Chapter 66 The Queen
Early in the morning, according to the palace rules, I went to the Queen's place to pay my respects. In the early morning, all the concubines were led by Concubine Rong to Kunning Palace, where the Queen lives.

But Caier handed a red note: "Empress, please come and drink tea!" Caier, Caiyun, Ruyun, and Bibo are the assigned maids.

Yue'er took the red post, drinking tea and choosing such a special occasion, did she want to meet this show girl, or to show that she was in a high position and received divine favor.

However, the harem has the highest status as a queen, so you might as well go and see it today! ,

"Caiyun change my clothes for me!" Changed into a golden white butterfly wearing a flowery red flag dress, and decorated with flowers from Yaochi Qinggong on her head, Qingyun held a lucky hairpin, and only smiled when she saw that the person in the mirror was decent and appropriate. nod.

When I arrived at Kunning Palace, I heard laughter lingering as soon as I arrived at the door.The eunuch at the gate passed the news that "Concubine Yue has arrived.
Go forward and kowtow: "Yue'er sees the empress!"

"Concubine Yue is free!" The queen sat on the Ruyi auspicious carved chair, leaning on the back of the big red money python, wearing a dark red dress, and the flag pendant was full of gorgeous ornaments, luxurious and gorgeous.

In addition to the queen, there were six or seven women present, all of whom were the best candidates in this draft. The woman in the back position is dressed in a plain blue brocade flag dress, with a simple flower-blossom peony and white hosta on her head, attracting attention among a group of gorgeously dressed women.

It seems that she is also a somewhat scheming woman, Yue'er secretly sighed, but she forgot, what she is going to see today is the queen, not the emperor, how could the queen not see her thoughts.I am afraid that her life will not be too easy in the future.

For the queen, such a person cannot be completely used by herself. If this is the case, then the only way is not to give her any chance to stand out.

The queen said: "Azhu, let's see if everyone is here!"

A court lady next to the queen took a step forward, took a closer look before she spoke: "Return to the empress, the concubine has not arrived yet!"

The Empress didn't open her mouth, and she heard A Zhu complaining: "Recently, the Empress Wan has been late for the Empress's banquet many times, such actions are really disrespectful to the Empress..."

Before Ah Zhu finished speaking, she heard the Empress Empress sigh, hey, let her go.

The tea party began, and the queen prepared a variety of tea.

At the same time when all the beautiful women held up the teacups to taste and discuss with each other, Yue'er also took up the teacup with a smile, but the inadvertent glance made her cautious all of a sudden, she noticed that the Queen's eyes were not Tasting tea leisurely, but carefully observing everyone's sharpness!
At this time, Yue'er had to say that the queen was sitting in the harem, and her scheming was unusually deep, and the leisurely drinking of tea was easy to relax one's guard, but she forgot that a person's self-cultivation connotation can be reflected when tasting tea.

I couldn't help but think of myself. In this year's draft, only three nobles and one concubine were appointed, and I still registered my name. I think the queen will pay more attention to her words and deeds!
After some thought in her heart, Yue'er still had a choice.I reached out and picked the sparrow tip. The sparrow tip tea is better than Biluochun tea, but lower than Yuqian Longjing tea. It is in a very ambiguous stage.

Sure enough, the queen noticed: "Concubine Yue, why don't you try this tribute tea!"

"Thank you for your concern, my mother. Yue'er just remembered that my father at home likes to drink green tea the most. What I saw for a while and thought about it made my mother laugh!"

"It's inevitable to be homesick!" Seeing the smile on the corner of the Queen's mouth, a smile appeared on the lowered face. It succeeded. A person who is homesick for tea is too immature and innocent.

And the queen, believe it!

The tea party lasted until Sishi, when she walked out of Kunning Palace and crossed the vermilion threshold, Cai'er carefully supported Yue'er, and said, "Then Ah Zhu is too presumptuous, relying on the master's favor to be so rude.

Yue'er smiled: "Cai'er, how many years have you been in the palace?"

"The servant girl entered the palace at the age of 11, and it has been five years!"

"Then she is already considered an old court lady, why can't she see clearly? A slave is always a slave, no matter who she is a confidant of, she is only a slave in the final analysis, no matter how tall she is, she is no match for the master, how could she have the guts to comment in front of the master?" Another master, besides, Wanbi is in favor now, if she hadn't been instructed by her master, how could she do this!"

Cai'er was startled, but she also knew that it was her master's kindness explaining it to her, so she quickly lowered her head, "Thank you, Concubine Yue, for your advice!"

"The empress and the concubine Wan are fighting each other, so how could she really invite the concubine Wan? This is just a game, telling everyone that the empress and concubine Wan are incompatible, and let them choose the shade of the tree they want to enjoy as early as possible!"

Yue'er walked down the steps step by step with a smile on her face: "Cai'er, I will tell you these things today because I treat you as my own! Today is just the beginning, and there will be more and more ruthless tricks in the future. You Since you have decided to follow me, these are what you should learn!"

"Follow the noble concubine Yue's lesson!"

Cai'er's tone was more respectful and cautious than before.

"But I should really thank the queen, she made me suddenly have an idea!"

When he returned to his place of residence, the eunuch came forward and reported: "Last night, the emperor turned over the signboard of the concubine Wan!"

The hand holding the tea paused, but there was no answer. After thinking for a while, Yue'er called Ruyan to give some instructions: "Do you understand?"

"Ruyan understands!"

In the evening, Ruyan had already brought what Yue'er ordered: "Today is the day when the purchasing eunuchs go out of the palace to do the shopping, and this servant is familiar with one of the eunuchs, so let him sneak out of the palace! "

Yue'er looked at the various dried plum blossoms on the table, smiled slightly, and picked up one, which still had the faint fragrance of plum blossoms, but it was the best dried flowers, thinking about taking the list that had been written already from the table give her.

There was a trace of puzzlement on Ruyan's face, and after a while, she looked at Yue'er in shock, and even forgot the rite of master and servant and looked directly at her.

Yue'er doesn't mind either, Ruyan is a smart person, she expected that she would guess her own thoughts, but if she didn't guess, it was her mistake!
"Remember?"

"remember!"

Yue'er took the paper again from Ruyan's hand, pointed it directly at the candle, saw that most of the paper was burned to ashes, and then let go: "Tomorrow, I will order the small kitchen to do this. You watch carefully, and let someone prepare water. I want to take a bath!"

I would like to follow the orders of the concubine Yue! "

After dismissing a group of court ladies, Yue'er soaked in the bathtub, raised her hands, and a few plum blossoms were attached to her arms, and the water vapor was filled with the clear fragrance of plum blossoms.

It is also the herbal tea of ​​the queen, and I suddenly remembered the method of making the body fragrant that I had read in medical books, plum, whose flowers can be used as "plum porridge".After the plum seeds are smashed, mix in the petals and salt for later use.Put the cooked white porridge into a small pot and bring to a boil, add shallots, a little sesame oil, and pepper, and boil over low heat until it becomes thin, then pour in salted plum seeds and plum blossoms, and serve immediately after cooking .Its color is bright red, and its taste is delicious and refreshing.Girls often eat plum porridge, which is fragrant and elegant.

Plum blossoms are different from the clear and elegant fragrance of the palace incense, which will definitely impress the emperor.

Yue'er murmured with a smile on her face: "I should really thank you, Empress Empress!"

For the next half month, the emperor never turned over Yue'er's sign, and there was something strange in the palace, Yue'er was calm and relaxed, but Caiyun and the others couldn't bear it.

"I'm not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry for?" Yue'er smiled slightly with a cup of tea in her hand, and shook her head slightly. Yan, Caiyun, Caier, accompany me to the imperial garden!"

The imperial garden is full of beautiful flowers, gorgeous roses, elegant orchids, strange rocks and landscapes, all of which make people feel refreshed and happy!
Yue'er was walking in the imperial garden, and suddenly remembered the startled gaze she had before leaving the small garden at home. She once wanted to see her very much, until the 11-year-old aunt's slap woke her up.

Only then did I understand that since my mother died and my aunt became the mistress, my identity as the eldest daughter has become more and more embarrassing.

No matter how much mother and father loved each other during life, the love will disappear after death. In the end, the only value of my existence is to be a show girl with my outstanding appearance and talent, to gain favor and pave the way for the family to lay a brilliant future for my mother's son.

Since it is the destiny I have already set, then I will go on like this!The confusion receded, only sharpness remained in Yue'er's eyes!
Xu Shi himself thought of the unhappy things in the past, and Ruyan said cleverly: "Concubine Yue is tired, why don't you go to the pavilion over there to have a rest!"

Suddenly found that someone had already climbed there first, Yue'er was surprised to find that the person in front of him was the emperor, Yue'er kowtowed to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live! "Get up, Concubine Yue, sit here

At this time, the eunuch accompanying the emperor brought tea and hot water. With an idea, Yue'er bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Yue'er has a little knowledge of tea art. Willing to show my ugliness!"

"Oh, Concubine Yue is also so proficient in tea art?"

"Dad loved to drink tea when I was at home, and I learned a lot from it!" In fact, it was because my father liked to drink tea, so my mother specially read related books and repeatedly made tea for my father. I just watched it from the sidelines learned.

"In this case, then you try it!"

"Looking at the boiling water on the small stove, Yue'er put the tea leaves in the tea lotus into the teapot gently with a teaspoon, and poured hot water of a suitable temperature into the teapot. Cover the pot for a while, and put the temperature gu Pour the water into the teacup and warm it up. Test the temperature with the back of your hand. After scalding the hot water in the tea boat, take it out and put it on the tea tray. Place the teapot on the tea towel to absorb the water from the bottom of the pot.

Finally, Yue'er picked up the teacup and offered it: "When tasting tea, first smell the aroma of the tea, then sip the tea soup, first hold it in your mouth to taste the taste, and then swallow it slowly to feel the change of taste, so that you can truly taste the fragrance and sweetness of the tea! "

(End of this chapter)

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