed, the bottom is full of water, Qiyan fell down, although her life is safe, but now the water in the pool is as cold as ice and snow, I'm afraid the child...
At this moment, a black shadow flew past the bank, stretched out his hand to grab Qi Yan's body in mid-air, fell straight down, touched lightly on the small boat under the bridge, quickly swept to the bank, and stopped at the bank. Su Mi's side.
The change at this moment was too drastic, and everyone hadn't recovered yet.
Su Mi stepped back a little, and looked intently, it was a guard about 23 or [-] years old, with handsome features and a gentle demeanor, who was also dressed in the same black and gold-rimmed guard uniform, but it was not the one he met just now .
Holding Qiyan in one hand, he suddenly raised his head, and was facing Su Mi who was standing on the bank facing the wind. He felt that the person in front of him was elegant in plain clothes, his skin was as greasy as snow, his eyebrows were as light as smoke, and his eyes were as clear as water. The ground is very close, but it is like a flower separated by fog, hazy and misty, he couldn't help but startled, his face turned red immediately.
"Ahhh!" Qi Yan was stunned, and it took a while before she realized it and cried out.
He suddenly came to his senses, although just now it was a helpless act to save people, but it was really wrong to hold the body of the harem female family like this.Hastily put Qi Yan aside, knelt down on one knee and said: "Just now I was in a hurry and offended you, please forgive me."
He was originally on patrol here, but just as he came here, he heard a distant exclamation, and saw someone falling from mid-air on the high flying bridge. People were saved.
Seeing the clothes of Qi Yan and Su Mi at this time, she immediately understood that they were probably concubines, and quickly knelt down to apologize.
"It's okay, it's okay, I still want to thank you for saving my life, I didn't expect it to be so slippery..." Qi Yan's face was still pale, and she stroked her chest in shock.
"Come on, please, who is this?" Su Mi asked.
"Ni Tingxuan, deputy commander of the humble guards."
"It turns out to be Deputy Commander Ni, please get up quickly, our sisters are too careless and have caused trouble for the commander." Su Mi smiled kindly and naturally, with a graceful demeanor.
Ni Tingxuan stood up, looked up at Su Mi's flowery smile, couldn't help the heat on his face, turned his head away, and didn't dare to look any more.
"I don't know if Commander Ni passed by here, or?"
"The lower officer is in charge of the inspection work here, I just heard..."
"Fortunately, you passed by here, otherwise, I was in danger just now, and the water here is not as hot as Bibochi." Qi Yan said with lingering fear.
"Obviously knowing that the water here is cold, you dare to be so careless and drag others to swim with you." Su Mi turned her eyes to Qi Yan's stomach, half blaming, half joking.
Qi Yan stuck out her tongue, looking at the lake with floating ice, she was also a little scared and dared not speak.When he turned his head and saw Ni Tingxuan turning his head to look this way, he suddenly thought of being held in his arms just now, couldn't help but blushed, lowered his head, and peeked at Ni Tingxuan.
At this time, the palace servants beside the two also arrived, surrounded the two, worried and greeting them.
Seeing that nothing had happened, Ni Tingxuan knew that he should not stay among the women in the harem for too long, so he hurriedly left.
Watching him gradually go away, the expressions of the two of them were different for a moment, Su Mi's eyes flickered with changing brilliance, Qi Yan wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say, a faint feeling suddenly appeared in her heart. Feeling sad, he lowered his head and gently stroked the corner of his clothes.
"Fortunately, someone rescued the master, otherwise we would have been beaten to death by the empress and the imperial concubine..." Cui'er said.
"Liu Cairen just slipped a little bit just now. Fortunately, he is blessed with the protection of the emperor and empress, and he is safe and sound. Do you still need to bother the empress with such a trivial matter?" Su Mi quickly interrupted Cui'er, and said coldly Looking at the palace people around him.
Gazed by her eyes, everyone couldn't help but feel tighter. Then they thought that if the matter got out, they would not be able to get rid of the crime of poor service. If they were investigated strictly, they would be sent to the Hard Labor Department. yes.
Su Mi then turned to laughing and said, "My sister was frightened, why not go to the small side hall to rest. I think I have played enough today, let's go back."
Qi Yan looked displeased and uninterested, so she nodded in agreement.Seeing her listless, Su Mi thought that the shock just now might be too severe, so she didn't think much about it.
The palace man was eager to hear this sentence, as if he had received an amnesty, he immediately hugged the two of them and went to the small side hall.
Ni Tingxuan was walking in the forest, thinking deeply, when he was suddenly patted on the shoulder, startled, turned around and saw that it was his friend, Mu Qinghan, who was also the deputy commander of the guards.
The Ouchi bodyguard originally had one president and two vice-commanders. Now the president is Shi Qian, a veteran of Daqi. He has served the emperors of Daqi and the palace for more than 40 years. Nearly [-] years old, old and frail, I don't care much about it, I'm afraid that after only two or three years, I will retire.At that time, one of Ni Tingxuan and Mu Qinghan must take over the position of commander. In the eyes of outsiders, these two people should have their own factions and compete fiercely. Very good friend.
Mu Qinghan was born in a rich family in Qi State for many generations, and he and the upstart faction headed by the Ni family were sworn enemies in the government, but this did not affect their friendship at all.Maybe it's because the Mu family has long since declined, and they don't have much involvement in government affairs, and Mu Qinghan has a straightforward and cheerful personality, and the two entered the guard team at about the same time, so they have always been inseparable.
"What are you thinking about? You look so preoccupied that you don't even notice that I'm so close." Mu Qinghan asked.
"Nothing, weren't you ordered to clean up the hall?"
"We are only in charge of guarding and protecting. The layout of the palace is all busy with the eunuchs. Why should I join in the fun. And..." Mu Qinghan glanced at Ni Tingxuan and smiled wickedly: "If it wasn't for the people who came out right It's time, how could we catch up with such a good show. Hey, don't deny it in a hurry, I have seen it all."
"What did you see?" Ni Tingxuan couldn't help asking a little guilty.
"Of course it's a scene where the hero saves the beauty. How about it, doesn't it feel good to have a beauty in your arms?" Mu Qinghan patted him on the shoulder and laughed loudly.
Ni Tingxuan staggered and almost fell down, and gave the bad friend a hard look.
But Mu Qinghan was relentless, did not intend to let him go at all, hugged his shoulders, and said with a straight face: "Don't worry, I have checked around on purpose to ensure that no one will see it except me, even if there are people See, brother, I must kill the Buddha, gods block and kill gods, and absolutely do not allow people to spoil your good deeds, so you don't have to worry. Hahahaha..." Not long after he left the palace gate, he saw Qi Yan walking from the bridge. Falling down, followed by the part where Ni Tingxuan flew to save people, with his eyesight, he immediately recognized the figures of the two people, and immediately searched the surroundings carefully, fortunately, the whole process took only an instant, and no one else noticed.
"What a good thing! You've made such a nasty thing about even a small matter." Ni Tingxuan was ashamed and annoyed, and punched his bad friend with his elbow. Mu Qinghan made a slight backward mistake and blocked it, but Immediately pretending to be seriously injured, "Hey, you are too unspirited. You are so angry that you are so angry. It is in vain that I went out of my way to find out the name of the beautiful woman for you. You just want to repay your kindness..."
Ni Tingxuan gave him an angry look, ignored him, turned his head and strode forward, Mu Qinghan saw that he didn't respond, so he had no choice but to follow.
As he walked forward, he unconsciously began to think of that graceful figure. The two of them were silent for a moment. Finally, Ni Tingxuan couldn't help it, hesitated a little, and asked, "Who is it?"
"Ah? Who is it?" Mu Qinghan next to him didn't react for a while.
"That's what you said just now." Ni Tingxuan turned his head away, this kid must have done it on purpose.
"Ah, you don't mean to ask those two..." Mu Qinghan came back to her senses, and immediately looked at him with a malicious look.
Ni Tingxuan couldn't help but blushed, "I'm so dizzy, I couldn't help asking him." He has always been introverted, and after getting acquainted with this guy, he was often used as a joke on purpose. He was so angry that he had nothing to do.Today's question, I'm afraid I don't know what it will be like to be laughed at by him in the future.
"Now in this Tianxiang Garden, apart from our guards, they are those eunuchs, oh, there are also some craftsmen and so on. If you want to talk about female relatives, there must be only...," Mu Qinghan said with a sneaky look. He looked at Ni Tingxuan with a smile.
"Just say what you want, don't play tricks here." Ni Tingxuan said angrily.
"You, you are so boring. Of course, you are the two talents who are being favored now." Seeing that her colleagues had a tendency to go berserk, Mu Qinghan quickly said the answer, and when she was really annoyed, she It's no fun.
"I heard that those two were originally maids of honor. I didn't expect them to be so beautiful. It's no wonder that they were favored by the emperor, especially that Su Cairen, who is as elegant as a fairy and as graceful as a jade. Of course, being held in your arms That Liu Cairen who got married is not bad, she is sweet and lovely." Mu Qinghan said with a longing face: "Unfortunately, we have no chance."
"Okay, is this what we should say? Be careful not to be overheard, think about what the crime is." It turned out that she was the newly appointed talented person Su Mi, and Ni Tingxuan was slightly disappointed.Although I never thought of any chance, but when I think of that figure in plain clothes like a fairy, I still feel unspeakable irritability in my heart. What am I looking forward to?Judging by their attire, they should be concubines. Do you still expect her to be just an insignificant court lady?
"Don't worry, there is no one in a hundred meters here, only two little maids in the northwest are folding plum blossoms. If they are so far apart and someone eavesdrops on their conversation, we, the two guard commanders, don't do it either. Alright, just go and be a eunuch."
Ni Tingxuan was just talking, the martial arts of both of them are outstanding among the guards, and with their martial arts alone, no one around here can escape their eyes and ears.
"Hey, all the beauties in the world have been brought into the imperial palace, what are we mortals going to do?" a certain person stretched his waist and continued to complain.
"Ting Xuan, why are you in a daze?" Looking back, he saw his friend's blank face, Mu Qinghan's words interrupted his thoughts.
Ni Tingxuan came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "No matter how beautiful a lady is, how can she compare to your fiancée? Didn't you hear people praise her for her beauty all day long?"
When Ni Tingxuan mentioned his fiancée, Mu Qinghan's face also turned slightly red.He was born in the Mu family. His ancestors were once one of the founding fathers of the state of Qi, and they have always been a famous family. Unfortunately, the number of males in the family is thin. In recent years, there have been signs of decline. In his generation, his father died early. There were only orphans and widows left, but luckily the title was still there, and the elders of the court took good care of them in the past. He still entered the palace safely and became a guard, and he was also good at martial arts, and he was promoted to the current deputy commander.His fiancée is their immediate boss - the youngest daughter of Shi Qian, the commander of Ouchi's bodyguards. She was the child-in-law whom his father had betrothed for when his father was still alive. I heard that she was famous as a beauty.
"I haven't met him a few times, so how do I know if it's good or not." Speaking of his fiancée, the two often played together when they were young, but in recent years, due to the absence of their father and their mother's widowhood, The exchanges between the two are not as frequent as before.He was brought up by his mother since he was a child. His mother has a strict family style and very good manners. Unmarried men and women must never meet each other.So Mu Qinghan didn't know how her fiancée was doing these past few years, but she only vaguely remembered the little girl who was made of pink and jade when she was young.
"Even if you haven't seen it, you've heard all the stories in the capital. Who doesn't know that the youngest daughter of Commander Shi's family is a beauty like a fairy." Thinking of being teased by this guy every day, he finally won back a victory. Ni Tingxuan looked at Mu Qinghan's rare embarrassed look with amused expression.
"Someone is coming," Ni Tingxuan suddenly raised his head and said, he sensed someone approaching in front of him.
Mu Qinghan didn't know how to deal with it, so he finally helped him out, and listened carefully for a while: "It's your brother. You are too irresponsible as a commander, you just leave them behind and leave them alone."
Ni Tingxuan couldn't help laughing, "Don't complain about me, you didn't come here alone, and your subordinates have to wait impatiently, let's go and have a look, don't forget that this time you are in charge of the inner hall , I’m in charge of the periphery. Your responsibility is heavier than mine.”
While talking, the two split up and led the others to take action.
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In various gardens in the palace, there are small side halls for concubines to rest and change clothes.
As soon as Su Mi and Qi Yan approached, they were greeted by court ladies who had been waiting here for a long time. Originally, they planned to go directly to the evening banquet when they visited the garden this time. Brought it, and left two maids here to watch.
Qiyan took off her clothes, threw off her shoes, sat down on the soft couch, stretched lazily, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Sister, I don't know, I was really frightened by me just now, and she was about to touch her." At the surface, my God! How cold the water is!"
"Qiyan, keep your voice down, I've already said it, so don't mention today's matter, be careful of too many people talking about it." Su Mi interrupted her.
Qi Yan thought about it and understood the reason.As a palace concubine, although the situation was critical at the time, it was really inappropriate to have physical contact with young men, and knowing that she had caused such a disaster that almost endangered the dragonborn, she would have to be reprimanded even more when she went back.She immediately stopped talking, reclined on the soft couch and lost her mind for a moment, then said again, "I'm going to try on new clothes." She ran into the inner room.
Su Mi also got up to change her clothes, Mi Qing was helping her take off her shoes, she suddenly felt a movement, looked around and said in a low voice: "Go and show me the shoes that Qi Yan just changed .”
Mi Qing was slightly taken aback, then bent over to pick up the shoes that Qi Yan had just replaced.
This is a pair of new shoes with crested red silk and embroidered peonies. Su Mi turned over the shoes in her hands. Because the snow outside has not yet melted, all concubines in the palace wear embroidered shoes with flowerpot bottoms. The soles are supported by square wooden blocks. , it is not very convenient to walk, but it can prevent the shoes and socks from being wet by snow.Qiyan's pair of shoes were made together with her own, and they were just delivered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday.
Su Mi picked up one of her own and compared the two, and it was true!Qiyan's shoes were tampered with, and they were also brand new shoes, but the wooden bottom surface of Qiyan's soles was slightly inclined, forming a slope, and the edges around them were slightly rounded.If it is not compared with your own new shoes, it is really not easy to detect.
Such shoes are definitely easy to slip on the feet.
Who moved hands and feet?
Queen?Not only can he get rid of the child, but he can also overwhelm Concubine Ni Gui.Since the news of her pregnancy also came out, Qi Long originally planned to be taken care of by the Queen and Concubine Ni, just like Qi Yan.But the queen said that it would be distracting and negligent for the two to take care of each other, so it is better for them to take care of each other, so the emperor changed his order, and let the queen take care of Su Mi, while Ni Guifei took care of Qiyan.
Concubine Ni?Although Concubine Ni Gui was ordered to take care of Qiyan's child, if Qiyan fell because of playing, the emperor would not be too harsh on her.
Or someone else?
It seems that I really have to thank Zheng Guibi for that batch of anti-fetal drugs, which saved me so much trouble.Su Mi secretly smiled, and put the shoes back where they were.
At this time, Mi Hong lifted the curtain and walked in with her clothes in her arms, said: "Master, I think the time is coming, why don't you change your clothes and get ready."
"Okay, just tidy up." Su Mi also got up and went into the back room. Qi Yan was sitting in front of the dressing table, seeing Su Mi come in, said: "Sister came just in time, I just finished it."
Qiyan stood up. She was dressed in a water-red rich, noble and wishful palace dress, covered with a silver-red floral waistcoat, with a few exquisite pearl hairpins pinned to her head. Two light red silk flowers sprinkled with gold and silver.Tonight's banquet is a formal banquet, and it needs to be dressed according to the rank. The dress management of concubines and wives in the palace is very strict. Since the rank of the two is too low, there are naturally many restrictions. On the contrary, it is not as gorgeous as before.
Qi Yan tugged at the corner of her clothes dissatisfied, "Oh, there are so many rules in this palace. When you want to dress up nicely, you just don't allow people to wear them. When you don't want to dress up, there are a lot of dead rules."
"When you give birth to the little prince, you can wear whatever you want, who would dare to say no." Su Mi sat down and said with a smile.Mi Qing immediately stepped forward to dress her up.
"How long will that take?" Qi Yan couldn't help crying and said: "Sometimes I really wish I didn't have this child, ah, no, it would be great if I didn't take a bath in Bibochi that day... In this way, how long will it be?" In this year, I can go home to see my father and mother. I don’t need to be separated from now on, and I can eat my mother’s cooking whenever I want, unlike now..." As she spoke, Qi Yan's expression darkened for a moment.
Su Mi looked back at her, she was still a child after all, she was suddenly and unconsciously involved in this palace before she really understood this harem, was this a blessing or a curse for her?If she is still just an unknown little palace maid who lives peacefully and lonely by the blue pool for ten years, and is released after ten years, even though she has passed the best age for a woman to marry, relying on the financial resources of the Liu family, she can still make a living for her. She finds an honest man, and spends her life peacefully beside her parents and husband. Compared with the wealth of the Tian family, this is not a kind of happiness.
"Homesick?" Su Mi turned around and picked up a pearl hairpin, "Actually, it's not a difficult task, wait until the fetus is a few months away, and ask the emperor and empress to issue a decree to call the family members into the palace Visiting is fine, with the emperor's love and sympathy for you, he will definitely not refuse." Su Mi laughed.
"Well," Qi Yan replied blankly, lowering her head. After all, she is not a woman from a noble family. It is a rule to enter the palace to visit, and if the mother is pregnant, the mother can even enter the palace every month.And women from humble backgrounds like them, whose family members are all common people, are naturally not worthy of entering the palace.
What is the difference between this luxurious palace and pavilion and a cage?
"Didn't your father want to donate an official? Maybe it will be done in a few days, and then she will be a young lady of your family. Mother can also have more opportunities to come in and see you."
"Maybe." Qi Yan said sullenly. She also knew that she should not have too much hope. When Concubine Yun was pregnant, she asked her family members to visit the palace, but only once every two months. At that time, Concubine Yun's father They are already officials of the fourth rank, and Concubine Yun is unrivaled in favor, unmatched by anyone.
After a while, Su Mi finished dressing and stood up.She was wearing a light blue palace attire, with two curved beaded bracelets embracing the three-foot blue silk, and a jasper bead flower slanted on the side of her bun. She didn't wear any makeup, but she had a delicate and charming charm, fresh and moving.
"My sister looks better than me when she dresses up." Qi Yan couldn't help sighing. "It's much better than those concubines and concubines. I'm afraid only Concubine Yun can match in the whole palace."
"Just your sweet mouth." Su Mi smiled. "You can't talk nonsense about this." One sentence can offend most of the other concubines.
"I know, I dare not say it in front of outsiders, why can't I say it in private?" Qi Yan laughed.
The two of them walked out of the back room while talking.Qi Yan went outside to put on her shoes.
"The road going down is in the long corridor. There are only a few steps in the snow, and the shoes and socks won't get wet. I don't think you need to wear this kind of shoes." Su Mi said with a smile. "It's not comfortable to sit in the temple wearing this at the banquet later."
"Alright, these shoes are clumsy and heavy to wear, and it's inconvenient to walk at all. I've long wanted to throw them away." Qi Yan nodded, called the maid, and changed into a pair of ordinary red plum flower embroidered shoes .
(End of this chapter)
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