princess teasing concubine

"Greetings, Concubine Zhen."

The graceful and luxurious woman was dressed in Luosang, with a few precious hairpins on her head, and her delicate eyebrows were affectionate. Concubine Zhen slowly raised her hand after sitting down, and said softly, "Everyone is free!"

"Thank you, ma'am."

This concubine Zhen really resembles the second prince, she is gentle and elegant. The prince's mother concubine is a queen, and she looks approachable on the surface. As for the fourth prince, Mu Jin is not very clear.

"There is no other purpose in having a tea banquet today. The main thing is that the palace is really dull. You don't need to be too restrained. You can drink tea and chat. If you are still not interested, then it is also possible to talk about poetry and painting. Concubine Zhen smiled and took the lead in raising the teacup and drinking it slowly.

A concubine took the lead and handed a box of gifts to the big court lady beside her, "Madam Zhen, this jade bracelet is full of color and crystal clear. The concubine saw that it is very suitable for her complexion, so I gave it to you."

"Xiao Guiren has a heart."

Seeing that the Concubine Zhen accepted it, everyone immediately presented the gifts they had carefully selected, but Mu Jin saw that the Concubine Zhen's smile was a little perfunctory, obviously he didn't care much about these things.

Lu Wanyi stared at Mu Jin all the time, Hua Jieyu naturally noticed her gaze, and nudged her with an elbow, "It's time for us to send it off."

"Correct."

Lu Wanyi handed her her share, "Sister, give it to me!"

"Why?" Hua Jieyu asked in a low voice.

"Sister." Lu Wanyi smiled, "If you are valued by the concubine Zhen, will you give up your sister?"

"Of course not." Hua Jieyu knew it clearly.

Hua Jieyu held the box in her hands, with a contrived smile on her face, as if she had been practicing for a while, "I heard that my mother's knees will ache when the rainy season comes, my concubine is worried, so I specially come from the northern cold area A box of snow lotus tea can not only relieve pain, but also strengthen the body."

Concubine Zhen stopped being perfunctory when she heard the words, "Hua Jieyu is really thoughtful, Tianshan snow lotus is not easy to grow, even such a small two boxes must have taken a lot of thought?"

"As long as the empress is in good health, it doesn't matter if the concubine spends a little time. If the empress likes it, next time the concubine will bring more."

"Have a heart."

The palace lady took it, took out a little and started to brew the tea, the technique was extremely light and complicated, obviously it was the concubine Zhen's tea, which had been brewed for many years.

Concubine Zhen took a sip, "Well, good tea."

She put down her teacup and looked at Mu Jin, "I met the young prince once when he got married, but he has never talked with him. Today I specially invited the young prince to the tea banquet. I wonder if it is rude?"

"It's not intrusive. To be invited by the empress, I'm really flattered and very happy." Mu Jin smiled politely.

"Your mouth is really sweet." Concubine Zhen covered her lips and smiled, "It's the same as Fei Er, you know how to please me all day long."

"That means the second prince is close to the empress."

"That's true." Concubine Zhen raised her hand, "Everyone relax, don't be too restrained when you come to this Palace."

"Thank you madam!"

Lu Wanyi got up immediately, Hua Jieyu looked puzzled, she walked towards Mu Jin and greeted shyly: "My lord, do you still remember me?"

Mu Jin thought for a while, "Oh, so it was you, I wonder what happened to that little maid?"

Lu Wanyi's face was displeased when she heard the words, Mu Jin quickly changed her words and said, "I don't know which empress you are?"

"This is Lu Wanyi——Lu Wenjing." Seeing that the two knew each other, Concubine Zhen couldn't help but take another look at Lu Wenjing.

"My lord, I am nobleman Mei."

"I'm a good concubine."

Seeing people gradually surrounding him, Mu Jin said helplessly, "You ladies and gentlemen, why don't we sit down and drink tea?"

"Okay!"

"Okay, just be quiet for a while." Concubine Zhen shook her head, raised her hand to signal the maid to make tea, and everyone sat down, "This poem is pregnant with a dragon heir, and it will be full-term in two months. Gong hopes that you will not cause trouble."

Hua Jieyu frowned, if she didn't want to touch Shiyin, then her plan would have failed, and Mu Jin was there, obviously Concubine Zhen was expressing her position.

Lu Wanyi clenched her hands tightly, and asked a little nervously, "Your Majesty, do you want to protect the tone of the poem?"

As soon as Lu Wanyi finished her question, the queen led someone to rush in in vain, "It's because I don't want you to cause trouble."

When everyone heard the sound, they all bowed to the ground, but Lu Wanyi, who was nervous, was relieved at this moment.

Concubine Zhen squinted her eyes, "Your sister has raised some waste here, why is there no one to tell me about the Queen's sister's arrival?"

The queen smiled, "Don't blame them, I came here uninvited, my sister won't welcome me, right?"

"How come, my sister can come, my sister's place is also full of splendor." Concubine Zhen gave up her seat, "Sister, please take a seat."

After the queen sat down, she looked at Mu Jin kindly, "Jin'er, you brought Shiyin into the palace after all. If you have time, you should visit her more often. Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, so how can he be by her side all the time?" .”

"I will keep this in mind." Mu Jin saluted.

"This palace is the queen of a country, and the concubine Shi Gui is about to give birth. If anyone does something that shouldn't be done at this time, don't blame this palace for being ruthless." The queen raised her airs again, "As long as you keep your duty, The elixir practiced by the master of the country naturally has your share."

Mu Jin raised his eyebrows.

As soon as the news came out, everyone exploded and turned against the queen one after another, "Empress, please rest assured, the concubine will definitely keep her duty and will not cause trouble for the empress."

The queen curled her lips, "En!"

"Sister is such a great handicraft, and my sister admires it very much." Concubine Zhen said with displeasure in her eyes, biting each word.

"Don't worry, my sister also has a share."

"No need, since His Majesty can think of my sister." Concubine Zhen sneered, "Of course I can also think of my sister."

"So, the empress also has the national teacher's elixir?" Lu Wanyi took the opportunity to ask: "I heard that the national teacher's elixir can not only preserve youth, but also strengthen the body."

"That's right, the purpose of holding a tea banquet this time is to share this miraculous medicine with you." As soon as Concubine Zhen raised her hand, the court lady poured another box of powder into the tea leaves.

Mu Jin was curious, "May the lady explain the confusion?"

"These powders are a dose of medicine that the national teacher needs to practice alchemy. Taking it directly can help the body detoxify, and eating more can also make the skin smooth."

Many people drank immediately.

Mu Jin raised the cup and smelled it. In addition to the fragrance of tea leaves, there was also a hint of flower fragrance. A thought floated in her mind. Starting from going south, many things followed one after another, and everything was carefully arranged. Among them, this She has always ignored the role of the national teacher.

"My younger sister is the one who is a great writer, and my older sister is also ashamed of herself." The queen raised her eyebrows, "Forget it, I'd better go and see Concubine Shi Gui and show off."

Concubine Zhen pursed her lips, "Respectfully send off my sister."

"Congratulations to the Queen Mother."

Lu Wanyi listened to her, and said softly to Hua Jieyu: "It seems that the Empress wants to protect the tone of the poem so as not to affect her status."

Hua Jieyu nodded, "If Shiyin is removed, it will not only relieve me, but also embarrass the empress, and win the favor of the concubine Zhen."

"Yes, but the plan has to be foolproof. We'll think about it after we go back."

"kindness!"

"I don't know if the empress can give me some medicine powder?" Mu Jin raised the teacup, touched his lips lightly, but didn't drink it, "I want to bring some for the princess."

"Naturally."

The palace maid handed Mu Jin a small box, "Mu Jin thanked the empress on behalf of the princess."

"We are all a family, no need to say thank you, how old is Feier from this palace, and he admires the little prince very much, you two should walk around more."

"Your Majesty's words are very true." Mu Jin got up to leave, "I want to give the powder to the princess as soon as possible, so I will leave first."

"it is good······"

Mu Jin asked for this medicinal powder, of course to see what it was, but just after she left the Taihua Palace, she ran into the big eunuch, and the little eunuch behind him brought many wooden boxes.

The chief eunuch smiled and said, "Yo, great son-in-law."

"Eunuch is polite, what are you doing?"

"Oh, it's filled with the best iced fruits in the south. When the Holy Majesty heard that the concubine Zhen was hosting a tea banquet, he ordered his servants to send some fruits for all the concubines to try something new to relieve the heat." Eunuch De pointed at the box in Mu Jin's hand, "Is this the remnant of the medicine cited by the national teacher's alchemy?"

"Yes, thanks to the gift from Concubine Zhen."

"The eldest son-in-law is very popular, and he is loved by all the empresses." The eldest eunuch smiled, and there was no greed in his eyes.

"I'm handsome!"

"Haha, the eldest son-in-law is very humorous." Eunuch De cupped his hands, "The slave has to deliver fruits to the ladies, so I will leave first."

"Father-in-law, walk slowly."

When the eunuch walked past her shoulder to shoulder, she felt a palpitation inexplicably. She turned to look at the leaving back of the eunuch, "Illusion?"

Mu Jin shook his head, put the box away, left the palace and went straight to the academy to find Li Zixu, and handed the box to him, "Smell it."

Li Zixu looked around and saw that the powder was bright red and smelled a faint floral fragrance, "It has a floral fragrance, and there seems to be a very faint strange smell."

"What's the smell?"

"I don't know, it's too faint, even the fragrance of this flower is quite peculiar." Li Zixu shook his head, "What is this?"

"This is the medicine cited by the national teacher for practicing alchemy." Mu Jin smelled it himself, "Then what kind of flower is this?"

"I don't know, I've never smelled this kind of flower fragrance before." Li Zixu touched his chin, "Why don't you ask Lin Tianxi, there are so many strange flowers in their yard, maybe she will know about it."

"Alright."

Mu Jin divided the medicine powder in the box into two parts, "Then I'll go to the Lin family and ask, and you can bring the other part to my sister."

"I'm afraid not."

Mu Jin was taken aback, "Why?"

"The last time I sent three four-border guards, I ordered them to send back the pigeons every day at noon to ensure that their mission is still going on, but after they left the city, there was no news."

Mu Jin was startled, feeling that he was being watched all the time, "You mean, they were killed? What about that thing?"

"Nine times out of ten, he died and his things disappeared. You'd better not leave the imperial city these days. With Princess Hexu protecting you, people in the dark would not dare to act rashly. It may not be so if you leave the city."

"That's all." Mu Jin pursed his lips, "It's fine if you can't send it out, so as not to hurt my sister."