Zhuo Qihua

In Danyang Palace, when Zhuo Ji was still sound asleep on the bed, the noble lords of the palaces had to get up early to pay respects to the Queen Mother and the noble concubine.The eighth day of August is the Empress Dowager's birthday, and the palace began preparations early on.With Beigu's great victory, Emperor Yong'an was in a good mood. In Beigu, he had already decreed that this year's Evergreen Festival should be lively.In fact, for the queen mother, the emperor's safe return from Beigu and the smooth battle in Beigu are the best birthday presents she has received this year.

After the crowd greeted the Queen Mother under the leadership of Huang Guixie, they all moved to Huayang Palace.Concubine Xi's stomach is already too big, so both the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager spared her daily greetings.Arriving at Huayang Palace, the noble concubine arranged the daily work of each palace routinely.On the Empress Dowager's birthday, the nobles from all the main palaces have to contribute. Since Mingyu has to attend classes with Zhuo Ji, he doesn't care about the Evergreen Festival for the time being.

When the concubine Huang had finished making arrangements, Ming Xi, who had always been indifferent to palace affairs, suddenly said, "My concubine, it's the queen mother's birthday, but I can't spare myself as the empress dowager to prepare a birthday gift, and I feel uncomfortable in my body and mind." I don't know if the servant can find someone else to prepare the gift for the servant?"

Empress Dowager: "It's understandable that you can't get away, and the Empress Dowager will not blame you. It's up to you to decide whether to ask someone to prepare the gift for you."

Ming Xun stood up and saluted to thank him. After sitting down, he said to one person: "I heard that Liu Yaren's embroidery is good, why don't Liu Yaren prepare a gift for me?"

Liu Xizhu, who was named, was shocked, and immediately came out and knelt down and said, "It's a blessing for the servant to show love. It's just that the gift that the servant prepared for the Queen Mother is also an embroidery painting, which has not been embroidered yet. You will miss the generous gift from Xie."

Mingyu said directly: "Then give me the one you are embroidering now, and prepare another one for your birthday gift."

Huang Guixie picked up the teacup and drank tea, Deguixie was silent, the other nobles who were not the lords of the first palace quietly looked at me and I looked at you, they all realized that Ming Xie was deliberately making things difficult Liu Xizhu is gone.

Liu Xizhu endured the grievance and said: "It's not that Sishen is reluctant, but that when Sishen greeted the Empress Dowager a few days ago, he said that he would embroider a Buddhist scripture for the Empress Dowager. Sishen was afraid that Sishen would take this embroidery painting. In the past, the Empress Dowager would blame her."

Mingyu smiled: "It turned out to be a Buddhist scripture. It should be easy to embroider a Buddhist scripture. There are still a few days before the Changqing Festival, so you can embroider another Buddhist scripture. Why, I want you to embroider a Buddhist scripture. Push three blocks four?"

Ming Xun is a transparent existence in the circle of noble masters of the old people.No one who is new to the palace will disrespect Mingyu, after all Mingyu is a prince, and has a prince who is deeply favored by the emperor.And Ming Xun never participated in the affairs of the palace, and never troubled any newcomers, even those newcomers assigned to his palace, except for the daily greetings, he rarely had contact with them.It can be said that for newcomers to the palace, the Ming Dynasty is an existence that can be ignored at all.But today, Mingyu's actions have broken the impression he has always had in the hearts of all the newcomers, including Huang Guixie, Deguixie and other old people.

Ming Xun made it clear that he wanted Liu Xizhu to prepare a birthday gift for the Queen Mother.Liu Xizhu looked at Huangguixie beggingly with red eye circles, hoping that Huangguixie could say something nice to him, but the other party was drinking tea with downcast eyes and didn't look at him at all.

One person said: "Embroidering Buddhist scriptures should not be difficult for Liu Yaren, otherwise Liu Yaren would not have time to relax in the Imperial Garden yesterday. If it is not that he really has no time tomorrow, he will not ask you for help. If Liu Yaren doesn't want to, just put it bluntly, I shouldn't embarrass you."

Liu Xizhu looked at Tong Yifeng in astonishment, he didn't expect Tong Yifeng to fall into trouble!

Mingyu smiled coldly: "It seems that Liu Yaren is unwilling."

Liu Xizhu hurriedly regained his senses and kowtowed: "I am willing to serve you! It is my blessing to embroider pictures for you! I will embroider a Buddhist scripture for you again." He is a noble lord with a prince, and he is also close to Shun Yu, Liu Xizhu will never dare to offend him.

Mingyu: "Then the palace is waiting for your embroidered pictures. Agui, you can send Liu Yaren a box of hand cream later, lest Liu Yaren's fingers swell from embroidery and cause His Majesty's distress."

Liu Xizhu's body froze.

Ah Guimu said with a straight face, "Yes, master."

Mingyu: "Get up."

Liu Xizhu swallowed tears and stood up.Only at this time did Huang Guixie raise her eyelids and put down the tea bowl: "If there is nothing important, you all should leave."

The person who was sitting stood up: "Your Majesty Your Majesty Qian'an, the waiter has stepped back."

Everyone can also see that the emperor's wife did not so much ignore the matter of making things difficult for Liu Xizhu tomorrow, it is better to say that she acquiesced.Now, everyone has different ideas about Xiaojiujiu.

Everyone retreated one by one according to their rank, but De Guixie and Mingxie had no intention of getting up.After everyone had gone out, Huang Guixie smiled and asked Mingyu: "Why are you so angry today? I've known you for many years, and this is the first time I've seen you like this."

Degui Xie smiled and said nothing, Ming Xi said a little embarrassedly: "The waiter is just because Liu Xizhu is not pleasing to the eye."

Huangguixie and Deguixie naturally understood why Mingxie disliked Liu Xizhu, Huangguixie smiled and said: "Those ignorant people below, you have to teach them a lesson if you want. That's good, and it will avoid some People think you are talkative and don't take you as a servant seriously. But you can't just pass the Queen Mother's birthday gift to others."

Ming Xun said: "The birthday ceremony will be prepared by the servant himself. You, the servant will go to Xiangfu Palace in a while, the servant will go back first to prepare the things for class, and the servant will leave first."

"Go."

Mingyu got up and left.

Deguixie gave Fuquan a look, Fuquan retreated, and Chang'an also left.Only then did De Guixie ask: "Juchu, what does Your Majesty mean to the Zhuo family? Now it is rare to hear that you are favored in and out of the palace. My father only said that Your Majesty is very dissatisfied with the Zhuo family."

Huangguixie gave Deguixie a letter of approval: "Your Majesty is dissatisfied with the Zhuo family. Before entering the palace, the Zhuo family had a very miserable life, and the Zhuo family just didn't starve him to death or freeze him to death." , he doesn't even have a waiter around him. He went to treat others to earn money at a young age. The Zhuo family didn't care whether he was in the mansion or whether he would be abducted and sold when he went out. The Zhuo family sent him Entering the palace is also to regard him as a stepping stone for Zhuo Shuzhen's future glory and wealth, how can His Majesty accommodate the Zhuo family."

De Guixie was very distressed: "This Zhuo family really deserves to die!"

Huang Guixie: "After a while, this rumor will be self-defeating. The matter between Shunxi and His Majesty is up to them to make troubles by themselves."

De Guixie nodded.

Outside the door, Chang'an reported: "Master, Eunuch Li from Baixifang is asking to see you."

Royal lady: "Let him in."

Soon, Li Yi, the director of Baixi Theater, came in bowed.After entering, he knelt down and greeted the two 俍俍, Li Yi said: "Your Majesty, Servant, I have to order the actors from Baixi Workshop to learn Peking Opera and ballet from the actors of 'Bailao Theater'. Some achievements. However, I am not sure whether I can celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager on the Evergreen Festival, so please give me some advice." Huaman Pavilion has officially changed its name to "Bailao Theater".

The meaning is to ask the imperial concubine to see if it works first. If the effect is good, then it will be sure to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday.In fact, the empress was not sure about this matter, he thought about it and said: "You go back first and wait for the order of the palace."

"Yes."

Li Yi withdrew, Huang Guixie said to Deguixie: "I'll ask Shunxi to see if this is possible, after all he was the one who made it happen."

Deguixie nodded in agreement, and Huangguixie said: "Why don't you and I go to Xiangfu Palace?"

De Guixie: "The servants are naturally happy."

The two waited until Zhuo Ji figured it was time to get up, and then went to Xiangfu Palace together. At the same time, Ming Xun, who had packed up, also went to Xiangfu Palace.The three of them met at the gate of Xiangfu Palace and all laughed.The palace gate of Xiangfu Palace was opened from the inside, Yuan Xiu greeted the three friends with a smile, and the noble lady asked, "Has your master got up yet?"

Yuan Xiu: "If you go back to the royal concubine, the master got up and just finished breakfast (lunch)."

The three walked in together, and Zhuo Ji came out.With braids and no accessories on his body.Seeing the three of them, Zhuo Ji was very happy, and after greeting the three, Zhuo Ji personally led the three of them into the house and asked, "Is there something wrong with you two?"

Usually, if there was nothing urgent, these two people would not come to him.Huang Guixie sat down and said, "There is indeed something that requires your decision."

After hearing what Huang Guixie said, Zhuo Ji thought about it: "That's good, I'm going out of the palace tomorrow, and there are some things outside the palace that I have to deal with. Let the steward of Baixifang take people to Baixi Go to the old theater and show me a live show."

Huang Guixie: "This is the best."

The two chatted with Zhuo Ji for a while and then left, which didn't take up too much of Zhuo Ji's time.As soon as the two left, Zhuo Ji took Ming Xun to the west room to teach Ming Xun a class.

Before class, Mingxi said: "Shunxi, why don't you take a day off today, I'm afraid you won't have time to prepare for the Queen Mother's birthday gift."

Zhuo Ji: "I'm ready. But once the birthday gift comes out, Brother Yue, you have to be busy."

Mingyu's eyes lit up immediately: "Is it makeup?"

Zhuo Ji shook his head: "No, I'll keep it a secret first. You will learn it in the later lessons. Come on, let's hurry up."

"it is good!"

Ming Xun would never break the casserole with Zhuo Ji and ask the end.When he heard that it was related to the course he was taking, he studied hard even more.

Over there, after leaving Huayang Palace, Liu Xizhu who returned to his bedroom drove out all the servants in the house, then gritted his teeth and cried.He didn't dare to lose his temper, let alone throw things. If word got out, his life would be even more difficult.Liu Yimu followed, and said worriedly: "Yaren, you clearly made things difficult for you, and it seems that your lord has also acquiesced."

Liu Xizhu bit his lip, how could he not understand.

Liu Yimu sat down in front of Liu Xizhu, and said in a low voice: "It seems that you have offended a few of you, Mr. Ya, by presenting gifts to His Majesty, so I found an opportunity to beat you."

Liu Xizhu said bitterly: "If I don't offer gifts at that time, when will I have to wait? I thought Mingyu was so noble, but I didn't expect that he also likes to compete for favor. Didn't he win favor by His Majesty because of his favor?" Have a look?"

"Elegant people speak carefully! Be careful that walls have ears!" Liu Yimu said hastily.

Liu Xizhu shut his mouth, and Liu Yimu said more realistically: "The most important thing now is Mingyu's birthday gift. I just don't understand why Zhaoyou has trouble with you, Yaren?"

Liu Xizhu clenched his fists tightly and said: "Tong Yifeng and Qi Yiguo are friends, and he hurt me so much, I'm afraid it's revenge for Qi Yiguo."

Hearing what Liu Xizhu said, Liu Yimu panicked.

Liu Xizhu: "They really think I'm easy to bully?"

Liu Yimu: "Do you want Yaren to write a letter to Lord Hou?"

Liu Xizhu nodded: "Of course I have to write. They don't really think I'm a soft persimmon so they can handle it, I'm not Shi Fangyun!"

Back at Jiangfang Palace and asked the servants to step down, Qi Yiguo said worriedly: "Yifeng, Liu Xizhu is not kind-hearted. If you offended him today, he will definitely try to get revenge. Otherwise, I I'm not worried, I'm just afraid that he will use his schemes on the child."

Tong Yifeng said indifferently: "You almost killed two dead, he won't be unaware that you are on guard against him. A person like him, as long as we have a chance, we must trample him to death. If we ask him to one day The superiors, Chen Zhao and Chen Hao are the real danger."

Qi Yiguo: "I know that Liu Yimu's embroidery is better than Liu Xizhu's. Do you think that the embroidery painting he gave to His Majesty might have been embroidered by Liu Yimu? If he really embroidered until his hands were swollen, How come there is still time to walk around the palaces? I paid special attention to Liu Yimu's fingers today, as if there were needle eyes."

A cold light flashed across Tong Yifeng's eyes: "Then let's go check it out. If the embroidery painting was not embroidered by him at all, he might not be able to stand up at all. The attitude of Huangguixie towards him It's already obvious."

Qi Yiguo nodded in agreement, but he didn't understand one thing: "Ming Xizhu has always been kind, but today he suddenly made things difficult for Liu Xizhu, wouldn't it be the noble lady's intention?"

But Tong Yifeng shook his head and said: "Why does the noble lady have the same knowledge as Liu Xizhu? Liu Xizhu just got some rewards. The royal lady is the rightful lord of the harem, the mother of King Qin, Liu Xizhu In the eyes of the noble lady, I'm afraid that the invitation for pets won't even make a splash. Obviously, this move should be his own idea."

Qi Yiguo still didn't understand.

Tong Yifeng pondered and said: "Ming Yu and Shun Yu have a good relationship, and Ming Yu can have today's status, and it is all because of Shun Yu's help. You are regarded as a benefactor. Liu Xizhu's invitation to favor is a provocation to Shun's status in Ming's eyes, and he will naturally dislike it. The emperor's acquiescence should also be excused by Ming It means beating Liu Xizhu. In Danyang Palace, whoever threatens Shunji's position is the enemy of Huangguiji."

Qi Yiguo exclaimed.

Tong Yifeng said calmly: "We live our lives according to our duties, don't harbor any delusions. It is the greatest grace for you and me to have dragon heirs by our side."

Qi Yiguo nodded vigorously, he definitely listened to Tong Yifeng.

Zuo Silin was the happiest when Liu Xizhu was made things difficult for him.Back in his own room, Zuo Silin showed a happy smile.Xu Mu, who entered the palace with him, was also very happy, saying: "You don't need to do anything, Liu Xizhu will be taught a lesson."

Zuo Silin snorted coldly: "Liu Xizhu thought that if His Majesty liked him, he would be able to sit back and relax? In this palace there are noble concubine, noble concubine and servants. He is rejected by the noble concubine and them, and it will be sooner or later that he falls out of favor. He Isn’t he a good embroiderer? This time, I’ll give him a chance to embroider well tomorrow!”

On the one hand, Xu Mu was happy, but on the other hand, he was also a little worried: "I just don't know why Zhaoyou said anything."

The smile on Zuo Silin's face faded away, and after a while, he said: "You and I have nothing to be guilty of. It was Liu Xizhu who fed Qi Yiguo's belly big. I just saw him by chance and cared about him."

Xu Mu: "It's better for elegant people to be cautious. Why don't you prepare some courtesy and go to Jiangfang Palace more often."

Zuo Silin nodded, but said: "Qi Yiguo is an idiot, if he leaves Tong Yifeng, he is still at my disposal."

Xu Mu: "Ya Ren means..."

Zuo Silin: "Tong Yifeng has been to Xiangfu Palace, and His Majesty ordered him and Qi Yiguo to be placed in Jiangfang Palace that day. His Majesty will give him the position of the main palace, and it is also because of his favor. The reason why he delivered the two of them with his own hands. As long as Shun Shun or His Majesty rejects Tong Yifeng, it will kill two birds with one stone, and neither of them can escape. Tong Yifeng is always in a high position, and he is a threat to you and me. "

Xu Mu: "Then what should we do?"

"Let's sum it up."