Chapter 290 The Four Concubines in the Cold Palace
The noble concubine naturally understands this truth, but she is unwilling to do so in her heart. It is clear that the emperor's favorite person is herself, but these bitches in the harem are asking for favors from the emperor one after another. These damn bitches should all be thrown into the cold palace. It is best. Never be reincarnated forever.
Mammy persuaded her earnestly for a long time, and finally said: "It is a good thing that this beautiful girl is pregnant. Whether it is a boy or a girl, the empress can take the child into her lap and raise it with the emperor's favor."
The imperial concubine's face turned fierce. Although she had this intention, she felt sick all over when she thought that she was about to raise the emperor's child with someone else.
The aunt also saw what the imperial concubine was thinking, and said kindly: "Your Majesty, I know that you don't want to raise the children of other concubines, but I heard that a woman who has not had children for a long time, if she raises other people's children, she will not be able to raise them. Then that child will "bring up children" to her, and this child will also bring you luck in the future. ”
The concubine's expression softened a little, "You are right. I am a concubine personally named by the emperor after all. I really shouldn't worry about such a trivial matter. It is a great joy for a concubine in the harem to be pregnant. You will have someone send you some supplements later." The medicinal materials for the body are all in my heart.”
Mammy breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. It was good that the imperial concubine was not stupid, but the pregnancy of the concubine in the harem was still the beginning. Even if the imperial concubine was favored again, the emperor also had other concubines, and it was impossible to favor the imperial concubine alone all the time.
The imperial concubine always felt that she was the emperor's wife. If the queen hadn't relied on her status as the queen mother's niece, she would have had to change her position accordingly.
Linglong also moved a small bench to watch the excitement, but the weather has been getting hotter and hotter recently, and Linlong didn't either. When I was free, I went to the back mountain to dig a lot of bamboo shoots. These were some abandoned bamboo shoots lying there, and no one tried to grab them.
After breaking them back, she peeled off the outer layer and made them into pickled bamboo shoots. The remaining older ones were made into dried bamboo shoots.
The soup made from bones and dried bamboo shoots in winter is extremely delicious, whether it is used for simmering vegetables or drinking soup.
In addition to bamboo shoots, there are actually many fruit trees in many abandoned palaces. The palace maids would not go to such places when they had nothing to do, so it was cheaper for Linlang.
It's a good time to eat apricots recently. There are a few apricot trees in the corners of the palace, and the yellow apricots on them are now ripe.
Lin Lang carried a small basket to pick yellow apricots, and soon she picked a large basket full of yellow apricots. However, Lin Lang was reluctant to leave because these apricots would rot if not eaten, so she planned to pick them back and make them into dried apricots. Save it for snacks in the winter.
Just as Linlang was climbing up and down, he suddenly heard a sound under the tree. He was so frightened that the soles of his feet slipped, and he almost didn't fall under the tree. Fortunately, he was so anxious that he grabbed the trunk of the tree, and then slowly Moved down.
"Which palace are you a palace maid? Why are you picking so many yellow apricots?"
Linlang raised her head, looked at the man who spoke, blinked, and then took another look at the man who was wearing very ordinary silk and satin with no other decorations on his body, so he couldn't guess the man's identity at all.
"I am not a palace maid. I am a show girl who was drafted into the palace the year before last. I picked yellow apricots to eat for myself." Linlang held the basket in her arms as if she was holding the best treasure in the world, looking at it with vigilance. Looking at the man opposite.
"I picked these with hard work. If you want to eat them... I can give you two, but I can't give you the rest. I have to save them to make dried apricots..."
The man seemed to have heard something funny, his eyebrows were slightly curved and glowing, as if everything came alive.
"Didn't the palace maid give you food? Let a beautiful girl come here to pick apricots?" The man said as he stretched out his slender joints with a white jade finger on it, making the whole finger as slender as jade.
Linlang watched helplessly as the other party picked through his basket, and then took out two apricots. These two apricots were already ripe and exuded an alluring sweet smell. Linlang lowered his head, "It was also my bad fate. I bumped into the imperial concubine just after entering the palace, so I was moved to a remote side hall.
It's already good enough for a noble lady like us who has no status to live, but we can't expect to be served by palace maids and eunuchs.
I wonder which palace this young master is on duty in? I see that your clothes are not like what ordinary people can wear..."
The man smiled slightly and said, "Zhao Yan."
Linlang was not a three-year-old child. When she heard the name, a flash of lightning flashed through her mind. She knelt on the ground in a hurry, and even the apricots in the basket fell.
"The daughter of the common people comes to see the emperor, and the emperor is blessed." Linlang was so anxious that sweat broke out on her head. She didn't expect to meet the emperor in such a remote place. Ordinarily, wouldn't the emperor be followed by a large group of palace maids and eunuchs when he walked there? ? Why are you alone today and not afraid of being assassinated by others?
Zhao Yan did not ask anyone to get up. Instead, he knelt down and looked at the woman in front of him who did not dare to look directly at him, as if he had encountered some fun toy.
"You... are very interesting. I'm looking forward to your dried apricots, but I'm not someone who takes other people's things for nothing. I actually ate yours, so... I'll reward you as a talented person!"
Linlang raised her head sharply, and could see the other party's eyes as deep as the sea, and immediately lowered her head.
Although the layoff is only for the eighth rank, and she is the lowest concubine in the palace, once you have comfort, it means that you are the emperor's woman, at least you have the lowest protection.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Concubine, thank you for your grace." Linlang sincerely thanked God in her heart for giving her such an opportunity. Although she didn't understand why the Emperor appeared in this small palace, it was still a blessing for herself. What a happy event, God, you finally have your eyes opened, and you can finally come out of the cold palace.
Zhao Yan left with two apricots and smiled. After leaving the palace, he looked at the eunuch waiting beside him and his expression immediately changed.
"Go find someone to check whether it happened by chance or on purpose..."
After Zhao Yan finished speaking, his eyes were cold and stern, like ice that would never melt for a thousand years. He hated it when others plotted against him.
Speaking of Zhao Yan's appearance in this palace, it was indeed a coincidence that when Zhao Yan was still a young prince, he lived with his mother and concubine in this small palace. In his limited memory, life has always been difficult, but his mother The concubine is very gentle, and she will also pick sweet apricots for herself to eat when the apricots are ripe, until...
Until the current Queen Mother fell in love with him, and then forcibly held him under her knees to raise him. His mother-in-law died of illness, and he never came here again. He came here mainly because he accidentally thought that it was the season for apricots to ripen.
Although Zhao Yan thinks this concubine is quite cute, he always feels that nothing in this world is so accidental, but on the contrary, it is such a coincidence. He suddenly arrived at this remote palace, and then met Linlang who was picking apricots.
"It seems like fate." Zhao Yan touched his chin, "You said that little show girl planted a vegetable field in Leng Palace and then raised chickens and ducks?
Interesting, interesting, really interesting...
Ordinary women cry and scream after entering the cold palace. Unexpectedly, she lived a happy life. There are really too few interesting people in this world.
Come on, I'm going to her palace tonight to use it, and let the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepare it. ”