[Qing Chuan] Jun Guifang has rested

Duty, the empress likes the servants to be by her side, and the servants should be there whenever she is called. "

"Oh," Qianlong thought thoughtfully, "Xuanhe has the best temper, and you can make her not want to see him. You are quite capable."

His casual sarcasm really hurt Xu Qiuyan's heart, making her even more helpless.

Back at Yikun Palace, Qi Zhao is serving Concubine Xian for lunch.The food was steaming hot, and the master and servant were talking and laughing.Xu Qiuyan stood in a daze towards their figures, then walked away dejectedly.

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Looking at the brilliant golden sunset in the courtyard, Concubine Chun felt depressed for a while.Every time she sees this scene, she thinks that it will be sunset again, and she will be grounded for another day.

It is said that idleness is unbearable, pure noble concubine does not like to read, does not like to write, female red embroidery is too lazy to do, and when the sun goes down, she goes to lie down in the quilt early.

She had a big belly, and her body was getting heavier and heavier, and she couldn't feel comfortable even when she lay down.I remember when I first conceived a dragon fetus, people from all walks of life went to the Zhongcui Palace like buzzing flies, and they couldn't drive them away. Now I was punished by the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and there was no movement at all. Only Concubine Yu came to visit Twice, and Empress Fucha gave her things a few times considering the overall situation, but recently she has also been left out in the cold.

She closed the bed curtain tightly, and asked Wei Xunfang to read a few passages from the "Tao Te Ching" to her. When she heard it, her eyelids would twitch, and she had been relying on it to fall asleep these days.

Concubine Chun was fast asleep. In the middle of the night, she suddenly heard the window crackling and crackling as if it had been struck by something.She thought it was raining heavily, so she covered her ears irritably, but Wei Xunfang hurried in at this moment.

"Miss!"

Concubine Chun didn't raise her head: "It's only been a few days, what are you arguing about?"

Wei Xunfang's voice was urgent: "Your Majesty, go and have a look."

Concubine Chun had no choice but to wrap herself in a few clothes.Picking up the lamp and looking out the door, she was dumbfounded. There were dozens of civet cat corpses spread out in a mess all over the yard, and the corpses were already in different places, with bright red blood oozing out.

The smell of blood filled her nose and throat, Concubine Chun turned to retch, Wei Xunfang hurriedly stroked her back, but she threw it away: "I don't have someone to clean it up, what's the use of telling me!"

Concubine Chun didn't want to sleep anymore when she returned to the room, she retched for a long time before feeling a little more pain in her chest.After Wei Xunfang cleaned up, she went back to serve her. She disgustedly asked Wei Xunfang to change into clean clothes first.

Concubine Chun covered her mouth and nose with a silk cloth, and asked: "Have you sent someone to the emperor to inform you?"

Wei Xunfang said: "Yes, the emperor is still resting in the Changchun Palace, the slaves are talking about it, the eunuch reluctantly agreed to inform the emperor tomorrow morning, but the attitude is very perfunctory, I'm afraid it's..."

"Everything that depends on the wind and the rudder!" Concubine Chun was furious, and Wei Xunfang offered her hot soup to prevent pregnancy and advised her to take care of her body, so she suppressed her anger and calmed down: "Don't clean up too much, you always have Leave some traces, and keep those dirty things, otherwise the emperor won't believe it."

When she said this, she knew in her heart that the emperor would probably not come, and even if she did, she might suspect that she was talking to herself, and that she had deliberately planned out such a play in order to regain her favor. His credibility with the emperor has indeed been greatly reduced.

Thinking of Concubine Xian, she said: "Tell me, could that bitch Huifa Nala do what happened this time?" She didn't want to use the title of Concubine Xian behind her back, and just called her by her surname.

Wei Xunfang shook her head: "I don't think so, Concubine Xian is always cautious, and what good will she do?"

The pure imperial concubine agrees.She was about to give birth, and it didn't make sense for Concubine Xian to move her fetal gas at this time.But according to what she knew about Concubine Xian, that person definitely did not have the temperament of frivolously intimidating others for no reason.

The person who made such a trick must be vicious and treacherous, Concubine Chun really couldn't remember who she was in the way of recently, Monk Zhang Er couldn't figure it out.

But thinking of Concubine Xian, those disturbing memories flooded back.Ah Fu is her nail to coerce and lure her to install in Yikun Palace. He is dull and reticent, the least likely to attract attention.The fifth elder brother taught him to put the prickly puppet under the pillow of Concubine Xian, and he did it neatly, but it was a pity that Ningbi disrupted the situation and prevented the palace search.

After that, Concubine Xian became more cautious and cautious, and failed to seize the opportunity. Finally, Xianzhi, the maidservant of Lu Changzai, blurted out that Concubine Xian and Mei Xun had a close relationship and seemed to have an affair.So Concubine Chun ordered Ah Fu to keep an eye on this matter, and she found that Mei Xun came to Yikun Palace very frequently, and always avoided people when she got along, even Ningbi was excluded.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ah Fu always paid attention to the movement, saying that he saw Mei Xun enter the palace of Concubine Xian with his own eyes, and he never went out.After the lights were turned off and everyone fell asleep, he got up to look again. Seeing the entanglement between the two figures, he hurried to report to Concubine Chun.

After the incident, Concubine Chun deliberately asked Ah Fu to tell the story of the incident, and then she added fuel and gossip.Unexpectedly, the situation turned sharply, the queen mother and elder brother all stood up to testify, and even settled the matter, and he was put under house arrest for no reason.

Although she has already used her contacts to seal Ah Fu's mouth, Concubine Chun still can't figure it out: "What went wrong with you, why when we arrived, there were only Huifa Nala and the lowly maid in that room, Mei Xun has been with Big Brother all the time, what kind of tricks did they do?"

Wei Xunfang said: "Maybe it's just the two of them."

"how do I say this?"

"Things happened suddenly that night, and the servants were also flustered, unable to share their worries with the empress. After thinking about it carefully, Ah Fu saw that the imperial concubine Mei entered the room of the noble concubine Xian, but did not see him coming out; only saw Ningbi coming out, but did not see her Go in again. Things seem strange, but after all, Ah Fu is not the personal servant of Concubine Xian, guarding the huge Yikun Palace alone, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes. Do you remember the court clothes that Ningbi repaired?"

"remember."

Wei Xunfang said again: "The evidence of that person is complete, it is most likely the fault of Concubine Xian and Ningbi. Mei Xun might have slipped away from somewhere else at some point, Ningbi also took the opportunity to enter Concubine Xian's bedroom, and clicked Light the candles, put on the court clothes, deliberately act for Ah Fu, wait for him to report the news, and then change the clothes, everything has an excuse."

Concubine Chun was tongue-tied.Wei Xunfang continued: "Thinking about what Lu Changzai has done, most of the intimacy between Mei Xun and Concubine Xian was deliberately revealed to the empress to prepare for Concubine Xian's countermeasures. But the empress dowager and the emperor don't know these inside stories, Maybe I can't think so much, so I'm going to punish the empress."

Concubine Chun was enlightened and very angry.She clenched her fists tightly and said bitterly: "You did such a dirty thing!"

Wei Xunfang stood quietly by the side, Concubine Chun lost her temper, and suddenly raised her head to look at her.Wei Xunfang looked uncomfortable, lowered her head, and Concubine Chun raised her chin: "You are beautiful and smart, I must betroth you to a good family."

Wei Xunfang hurriedly said: "The servant still wants to serve the empress wholeheartedly, and doesn't want to marry."

Concubine Chun's lips twitched: "The one I want you to marry is naturally the best in the world."

Wei Xunfang was stunned for a moment, comprehending the meaning of Concubine Chun, plopped on the ground, kowtowed three times, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "Your Majesty is so kind, this servant will never change until death."

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procrastinated...

I went to check some information about Oirat Mongolia, but it was very limited... Anyone who knows is welcome to point out the fallacy, thank you!

Chapter 18

What happened in Zhongcui Palace was heard by the eunuch guarding the door that night, but the emperor didn't pay much attention to it, and only sent some supplements to Concubine Chun, as a way to appease her.

Lu Changzai, who lived with Zhongcui Palace, was shocked.She also heard the movement outside that night, she got up to look out of curiosity, and saw the blood splattered on the window pane, and she shivered in fright.

She has always been content with her duty, she should not offend anyone, this trick should be directed towards Concubine Chun.But the bloody scene still terrified her, and after a sleepless night, she still had lingering fears when she thought about it.What if that person came to revenge with lingering hatred?The so-called "a fire at the city gate will affect the fish in the pond", she thought she had to guard against it, so she went to Yikun Palace early the next morning.

At that time Xu Qiuyan was watering the flowers in the yard, and Qi Zhao accompanied Concubine Xian to do embroidery.Lu Changzai felt that this scene was weird, because she remembered that Concubine Xian and Ningbi, master and servant, should be inseparable.When Xu Qiuyan saw her coming in, she immediately greeted her warmly, and without thinking about it, she followed her into the main hall.

Concubine Xian smiled and asked her to sit down. She looked at Concubine Xian's jade fingers threading needles and asked, "Your Majesty, this plum blossom embroidery is really beautiful. I don't know where to use it?"

Concubine Xian said casually: "I don't know either, but it's getting colder today, so it's appropriate to embroider a few plum blossoms in Ling Han."

Lu Changzai asked for needles, thread and fabrics with Concubine Xian to embroider together.

After a while, Concubine Xian stopped her hands, tilted her head and asked, "Are you just here to sit around today? It wouldn't be so early."

Lu Changzai raised his eyes and said, "Naturally not. Presumably, the empress has also heard about Zhongcui Palace, right?"

Concubine Xian said: "Yes."

Xu Qiuyan stood beside Lu Chang after serving tea, she noticed that Concubine Xian seemed to throw a meaningful look, which was fleeting, but her heart skipped a beat.

Concubine Xian didn't seem to be interested in this matter, so Lu Changzai didn't discuss it in detail, and continued: "Pure concubine and concubine usually don't have much in-depth friendship, so concubines can't understand her affairs, I don't think much about it. But the so-called 'city gate fish disaster', the concubine has not been favored since she entered the palace, and her temperament is timid and fearful. I was really scared last night. I just want to stay away from the right and wrong, so I want to ask the empress for help .”

Concubine Xian said: "How can I help you?"

Lu Changzai said: "I want to come and stay here for a few days to avoid this time. I wonder if it's too much trouble?"

Concubine Xian smiled: "Of course not, I would like to have more people in this palace to talk with me, so that it will be more lively. Qi Zhao, you go and clean up the side hall. Remember to put a few pots of Clivia and put them in the vase. Lily, Lu Changzai likes to put Ruinaoxiang on the table."

"Thank you for your concern." Lu Changzai grinned, and took out the refreshments he made, which were still warm and tasted just right.They chatted for a while, and Lu Changzai said, "The concubine has one more request."

Concubine Xian said: "You say."

"Last night, my concubine just felt sleepy and had a nightmare, which was related to what she saw. Now my concubine feels afraid when she sees the dark, but Xianzhi is also a little timid. My concubine has always admired Ningbi's courage. Extraordinary, I wonder if the empress can let her stay with the concubine for a few nights?"

Because Ning Bi is the personal maid of Imperial Concubine Xian, Lu often speaks after careful consideration of his words, so as not to appear abrupt.

But Lu Changzai still caught a glimpse of Concubine Xian's expression concentrating, which meant she was not happy.She hurried to make amends: "The concubine's living in Yikun Palace is already causing trouble for the empress, and the concubine is already at ease. The concubine is really making progress, and I hope the empress will not blame her."

But I heard Noble Concubine Xian say: "It's okay, I don't need someone to accompany me when I sleep on weekdays. Ningbi, you can go and help Qi Zhao clean up now, and take a look at what else you need to buy."

This was the first thing Concubine Xian and Xu Qiuyan said directly in the past few days, but she was asked to help others tidy up the room. She really couldn't tell if she was happy or not.

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The next chapter will be updated the day after tomorrow, and it will be longer~ Concubine Xian will get back her heroine script in the next chapter~

Chapter 19 Living Together

That night, Lu Changzai stayed in the side hall of Yikun Palace.Qizhao is very courageous, so Xianzhi lives with her.

Lu Chang was tired after reading the book, so Xu Qiuyan extinguished the candle, sat on the bed on the ground, and said: "Lu Chang is here, if you have something to do, please call your servant, who is a light sleeper."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

The night was already very deep, Xu Qiuyan's eyelids became heavy after she closed her eyes for a while, and as soon as her hazy dream started, she felt her shoulders were being shaken uncontrollably.Shocked, Xu Qiuyan stood up and asked, "What's the matter?"

Lu Chang was pulling up the quilt and looking at her tremblingly: "Ningbi, I had a nightmare...it happened last night. I dreamed that those raccoon cats were alive, scratching my window, and scratching the window soon broken."

Xu Qiuyan rubbed her eyes and saw that there seemed to be tears in Lu Chang's eyes.She said softly: "Lie down first, don't freeze. I'll go get some soothing medicine."

Lu Changzai stretched out his arm to hold her: "No need, now in the middle of the night, a small movement woke up Concubine Xian and the others, so forget it."

"So what, can you still sleep?"

Lu Chang moved in, wrapped in a quilt, to make a bed for one person, and said, "Can you sleep with me?"

Xu Qiuyan waved her hand: "You are the master and I am the slave, so this is inappropriate."

Lu Chang's pink cheeks warmed slightly: "It doesn't matter. I am a young girl at home, and I often sleep with my mother or maid. After entering the palace, Xianzhi often accompany me. Do you mind?"

In fact, this is not a strange thing, but when Xu Qiuyan lay beside her, she suddenly remembered the scene of sleeping with Concubine Xian in the same bed that night, and further thought of what Concubine Xian would think if she knew that she was with Lu Chang in this way , or will you not care?

Lu Changzai tucked her in the quilt, smiled and said, "You don't have to be so restrained, you can take off your coat and go to sleep, it will relieve your fatigue."

Xu Qiuyan covered her chest tightly and said, "No need, this servant is afraid of the cold."

Lu Changzai withdrew his hand and lowered his eyes.

On the other hand, looking at her posture, like a young daughter-in-law who was bullied by bandits to keep her chastity, Xu Qiuyan was also a little uncomfortable.

The starlight outside the window was like silver, and Lu Changzai couldn't sleep for a while. Seeing Xu Qiuyan's eyes were still open, he approached her and said, "Ningbi, you are so smart, can you guess what's going on with Zhongcui Palace?"

Xu Qiuyan said casually: "I really don't understand the grievances between Concubine Chun and others, so I have no clue to guess."

"Ok."

With someone by his side, Lu Chang felt at ease after all, and fell asleep after lying down for a while.

Xu Qiuyan lay flat, thinking about Lu Changzai's problem, and her thoughts went back to the rockery behind the palace, the figures of Hong Zhou and Jia Concubine, the begging eyes of the hungry civet cat, and the carved gold pendant she threw under the rock... Light and shadow interplay Weaving made her dizzy, and her chest was like a pile of lumps.

Lu Chang slept very well that night, so Xu Qiuyan stayed with her for several days.On the first night, Xu Qiuyan was a little uncomfortable, but she gradually got used to it, and Lu Changzai was gentle and peaceful, and loved to talk and laugh. The two lay side by side and chatted. Xu Qiuyan recalled the time when she was a student and her roommates. I feel kind.The room is always very warm, Xu Qiuyan is not so restrained anymore, she got into bed with only a light jacket outside her bellyband.

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