Chapter 40 I want to ask for advice in person
Empress Zhong put down the half-beaten knot and said nonchalantly: "It's just a seal for a beautiful woman. As long as Your Majesty likes it, the seal will be sealed. Why should I be that evil person?"
"But Beauty Zhu did not accept her favor last night," Qiu Sui took the bird's nest sent by the little palace maid and placed it on the small table in front of Empress Zhong. "His Majesty's decree of Jin Dynasty has caused quite a lot of criticism in the harem."
"Isn't there a lot of jealousy in the harem?" Empress Zhong held the thin handle of the silver spoon with two fingers and gently stirred the rock sugar bird's nest in the soup cup. She glanced at the person beside her and said, "This is worth it. Do you want to talk to me in front of me?”
Qiu Sui immediately knelt down: "I made a mistake, please forgive me."
Empress Zhong took two mouthfuls of bird's nest, wiped the corners of her lips with a brocade handkerchief, and said, "Get up."
Qiu Sui stood up, ordered someone to take the soup cup down, and stepped forward to knead Empress Zhong's shoulders.
Empress Zhong closed her eyes slightly, and after a moment of silence she said: "The title of Jin Dynasty is a happy event. I remember that there are two pieces of brightly colored damask satin in the warehouse, which were appreciated by the Queen Mother. They will be with the nine-color glazed lotus lantern later. Send them to Qiushuizhai together for good luck.”
Qiu Sui's eyes turned and Fu Shen said: "Wei."
On the other side, Huaqing Palace.
The large incense burner in the hall sprays out wisps of fragrant mist from the beast's mouth, and the refreshing aroma lingers. The room is filled with fragrance, as if you are in a sea of flowers.
"Xianglu, do you think my face looks good?"
Concubine Rong Gui looked at the mirror on the dressing table and still felt uneasy. She turned around and asked Xiang Lu next to her to come forward and take a closer look.
Xianglu came closer, her eyes lingered on the beauty's delicate and beautiful face for a moment, and her face showed joy: "It's all good, I look two points better than before. Your skin is really better than a peeled egg." White and tender.”
Concubine Rong cared most about her gorgeous face. She smiled with satisfaction when she heard this, picked up the tourmaline fragrant bead bracelet on the dressing table and handed it over, "Take it and wear it for fun."
Xianglu happily accepted it and Fu Shen said, "I thank you, my dear queen, for your reward."
"Get up." Concubine Rong opened the silver box on the dressing table, took out a small piece with a jade spoon, and applied it carefully on her face in front of the mirror.
Xiang Lu picked up a sandalwood comb, dipped it in osmanthus oil, and carefully combed through the clouds of silk under her hands, fearing to break one of them.
After wiping her face, Concubine Rong then wiped her neck. While wiping, she said: "The Taiyuan Hospital is really trying its best this time. The newly sent jade cream is actually better than the previous pearl cream, and the rose fragrance is also nice."
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Xianglu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, is the one who is dearest to your heart. How dare the Imperial Hospital not serve you wholeheartedly? I heard that the first one sent to you was our Huaqing Palace, and the second one was the Changchun Palace."
"Suppose they know how to do things. Except for the prettier eyes, the queen's face is dull and tasteless. She uses the same things, and it's a waste of good things."
"That's what the Queen said."
Concubine Rong snorted softly and glanced at her in the mirror: "Has anyone found out?"
Xianglu said: "Returning to the imperial concubine, the palace maid who received the fragrant powder from the emperor is named Chu Liuzheng. She used to serve in the library of Changchun Palace. She did not change her name without being given a name by the master. Now she is the tea palace maid in front of the emperor. Empress I saw her in Zhao Xuetang.”
"It's her." Concubine Rong paused as she applied the jade cream. A face that could only be called a delicate face flashed before her eyes. Her delicate eyebrows frowned slightly, "What did she do?"
"She didn't do anything special." Xiang Lu said, "The reason why His Majesty rewarded her was that she served her with all her heart. The servant also heard that she was very good at making tea, but..."
"If you have something to say, just say it! Why are you hesitating?" Concubine Rong frowned, "Is she flirtatious to seduce His Majesty?"
"It's not her. She is a well-behaved person. The one who is not well-behaved is a tea-serving maid named Caiyue who lives in the same room with her." What about soaking in the Moon Pond for more than an hour?”
Concubine Rong was vaguely impressed and nodded lightly.
Seeing that she had remembered, Xianglu continued: "That Caiyue is a foxy girl. She failed to seduce His Majesty, but His Majesty found out that the smell of the powder was too strong, so he punished her to wash it off in the Moon Pond."
Concubine Rong's expression suddenly became stern, "Where is she serving now?" "Still in front of the emperor." Xiang Lu's tone became more cautious, "That bitch is not lucky. He fell ill after soaking in the water of the Moon Pool and went back. He coughed every day. I haven’t stopped, and now I am still recovering in Nongyunyuan.”
"What did Wang Jinzhong do!" Concubine Rong slapped her palm on the dressing table, "If you didn't send such a charming and charming thing to the Lord earlier, why did you stay in front of the emperor?"
"Come here, call Wang Jinzhong. I want to ask him if he no longer wants to be the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Xianglu knew that it would be worse if she said it. She called out to the palace maid who was about to run to call someone, and hurriedly finished the news, "My Majesty, Caiyue is from the Longevity Palace."
Upon hearing the words 'Wanshou Palace', Concubine Rong's anger froze and she lowered her eyes and asked, "Is it really the Wanshou Palace?"
Xianglu nodded repeatedly, "I dare not deceive you."
Concubine Rong immediately ordered: "Everyone get out."
Everyone in the palace retreated, leaving only Xianglu.
She persuaded softly: "My Lady, I still don't know what the Queen Mother's arrangements are for Caiyue. If you ask Wang Jinzhong to transfer people away, you will be able to get angry, but for such a shameless and shameless bastard to offend the Queen Mother, no matter It’s worth it.”
Concubine Rong became a concubine not just by her face.
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She bit her pretty red lips and thought about it for a moment, her brows filled with doubts, "Why did the Queen Mother suddenly think of hiding someone in front of the emperor?"
Xianglu shook her head, how could she know what the Queen Mother was thinking?
"Do you think your Majesty knows that Caiyue was sent by the Queen Mother?"
Xianglu didn't dare to speculate on the holy intention, but she also didn't dare not answer her master's words. After weighing the matter, she could only say tactfully: "Anyone who served in front of the emperor before was dismissed by Zhou Yuande long ago if he was not considerate. Only this Cai Cai The moon remains.”
Why can't Concubine Rong understand this?
It's not that she can't tolerate new people appearing around the emperor. After all, he is the emperor, and he can't just guard her. But there is only one thing, this newcomer cannot be the shameless vixen who takes the initiative to climb onto the dragon's bed.
Beauty Wen's exclusive favor back then left a thorn in her heart.
A pair of long eyelashes trembled slightly, she raised her eyes and said: "Send someone to keep an eye on it first, and wait and see what happens."
Xianglu asked for instructions: "What about the palace maid named Chu Liuzheng?"
"I am very curious about her tea-making skills. I would like to ask her for advice in person. If I have time, I would like to invite her to come and sit in Huaqing Palace." The corners of Concubine Rong's lips curled up, and a dark light flashed across her eyes.
"Wei."
"By the way, have you picked out the things to send to Qiu Shuizhai?" Concubine Rong suddenly remembered this matter.
A small beauty is not worthy of her attention, but if she is someone who can handle her, she can win her over to help.
Xianglu smiled and said: "I have picked them all, just like the ones I gave to Wen Meiren."
——The same thing was forgotten by the Holy Master and could never be remembered again.
Understanding the constriction, Concubine Rong's lips curled up slightly, and the delicate nail sheath on her little finger gently tapped on the silver box.
"I heard that my sister Zhu ate the wrong thing when she first entered the palace and was almost disfigured. Even though she is better now, her skin is still not as good as before. I added a box of jade cream to the gift. I despise the disfigurement of a beauty. ”
Xianglu glanced at her and responded softly: "Wei."
(End of chapter)