Rebirth of the prosperous male concubine

Concubine Zhen was very happy when the bouquet was delivered to the palace.Although it is not a precious flower, but the heart is here.

Concubine Zhen ordered Miao Yu: "Hurry up, take some tea bags that the emperor gave me two days ago, and send them to Qin'er's village, let them taste."

"Yes." Miao Yu responded and went to prepare.

Concubine Zhen fiddled with the petals, thinking: Men and women are not important, the most important thing is to have a heart.

Feng Ye and Song Qi didn't send flowers today, but they sent rose cakes early in the morning, and added sweet-scented osmanthus sauce to the roses according to her preference, it was very fragrant, and she liked it very much.

How could she not be pleased with such good children, and how could she be unhappy?

After a while, Miao Yu gave the tea and broken silver to the person who arranged to deliver the things, and entered the house.

Concubine Zhen sniffed the flowers and asked, "Is the emperor still with Beauty Yue today?"

There is no dinner party in the Huaying Festival Palace, each palace also holds its own flower banquet, and will send some to the emperor.As for whether the emperor eats or not, it is not their business.Younger concubines may be jealous of this matter, but those like Concubine Zhen are already as straight as water.

At her age and position, she has already understood love and love, so she values ​​her two children and their future more than the emperor.

Miao Yu smiled lightly and said: "The emperor went to the empress's breakfast, and before she finished eating, she went to Yuemei's place, and someone said she was not feeling well, please ask the emperor to take a look. The emperor left the empress to go I went to Yue Meiren's place, and I haven't come out yet."

Concubine Zhen smiled, "Maybe the queen is out of temper?"

"That's inevitable. During festivals, it is a rule set by the ancestors for the emperor to accompany the empress to have breakfast. Even you and Concubine Mao never dared to cross the line. Now that Yuemei is proud of her favor, the empress will naturally I won't let it go." Miao Yu has been following Concubine Zhen, and she can see many things clearly.

"Yes." Concubine Zhen sat up straight, "That's fine, the more angry the empress is, the faster things will happen, just wait and see."

"Yes."

On the Zhuangzi, Jiang Yi was reading under the tree, and Feng Qin graciously peeled the lychees for him.

These lychees are extremely difficult to store, and they were sent from the south in a hurry, and each prince was given some according to the rule.After the people from Prince Lu's Mansion received it, they hurriedly delivered it, for fear of delaying the eating time.

Feng Qin didn't like lychees much, so he wasn't greedy, so he gave it to Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi glanced at the plate while reading, and said: "Okay, don't peel it, this thing will get angry if you eat too much."

"Okay." Feng Qin was delighted to ask people to put the remaining lychees in the cellar and put some ice on them for easy storage.

Seeing that Feng Qin would only stare at him, Jiang Yi felt a little helpless, "Aren't you going to visit the barracks?"

"No. They practiced well even if I wasn't there." How could it be better to watch those soldiers than to watch Jiang Yi?

"What are those flower kitchens going to do?" Jiang Yi asked.

"I don't know, but I used to make rose sauce." Feng Qin replied.He didn't eat much either, so what was sent was basically brought into the palace.

The steward walked quickly into the yard with a basket in his hand, and after saluting, he said, "My lord, my concubine, Prince Xiang's mansion has sent someone to deliver rose cakes."

Feng Qin said with a smile: "Brother moves quickly."

Just as Jiang Yi was about to take a bite, he said, "Take it here."

After the steward put the small basket on the table, he withdrew.

The rose cake is baked golden and crispy, making people particularly appetizing.

Jiang Yi took one, tasted it, and said with a smile: "It tastes good, not too sweet, and sweet-scented osmanthus is added."

Feng Qin also took one, and said with a smile: "Song Qirang should have made it, my brother would not consider doing this."

"This time, the rose sauce made by Zhuangzi is kept. I can let the kitchen make it once or twice occasionally. It tastes good with crushed peanuts."

"Okay, I'll keep them for you." Feng Qin said with a smile.

Xia Feng came out from the small kitchen in the courtyard and said with a smile: "My lord, my concubine, the glutinous rice has been steamed."

They make lotus rice wine and rose rice wine, and steaming glutinous rice is the first step.

"Okay, let's put it aside and let me know when it's warm." Jiang Yi said.

"Yes." Xia Feng replied, and went back to the kitchen.

Feng Qin thought that he should steam all the glutinous rice in Zhuangzi, so that he could brew a few more jars and save it for drinking slowly in the future.And this is also the first time he brews wine with Jiang Yi. It is so meaningful, so naturally we should make more souvenirs. Opening a jar every year is very beautiful when you think about it.

But thinking about it in a blink of an eye, making flower-flavored wine is also very hard work, and he couldn't bear to make Jiang Yi tired.Come to think of it, it's better to make a few jars every year, and it's better to have new wine every year.

Different types of wine are brewed, and the drinking time is also different. The fast one takes seven days, and the slow one takes three to five months.Because they are all fruit wines with low alcohol content, there is no need to wait for three to five years, and it will be considered soon.

In a blink of an eye, another month passed.The weather was as hot as fire, Jiang Yi stayed in the house every day and couldn't come out anymore, Feng Qin would occasionally go up the mountain to have a look, most of the time he just stayed with Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi likes to read when he is free, but Feng Qin always stares at him.Seeing Jiang Yi's embarrassment, he repeatedly handed him the book.

I don't know if it's because of being with Jiang Yi, or because my patience has improved as I get older.Feng Qin was actually able to read books other than the Art of War, and also enjoyed a lot of fun from them.Especially when Jiang Yi wanted to discuss with him, it was quite fulfilling for him to reply a few words.

The watermelon that has been towned in the well is cut and sent in.

Jiang Yi is greedy for this cold food, so he can eat a few more dollars every time. Fortunately, he has never had a stomachache, so Feng Qin doesn't care about him.

You Xing walked in softly, bowed and said: "My lord, my concubine, someone from Xiang Wang's mansion has sent a letter."

As soon as Feng Qin stretched out his hand, Youxing immediately offered the letter.

Opening the letter, Feng Qin read it and handed it to Jiang Yi.

It turned out that beauty Yue had a miscarriage last night, and she shifted the responsibility to Concubine Zhen, saying that she went to Concubine Zhen's palace in the morning to invite her to sit down, and she felt unwell after smelling the incense in the palace, and the incense was indeed Concubine Zhen Just started using it two days ago.After examining the pulse, the imperial doctor said that there was indeed an aroma component stagnating in the body.The emperor was furious, and Concubine Zhen called out for injustice.Later, several imperial physicians were invited to see, and one of the young and promising imperial physicians said that Mei Yue's miscarriage had nothing to do with incense.This incense has to be smelled every day for a year and a half before it can damage the fetal gas. It is only smelled once, and there is only a very small amount of it in the body. It is reasonable to say that there is no possibility of harming the fetus.I'm afraid it was caused by eating something wrong.

So they tracked down one by one, and found out that Concubine Liang's close maid once went to the small kitchen where Beauty Yue cooked the anti-fetal medicine, and said that she gave Beauty Yue the sour plum soup made by the concubine Liang herself.Beauty Yue drank that sour plum soup, and she didn't feel unwell until an hour after drinking it.

The maid who was close to her did not admit it. During the final search of the palace, two small packets of tire-slipping medicine were found in Concubine Liang's dressing box.

Concubine Liang cried out for grievances, but she was powerless to refute in front of the evidence.

The queen interceded, thinking that the good concubine had contributed to the birth of the prince, and the second prince had contributed to the emperor's share of worries. If the punishment was heavy, it might be chilling, so I hope the emperor will punish him lightly, and she will definitely manage the six palaces well in the future. Will let this happen again.

The emperor thought it over and over again, and finally punished Concubine Liang to contemplate her mistakes behind closed doors, and from now on, she was not allowed to leave the palace gate for half a step.

After Jiang Yi finished reading, he put the letter back on the table and picked up the book to continue reading.

Feng Qin asked with a smile: "Don't you want to say something?"

"What are you talking about?" Jiang Yi looked at him with a smile.

"Say what you think of, I want to hear what you mean."

Jiang Yi put down the book again, "I don't know why this child didn't exist. Concubine Liang lived in the palace for many years and lived well before she became attached to the queen. I don't think she's so stupid as to put the miscarriage medicine in her dressing box." Therefore, it is hard to say whether it was something she had planned beforehand or someone else put it in her. Of course, it is also possible that she did it in a moment of confusion. For Yuemei, She should also understand the emperor's ruthlessness, she lost her child, but the emperor raised it high and lowered it gently, presumably no mother can bear it."

Jiang Yi propped his chin and continued: "But having said that, Yue Meiren will lose her child sooner or later, doesn't she know? I don't think so, right? No matter how good a woman's skin is, she won't be able to survive in the palace if she doesn't have any intelligence. Go on. The fourth prince sent someone to help himself, so how could he really send someone who is empty and beautiful? There are many beautiful people in this palace. If Yue Meiren knows that the child cannot be kept, then even if no one does it, she will Find a way to 'get' someone to do it. This child is gone, but she has received special favor from the emperor, this is a sure-fire deal for Yuemei who has no foundation."

"So it doesn't matter when or why this child disappeared. The important thing is that from now on, Beauty Yue's favor will be even stronger than before. The emperor feels guilty, and Beauty Yue is gentle and sensible, and she looks like she is doing it for the sake of her. The emperor is begging for perfection, can the emperor not accept this?"

Feng Qin nodded, "You have thought everything through, I don't even know what to say."

"You understand in your heart that what I said is actually too much."

"I don't have much to say, I just like to listen to you." Feng Qin smiled and said, "Although Concubine Liang is dead now, but the second prince is still there, the queen is not missing a helper. Concubine Ning should be more proud." Yes, after all, the father dotes on the beauty even more, and he will probably be promoted in a few days. From this point of view, the one with the weakest power has become my concubine mother."

Jiang Yi nodded, "Indeed. This time Beauty Yue opened her mouth to wrong her mother and concubine, the purpose is already obvious. It is impossible for Concubine Ning and Beauty Yue to bring down the queen. After all, it is not a last resort to abolish the emperor. And if the concubine mother is removed, then Concubine Ning will naturally be able to speak in the palace, and for so many years, the concubine mother has been favored by the emperor, how can Ning Niang not be jealous? As for the queen, it is now Concubine Liang, if concubine mother can be removed again, her position will be very stable. So both sides are targeting concubine mother, concubine mother must find a way to deal with it, otherwise her status may be at risk."

Feng Qin thought for a while, and said: "My mother told me before that she wanted to get Qingyang's mother, Concubine Mao, out of the cold palace."

"Concubine Mao?" Jiang Yi didn't know this concubine Mao.

Feng Qin told Jiang Yi about Concubine Mao.

Jiang Yi thought for a while, and said: "It's a good choice. If the mother concubine can say that, there is a way, and you can try it."

"Okay, I'll discuss it with my concubine after we return to Beijing."

"Well. But we have to go back in a few days. Otherwise, the emperor will definitely guess that we hid because of beauty Yue, and went back because of her. It is not a good thing that the news from the palace spread so quickly, the emperor will not be happy."

"You're right, let's stay a few more days." Now that the concubine is fine, it is certain that she will be sad, but for the future, he decided to listen to Jiang Yi and go back later.

Seven days later, Feng Qin took Jiang Yi back to Beijing, and entered the palace the next day to pay his respects.

After what happened to Beauty Yue, Concubine Zhen's last bit of affection for the emperor was gone.Now she just wants to support her son as soon as possible, so that she can sit on the empress dowager position and take care of her for the rest of her life.

Feng Qin was concerned about Concubine Zhen's recent situation, and then brought up the matter of Concubine Mao.

Concubine Zhen has already decided to get Concubine Mao out. This time, after listening to Feng Qin's opinion, she feels that the sooner the better, there should be no delay.

"In the next few days, I will make some arrangements. I will go to Lenggong to meet Concubine Mao first." Concubine Zhen felt that she had to listen to Concubine Mao herself.If Concubine Mao is unwilling, she may be blamed instead for forcibly taking people out of the cold palace.

"Concubine Mu, a place like Lenggong is half stupid even if it's not crazy, are you sure Concubine Mao is normal?" Don't make something abnormal, you will suffer from it instead.

"Well, every year when the seasons change, I will send someone to deliver some food and clothing to Concubine Mao. Although her life in the cold palace is a bit difficult, it is normal and nothing happened."

"That's good. I hope Concubine Mao can help Concubine Mu."

Three days later, Concubine Zhen quietly went to the Leng Palace after nightfall.

Concubine Zhen had already sent someone to inform Concubine Mao in advance, and Concubine Mao knew that she would come tonight, so she did not sleep.

The door was knocked lightly a few times, and Concubine Mao immediately got up to open the door, and after seeing Concubine Zhen dressed as a court lady, she shouted happily and excitedly: "Sister."

Seeing Concubine Mao again, Concubine Zhen was also very happy.Since she has been favored all these years and the emperor is always by his side, it is really inconvenient to come to the cold palace in person, and they always send people to deliver things, and those people will comfort her when they go back, saying that Concubine Mao is doing well, and they are very grateful to her.She only believed three points of this, but she really couldn't help it.

"Sister." Concubine Zhen's eyes were red.

Concubine Mao is really thinner than before, and her complexion is not very good, her face is a little sallow.For a woman with bad skin color, no matter how beautiful she is, she will lose half of it.Fortunately, the wrinkles haven't climbed up her face yet, it's a gift of time to Concubine Mao.

Concubine Mao smiled and said, "Sister, don't be sad, come in and sit down first."

"Okay." Concubine Zhen answered and entered the room.

Miao Yu stood guard outside.

The rooms in the Lenggong are dilapidated, with thin bedding and musty smell.The paint on the tables and chairs was also peeled off, and they made an unpleasant creaking sound when sitting on them.The room is not big, the candles are lit, and they are still the worst candles, exuding an unpleasant smell of smoke, and the smoke floating from the flames is also black, a bit choking.

Compared with her palace, this place is dilapidated and extremely shabby, even worse than the room of her servants in the palace.But Concubine Zhen didn't dislike anything, because she knew very well that if her son hadn't become the emperor, her fate might not be as good as the current concubine Mao.

"My place is simple, sister, don't dislike it." Concubine Mao laughed.

Concubine Zhen shook her head, "If I disliked it, I wouldn't come here today."

Concubine Mao nodded with a smile.

Concubine Zhen didn't play tricks on her, and said bluntly: "You should know the meaning of my visit today. Recently, the palace is restless. You have been in the cold palace for many years, and you should have come out."

Concubine Mao withdrew her smile and remained silent.

Concubine Zhen continued: "Now that Qingyang has grown up, and has reached the age to start seeing each other, I watch her grow up, so naturally I want to choose the best one for her. But she is your own child, and she must always suit you. And the current situation in the palace, if I lose power, have you ever thought about what will happen to Qingyang?"

Concubine Mao looked up at Concubine Zhen.

"You know what you hate and what you resent. But what's the use of resenting here? Now you and I are no longer the innocent girls at the beginning. There are some things that you have to stand up for in order to truly resolve this resentment." Concubine Zhen said: "I won't hide it from you. I am in a critical situation and I need someone to help me. After thinking about it, you are the most suitable. You can think that I am using you. If you don't want to, I will kill you right away." Go, I will never bother you again. I will not treat her poorly in Qingyang, I will find her a good husband as soon as possible, and choose a good man for her while I am still in office."

Because she really regards Concubine Mao as her own, she is unwilling to beat around the bush when she says some things.Although the words are not good, the truth is not bad.

Concubine Mao was silent for a while, and asked: "Sister, is there a way to let me out?"

"If you want, I will naturally do my best to help you. In this palace, there are not many people I can trust, and you are one."

Concubine Mao smiled, "Since my sister is so honest, then my sister told you the truth. I really don't want to stay here anymore, not for Qingyang. I know that with my sister here, Qingyang can't be wrong in this life. I am for my sake My parents, my younger brother. How innocent are they? How can the emperor be so cruel?"

"Sister, I've figured it out after all these years in the cold palace. What love is, it's just floating clouds. Maybe other women can meet the love of their lives in their lives, and the other party cherishes her as themselves. But I haven't met, Your Majesty ...Heh...Sister, I am going out to avenge my family, if I kill him then, sister don't blame me. "

Concubine Zhen smiled wryly, and said: "Sister, why don't I understand your thoughts? I have seen him thoroughly in the past few years. I don't have any hope for him now, and I only want to make things happen in the future." , let me live the rest of my life safely and securely."

Concubine Mao breathed a sigh of relief, "With my sister's words, I feel at ease. Sister, don't worry, I haven't honed in anything else in these years, and I have really honed my patience well. I will not act rashly, nor will I hurt my sister. I don't care about life and death. I want revenge, but I want him to feel that life is worse than death. This is what I have done in my life, I will do everything, sister, don't get your hands dirty."

Concubine Zhen took Concubine Mao's hand, "Don't be silly, we are one body, we are one, we are both prosperous and we are all damaged. For myself and for my sons, I can't even clean my hands. We have to figure this out slowly. Only by doing so can we achieve our goals without harming ourselves.”

"What my sister said is true. For the rest of my life, I will follow my sister's orders!"