Jia Yingchun of the Red Chamber

At the beginning of the first month, Concubine Li Gui suddenly changed her temperament, she even reported to Ningshou Palace every day, and she was very patient, she stayed for a whole day, and had to compete with Yingchun for everything about the Empress Dowager's daily life and food.

Especially on Zhengdan Day, when the Empress Dowager received the imperial concubine's clan and her wife, Concubine Li Gui took the position next to the Empress Dowager forcefully. At this time, there is someone who can help the Empress Dowager to check for omissions. mouth.

On the second day of the second day, Concubine Li was still like this, and she competed with Yingchunwen in everything. In short, she also served Yingchun soup, she also made tea, and Yingchun beat her back and shoulders for the queen mother, and she also beat her back and took it. Shoulders, in short, Yingchun was so crowded that there was nowhere to stand.

Concubine Li seems to have made up her mind to commit a crime of disrespect to Yingchun, and she cheated several times while serving Yingchun side by side, causing Yingchun to almost smash the teacup and soup bowl.

In the afternoon of the second day of the second day of junior high school, Yingchun saw the empress dowager's tired face, thinking that she would have to give a banquet later to entertain the female relatives of various houses, but the empress dowager couldn't bear it, so, while the empress dowager was washing, she quietly poured out a small pot Lingquan honey tea, let the empress dowager relieve her fatigue and sleep smoothly.

Clinker, Concubine Li, because the Empress Dowager was not around, relying on her acquaintances in the palace, she did not hesitate to use the imperial concubine as the supreme concubine, and deliberately stretched her feet to trip Yingchun.

Although Yingchun had been on guard for a long time, she had already stabilized her heels in surprise, but it was the teapot on the tray, but because of the tilt of the tray, it slipped and fell out.

Concubine Li has her own considerations, the servants under her command are all selected by the Empress Dowager for her team, and these people are usually not happy to work in Ningshou Palace.

And once these people attack Yingchun, it's okay if they don't be seen, but once they are seen, they can't bear the consequences.

Although Yingchun is not as deep-rooted as Concubine Li in Ningshou Palace today, there are also one or two loyal people. Everyone knows that Nanny Gui in Ningshou Palace is the No. 1 empress who loves Chongyuan besides the Queen Mother.At the critical moment, Nanny Gui's words can have the effect of a Jedi rebound.

Yingchun is not a slave girl, if she suffers a loss and swallows her anger, she can order someone to cover her mouth and drag them down, beat them to death, or hand them over to the Department of Punishment for the above crime, which is also a death sentence.

Therefore, these maids and mothers from Ningshou Palace did not dare to take orders lightly, instead they persuaded Concubine Li that the overall situation is the most important, and during the New Year's Eve, don't make trouble for the Empress Dowager, the gain outweighs the gain.

After Concubine Li became angry, she wanted to send Yingchun to the Punishment Division even more.

But the mammy and girl under her hand refused to make a move, instead she persuaded her again and again. This is because Yingchun's favorability in Ningshou Palace is too high.All the servants knew that the Empress Dowager was very protective of the calf and loved the people around her very much.

Back then, when Concubine Li first came to Ningshou Palace as an errand, she once wanted to be strong by Nanny Gui, tried her skills for a while, and was easily taken care of by Nanny Gui, she even resorted to the trick of sisters fighting for favor in the back house, avoiding Nanny Gui, secretly instigating Empress Dowager, tell me how Nanny Gui bullies others with her power and pretends to be a tiger.

Concubine Li meant that dripping water wears away rocks, and slowly using water to grind her work, she bit by bit wore away the empress dowager's trust in Nanny Gui, and replaced it by herself.

In the end, the Empress Dowager actually chose to open the pustules in public, and the Empress Dowager ordered Nanny Gui to confront Nv Shi Wu face to face, making Nv Shi Wu embarrassing herself in person.

Although after the incident, Empress Dowager Niang Nian did not punish her severely when she was young, she just warned her not to imitate those ghostly tricks.And asked her to pour tea for Nanny Gui.

This matter gave the servants of Ningshou Palace a vigilance. The Empress Dowager is not easy to be fooled, and she handles things fairly.

Concubine Li was not upset, so she had to do it herself.She didn't believe that she couldn't beat Nanny Gui back then, but now the Supreme Concubine can't beat a little concubine.

Once Yingchun rebelled, it would be disrespectful. According to Concubine Li Gui, even if the Empress Dowager found out the truth afterwards, she would not make things difficult for outsiders.

Turning back to Yingchun, she kept Concubine Li Gui here early in the morning, but she asked Siqi Lanyun to cover those maids and mothers for her, and warned the police if something was wrong. I never expected Concubine Li Gui to value her so much. Lower your price and do it yourself.

When Yingchun noticed it, the Taibai porcelain pot on the tray was inclined to slide down. Yingchun was anxious and rushed to rescue him, and even quickly caught the falling teapot. That's not right, I am a weak girl, and suddenly I have such wonderful hands and empty wrists, isn't it confusing?

Yingchun reacted quickly, and fell forward, then loosened her fingers, flicked forward slightly, and poured the whole pot of honey water on the push rod that was stretched out before it could be retracted.

Afterwards, Yingchun fell due to inertia. Yingchun intentionally treated herself like a bullet out of the hall, and slammed towards the pair of wet legs. At the same time, she fell very dizzy and exclaimed Get up: "Oh, that tripped me?"

When the Empress Dowager came out of dressing, she saw Concubine Li Gui and Yingchun rolling into a pile in the sitting room, and the porcelain they handed over was broken all over the floor.On the big red wool felt, it was wet.

Du Ruo, a chess player, helped Yingchun.

Concubine Li Gui was pressed down by Yingchun's legs, polluting her skirt, so angry in her heart, she stretched her legs and kicked Yingchun, while angrily said: "Go away, you are so bold, you are blind, how dare you bump into me?"

Because Concubine Li kicked her legs indiscriminately, trying to kick Yingchun away so that she could stand up, clinker, when she kicked, the Empress Dowager just came out, Yingchun's body like a heavy weight suddenly floated up, and followed Concubine Li to lift her feet A roll in the direction, and a muffled groan by the way.

The empress dowager frowned suddenly: "What's the matter? Hurry up and help me up!"

Yingchun got up in a panic, her hairpin fell off, and her clothes were wrinkled, but fortunately her hair was not messed up.

Yingchun pointed at the Empress Dowager, "Forgive me, Empress Dowager, the concubine accidentally smashed the teacup!"

Concubine Li Gui also got up, and said angrily when she heard the words: "Not only did you smash the teacup, you also hit me as a criminal, come here..."

The empress dowager suddenly said: "That's enough, go down and change first!"

The Empress Dowager's face sank like water, Concubine Li Gui didn't dare to speak more.

For a moment, Concubine Li Gui and Yingchun went down to change clothes at the same time, the Empress Dowager pouted, and Nanny Gui immediately went to the small attic above their heads in the dressing room.

Concubine Li Gui and Yingchun didn't realize that there was a gap the size of a grain of rice on the floor above their heads.

Afterwards, Concubine Li first finished changing her clothes, and laid maggots on Yingchun in front of the Empress Dowager: "Empress Dowager, you are going to make decisions for my concubine and niece, my lower back is so painful because of her pressure."

Concubine Li's mother-in-law, Zhu Nai, was busy helping out: "It's not that the slaves are talking too much, but this lady is too arrogant and narrow-minded. She has only been with the empress dowager for a few days, and she dares to despise our empress and get in the way." Damn, it's too dark, our mother folded the clothes but the emperor rewarded them a little while ago, and she just poured tea on her body today."

The Empress Dowager remained silent, she was waiting for Nanny Gui's result.

Seeing the empress dowager's private anger, Concubine Li hurriedly fanned the wind: "The concubine has come to serve these few days, but because she thinks that the empress dowager will leave the palace soon, and the concubine is too weak to accompany her. Competing for favor!"

Yingchun came out after changing her clothes, and happened to hear Li Guifei's aria.

Yingchun deliberately slowed down her steps, but her steps were small, and she walked all the way to the empress dowager. After saluting, she immediately made an apology to Concubine Li: "It's all due to my carelessness, and I'm hurting my concubine. This concubine is willing to be punished."

At this moment, Nanny Gui has already told the Empress Dowager the result of her secret investigation: "Mistress Chongyuan has bruises on her calves, as if she was kicked by a hard object, and Mistress Chongyuan also has bruises on her left waist, which is shocking to look at. , seems to be seriously injured!"

The Empress Dowager looked in the direction of Concubine Li.

Nanny Gui shook her head slightly after sighing.

The Empress Dowager's complexion suddenly changed, her eyes turned cold, she was furious in her heart, she was so daring that she dared to play tricks under her nose?

Seeing the empress dowager's face changing, Nanny Gui was afraid that the empress dowager would be too angry to hurt her body, so she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty the empress dowager, I will give you a banquet later!"

The Empress Dowager woke up suddenly, looking at Concubine Li with bright eyes and rouge, she felt deep sorrow in her heart, this child looked very smart at the beginning, so she herself had the heart to teach her, how can she do all the bad tricks now?

The next moment, the Empress Dowager suddenly remembered that Concubine Li had hooked up with the emperor in her Ningshou Palace, and her son was doting on women in her own palace. This made the Empress Dowager very uncomfortable. There was sarcasm in his eyes.

After closing her eyes, the Empress Dowager said inwardly, she glanced at Nanny Zhu coldly, and ordered: "Your master has not been helped back to rest, she was frightened, boil some soothing soup and drink it, and I am writing to sleep well today. There is no need to come here, I will come back tomorrow morning to accompany me to give a banquet."

Concubine Li finally got angry, and she didn't forget to give Yingchun a hard look before leaving.

After Concubine Li Gui left, Yingchun poured another pot of Lingquan honey water for the empress dowager: "The concubine saw that the empress dowager's voice was a little hoarse, her throat must be dry, and she felt pain. I'm afraid that the throat will feel uncomfortable, this is the concubine's homemade throat-moisturizing tea, which is added with mangosteen, fat sea and honey. Drink another cup, and it will surely relieve the pain!"

The empress dowager's heart felt hot when she heard the words, her eyebrows and eyes were curved, and she couldn't hold back the smile on her face: "You are a careful girl. If you don't say this, I don't think so. If you say it, I'm going to have some throat problems. Dry and painful!"

Nanny Gui was busy taking tea and holding it for the Queen Mother to drink, while praising: "There is no one who is as considerate as Empress Chongyuan."

Yingchun refilled the tea for the Empress Dowager, while smiling: "Mama, I'm even embarrassed by what you said. I think I was so scared when I came to see the Empress Dowager. If it wasn't for the kindness of the Empress Dowager, Nanny Gui taught me , how can the courtiers and concubines have today."

Although Yingchun's words were flattery, they were sincere flattery. The empress dowager's kindness to Yingchun was no less than that of Jiamu, the real grandmother.Yingchun's sincere love and respect for the empress dowager, the empress dowager can also truly feel it.

The empress dowager, Nanny Gui, smiled all at once, and the empress dowager laughed even more heartwarmingly: "Look at this girl, her mouth is full of honey every day!"

Immediately, the Empress Dowager welcomed the spring with a big pull: "Sit down and talk!"

Yingchun made a footstep next to the queen mother, but she was taken by the queen mother and sat on the embroidered stool beside the queen mother. Yingchun was very disturbed. Sometimes the queen mother stood in front of the queen mother, but the queen mother said: Room, don't pay attention to those, from now on in Biyun Temple, you just sit in front of this palace."

Yingchun stood up and thanked her before sitting down again.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "Today, you have been wronged, and I know it in my heart. From tomorrow, you should go back and rest for a few days, recover your body, and after the Lantern Festival, we should leave on the [-]th. Going to Biyun Temple is not a day or two, and things in the palace should be arranged once or twice, if there is any embarrassment, I will just look for you Guima."

Yingchun heard the words and hurriedly got up to give a blessing: "Thank you, Empress Dowager!"

But it is said that Yingchun returned to Yanxi Palace, seconded Chengqian Palace to embroider oranges, and brought a large bag of medicines such as plasters for removing blood stasis.It was Yuan Chun who learned early in the morning that Concubine Li was up to no good.Xiuju rubbed the medicine on Yingchun while wiping her tears: "This Concubine Li is really nothing. She herself is not willing to accompany the Empress Dowager to Biyun Temple, but now she hates our master. What is it? The Empress Dowager is her personal No one else is allowed to touch it!" Then he quietly told Yingchun: "The imperial concubine said, sooner or later I will find a replacement for the empress!"

Du Ruosi's chess and embroidered oranges were full of dissatisfaction, but Yingchun herself was puzzled. She looked at the bruises on her calves and was confused. She stretched out her hand and pinched it. It didn't hurt at all. The koi chirped and laughed.He suddenly realized that it must be the koi playing tricks.

On this night shift, Koi really told Yingchun: "Ha, the empress dowager made the woman in front of you peek at you changing clothes, saying that she wanted to see the master, you and the concubine Li, who fell to the ground and who made trouble. I wanted to impress her deeply." , so I modified the place on your body that was kicked red by that crazy woman, and the empress dowager was very angry. It has been decided that tomorrow I will teach Concubine Li a lesson!"

Yingchun was surprised: "Lesson? What lesson?"

Koi shook his head: "I haven't explored this, anyway, that crazy woman is probably going to be unlucky."

The next day, the third day of the first lunar month.

On the day of Yingchun, I was exempted from asking for stability, and I slept until I woke up naturally.Strictly speaking, he was not called to wake up naturally, but he was awakened by the reward eunuch's yelling.Yingchun was dug out of bed by Du Ruo and dressed up, but it was rewarded by the empress dowager, but nothing valuable was lost, it turned out to be a few snacks on the empress dowager's table.

However, although Yingchun was not present today, the Empress Dowager, the Imperial Concubine, the Concubine Shu, the Concubine Hui, and the eldest concubine Fu Jinyu went to pay their respects again and again, and then a group of daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law served the Empress Dowager for breakfast.

There is no need to do this on weekdays. Today is the Chinese New Year. Everyone should come together to respect the elderly and make the Queen Mother happy.

For a while, the Empress Dowager took the seat, and the Empress Dowager led the concubines and concubines to stand there, and Nanny Gui led the other concubines to serve the Empress Dowager for dinner.

The empress dowager is a mother-in-law, so the empress dowager also took care of her.Concubine Li Gui helped the Empress Dowager to serve the soup, and the Empress went to set the chopsticks. Concubine Shu, Concubine Hui, and Fu Jinyu led the older people to stand there.

For a while, the food was served.Suddenly, the Empress Dowager pointed to the pocket gold and silver rolls on the table, and said, "This is Chong Yuan's favorite, Chong Yuan, you are lucky!"

The Empress Dowager patted Concubine Li's arm as she spoke, Concubine Li was stiff at that moment.

Nanny Gui was busy reminding the Empress Dowager in a low voice; "Empress Dowager, Empress Chongyuan fell and was injured last night, she is going to rest today."

The queen mother smiled: "Oh, look at my memory, how about this, you send someone to deliver some, and this chestnut cake, jujube cake, sesame candied heart roll, green rice porridge, millet paste, all in one dish Send it away, that girl, usually greedy for these things!"

This matter was just a small episode, the queen and others just thought it was the empress dowager who was used to being served by Yingchun.She has nothing to think about except that the Empress Dowager loves Chongyuan.

Concubine Li's face turned red in an instant, as if she had been splashed with chicken blood.She knew that it was the Empress Dowager who had seen through her little actions yesterday and beat her on purpose today.Remind Concubine Li, I have seen through you, I will show you face today, and be more honest in the future, I am not a foolish woman who will get dizzy if you use a little trick.

Of course, Concubine Li is actually the Empress Dowager's family. After the beating, the empress dowager and Concubine Li became more harmonious than ever before.After all, the two had been together day and night for three years.

However, the Empress Dowager no longer likes Concubine Li Gui's service, whether it is the tea brewed by Concubine Li herself or the jokes she tells, the Empress Dowager feels the same.But she had to give Concubine Li Gui some face. The Empress Dowager felt that she had to deal with the wives of various households and the daughter-in-law, Concubine Li Gui, and she became very impatient. I feel uncomfortable all over.As a result, in the next few days, Concubine Li made frequent mistakes while serving her.

After the fifth day of the lunar new year, the Empress Dowager finally stopped entertaining all the government orders and ordered Concubine Li Gui to rest for a day on the sixth day of the lunar new year. Concubine Li Guifei almost burst into tears on the spot as if she had been pardoned.The pampered concubine Li Gui finally knew that no matter how hard she worked now, it seemed that she would not be able to go back to the time when she had no quarrel with the empress dowager.In other words, since she kept advising the queen mother and seducing the emperor after drinking, there has been a gap between her and the queen mother.

Concubine Li Gui finally knew that no matter how much she tried to please her, she couldn't get rid of the embarrassment in the Empress Dowager's heart, so it was better to retreat to the last bond - blood relatives.

Concubine Li has confidence in this point, as long as she does not make big mistakes, she will be able to enjoy glory and wealth for a lifetime.As for what will happen in the future, we will make plans after raising the prince.

Looking back, I said Yingchun, starting from the third day of the junior high school, the queen mother rewarded me with a breakfast, and Yingchun immediately sent it.

First of all, the Empress Emperor rewarded Yingchun with many precious Chinese medicinal materials.Ginseng, bird's nest, angelica, Tianqi, all packed in exquisite boxes, with a big red brocade outside, tied into a bow.

Then, Concubine Shu and Concubine Hui also have rewards, which are still ginseng, bird's nest, angelica, and Tianqi.

The difference is that the emperor and empress rewarded blood swallows, while concubines Shu and Concubine Hui were all white swallows.

Then, all the palaces moved together.

It's ginseng bird's nest and angelica Tianqi again.

Hands were sore when receiving the Spring Festival gift, and my cheeks were sour from laughing.

I just sighed in my heart, this is really moving my mouth at the top and breaking my legs at the bottom.A word from the empress dowager's mouth is worth a lot.

In the end, Du Ruo classified all the ginseng, bird's nest and herbal medicines to settle accounts, and hey, he got fifty to sixty thousand silver.

Yingchun was frightened and dumbfounded. What about my mother, is she just accepting bribes?

This day is the tenth day of the first lunar month. I thought that I would pay New Year's greetings until the fifteenth and sixteenth. This year is over. Now it is fifty or sixty thousand. Will there be more in the future?Yingchun was terrified, and ran to Ningshou Palace. Because she was afraid that the empress dowager would think she was ignorant, she first asked Nanny Gui to hold her and bowed to her: "Tell me, mama, let me get up tomorrow. Are you coming back to serve the Empress Dowager?"

Nanny Gui pursed her lips and smiled: "The empress dowager said that she will leave on the [-]th, so I will teach you how to relax for a few days."

Yingchun had a bitter face: "That's not what I mean. I don't come out here to serve. The princes, concubines and concubines in the palace send me this and that every day. Now they are all piled up. This amount, how good is this, others think that it is just for greed!"

Nanny Gui smiled: "Well, the old lady can really help the empress. Yesterday, it seemed that the empress dowager was discussing with the emperor, saying that it was because of the severe snowstorm in Xining, the shortage of doctors and medicines in the army, and the fact that the common people were getting more and more serious. The national treasury was empty and hard to support, so the king of Beijing Jing suggested that it would be better to collect donations among the rich and powerful in Kyoto, and all the money collected would be purchased for medicinal materials and shipped to northern Xinjiang.

The emperor wanted the empress dowager to suggest that the harem empress donate supplies, so that the donated materials would be collected. The emperor would set up a stall on the Long Street during the Shangyuan Festival and sell them to the ministers. The one with the highest price would get it! "

Yingchun was stunned. She didn't expect that the King of Beijing and the Emperor would have such advanced ideas. Isn't this the fundraising and auction of later generations?

However, Yingchun was happy now: "That's great. I'll get all the medicinal materials and gift lists when I go back. I hope the emperor can sell them for a good price."

Nanny Gui pursed her lips and smiled: "The empress dowager is sending someone to look for you, to see if you are willing to help the empress dowager to do some counting of supplies and registration."

Yingchun smiled with eyebrows and eyes curved: "Of course I am willing!"