The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

Over there, Zhang Baolin led people back to the West Wing Hall under the darkness of night.

After she sat in the inner room, she first took the hot tea from Fuliu, took a sip, and then put the tea cup on the side.

Then, he took the rosewood box in his hand and looked at it.

"After all, she is His Majesty's favorite concubine. The things she receives from her are all packed in rosewood boxes."

Her tone was extremely sour, as if all the large jars of vinegar in the imperial kitchen had entered her stomach.

Open the box and see the coral hairpin inside.

The entire flower hairpin is made of a complete natural red coral, with a delicate begonia flower carved on the head of the hairpin.

Zhang Baolin had not accumulated many such good things during his years in the palace.

She took out the hairpin, inserted it into her temples, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and then asked, "Does it look good?"

Behind him, Fuliu said flatteringly: "My young master is beautiful, and everything he wears will look good."

Zhang Baolin said "ha", took out the hairpin and threw it on the table with a crisp sound.

Fuliu took two steps forward and carefully picked up the hairpin. After checking it carefully, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, it's not broken."

Zhang Baolin glanced at her: "Look at how nervous you are."

Then, while walking to the bed, he said: "If I have a chance tomorrow, I'll give the stuff over there."

Fuliu made a "promise" and agreed.

After getting up the next morning, Jiang Shiying still remembered what happened with Huaying, so she asked Ayuan to call Hongying over and ask her to check it out.

It took another two days before Hongying came back, and her face looked a little ugly.

Seeing this, Jiang Shiying guessed that Huaying's condition might not be good.

Sure enough, I heard Hongying say: "Your Majesty, Miss Huaying is no longer here."

"Gone? What do you mean no longer?"

"A little palace maid named Wen'er in the princess palace said that Princess Yongning said that the tea Hua Ying served her was too hot and hurt Hua Ying's forehead. She was also punished to kneel in the yard all night. It happened to be that night It snowed, and on the second day, it was already too late when Huaying was sent to the rehabilitation center. After another two days, she left."

Hongying's voice was low, and it was easy to hear the sympathy and sadness in her voice.

I thought that after the empress proposed to build a rehabilitation center, the lives of the palace residents would be much easier, and they would not have to worry about being killed by a cold.

Now it seems that it is not the disease that kills her, but a cruel and vicious master like Princess Yongning.

Jiang Shiying was silent for a long time and said, "She is outside the palace, but does she still have family?"

Hongying shook her head: "Her family suffered a disaster in the early years, and now there is no one in the family."

Jiang Shiying sighed, feeling a little stuck in her heart.

Hongying added: "There are two eldest maids who are following Princess Yongning now. One is named Huaxi, who was with Huaying before. The other is named Dongqing, who was promoted by Princess Yongning these days."

"Holly." Jiang Shiying murmured the name and looked at Qiu Yu.

In a blink of an eye, it's the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the palace is hosting a Lantern Festival family banquet in the Xiefang Hall.

After lunch, Jiang Shiying began to dress up.

Lu Zhaolin was leaning on a soft couch not far away, holding a book and reading it. I didn't look at it intently, and for a long time I didn't see him turn the page. Instead, from time to time, he would turn his gaze to the graceful figure in front of the dressing table.

Although today is a family dinner, it is also an extremely formal occasion.

Therefore, Jiang Shiying's hair was combed into a high bun so that she could wear a complete set of jewelry.

The jewelry had been chosen before, it was a set of red gold and jade headpieces.

As soon as Qiu Yu picked up the pick and was about to put a hairpin on her head, she was stopped by Lu Zhaolin.

He said: "Yao Xingde, go get that new set of butterfly heads and faces."

Yao Xingde resigned and returned to Ganquan Palace to get his things.

When the private treasury was opened, the old eunuch guarding the treasury also said: "This set of headscarves has only been kept in the private treasury for less than half a month. Is it being awarded to Empress Chun Zhaoyi so soon?"

Yao Xingde thought to himself, that's not it, but he said: "There is no room for us to comment on His Majesty's things."

In less than two cups of tea, he came back with a rosewood box.

Opening the box, there are three layers inside.

The first level is filled with distractions and distractions.

On the second floor, there is a hairpin and a pair of temple hairpins.

On the third floor, there is a flower mother-of-pearl, two pairs of hairpins, and a pair of earrings.

There are twelve pieces in total, not a particularly large number, but all exquisite. It is made of red gold and silk, inlaid with rubies and sapphires, making it sparkling.

Jiang Shiying had no shortage of good things, but she was still dazzled by this dazzling look.

She picked up a red gold silk butterfly hairpin with some surprise. As she moved, the butterfly wings flapped slightly. The rubies and sapphires inlaid on it shimmered faintly.

Jiang Shiying praised: "This hairpin is so meticulously made."

Lu Zhaolin took the hairpin from her hand, inserted it into her bun with his own hands, and said: "This was just presented by Xiyue Kingdom on New Year's Eve when we hosted a banquet for foreign envoys. Where they are , nothing else is good, but the craftsmanship of making jewelry is excellent."

Jiang Shiying smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for thinking of me."

Lu Zhaolin chuckled, indeed he was thinking of her. When he first saw this set of headscarves, the first thing that came to his mind was how beautiful it would look on her head.

He leaned close to Jiang Shiying's ear and whispered: "How can Ying thank me? Huh?"

As he spoke, all his breath hit Jiang Shiying's ears. The ending sound is high, obviously it doesn't say anything special, but it just has a charming flavor.

Jiang Shiying glanced at him, the tips of her ears turned slightly red, and said, "Your Majesty likes to bully others."

Lu Zhaolin's chest shook slightly, and he laughed deeply in his throat, saying, "I really didn't say anything."

Jiang Shiying glanced at him again, said nothing, and turned her head to let others continue to dress her up.

Lu Zhaolin also lay back on the soft couch, with a look of pride on his face.

When Jiang Shiying finished packing, she turned around and asked him, "Your Majesty, does this look good on Ying?"

Lu Zhaolin said: "They complement each other."

Jiang Shiying smiled and said, "It's all because of His Majesty's good taste."

Soon it was the beginning of Youshi, Lu Zhaolin said: "I have to go back to Ganquan Palace first, and then go to Xiefang Palace from Ganquan Palace."

The implication was that he had to separate from Jiang Shiying.

Jiang Shiying nodded and said, "I know that your majesty is doing this for my own good."

She is a little Zhaoyi and has no heirs. If she and Lu Zhaolin go to the banquet hand in hand, I am afraid that after the news gets out, there will be so many rumors about her involvement in the previous court that the Ganquan Palace will be flooded.

All the things she had done before, including donating money and proposing the establishment of a rehabilitation center, had all become useless.

After all, there was no reason for the queen to welcome Zhaoyi with her concubines.

Lu Zhaolin liked her for being sensible and wanted to touch her head, but he couldn't do it, so he just pinched her fingers.

Just as he was about to leave, Jiang Shiying held his hand.

Lu Zhaolin looked over in confusion, and Jiang Shiying took a step forward, leaned into her ear, and said, "Your Majesty, I hope that one day I can stand by your side legitimately."

After saying this, she let go and took a step back.

This sentence is actually a bit risky to say. But she wanted to see how Lu Zhaolin would react to her somewhat arrogant remarks.

When Lu Zhaolin heard this, he looked at her deeply, but he showed no displeasure. Instead, he said word by word: "I hope so too."

As she finished speaking, she saw the corners of Jiang Shiying's mouth slowly turning upward, and her eyes were filled with joy.

Lu Zhaolin's eyes were soft and he whispered: "There will be a day."

The palace attendants standing aside didn't know what riddle the two men were playing. Only Yao Xingde felt keenly that the atmosphere between the two masters seemed to have changed.