Zhuo Qihua

The liveliness and festivities in the palace had no effect on Xiangfu Palace.Ever since Jia Guixie and Concubine Xi Gui came, Zhuo Ji locked himself in the studio.On the third day of the junior high school, Emperor Yong'an held a banquet in the palace, and all the officials brought the female family members with imperial titles into the palace.The female relatives are all on the queen mother's side, and the men are in front of the emperor.Zhuo Yizhi brought his wife, Jiang Shi, into the palace.Emperor Yong'an didn't have the slightest extra enthusiasm for Zhuo Yizhi, and he didn't even talk to him, and the Empress Dowager was even more indifferent to Jiang Shi, so Zhuo Yizhi couldn't help feeling cold.

Concubine Xi, Jiaguixie and Dejuan never went to Xiangfu Palace again.In the harem draft, in the absence of a queen, the queen mother handed over the matter to Jia Guixie and Xi Guifei in coordination with the household department and the palace department.The Empress Dowager was very pleased that the emperor spared Concubine Xi Gui's regret, and Concubine Xi Gui took the initiative to go to Xiangfu Palace.Deji was pregnant, Jiaguixie was called Mingyu, and Xiguifei was called Qiongpin.Because Qiong Concubine was obedient during the prevention and treatment of mumps, Emperor Yong'an was very satisfied, and his attitude towards her was better than before, and he would occasionally call her to bed.Concubine Xi naturally chooses someone who satisfies His Majesty.As for Concubine Xiao and Concubine Wen, no, Concubine Xiao and Concubine Wen have completely lost their status in the harem.

The third princess is permanently deaf in her left ear. Under the rehabilitation treatment and acupuncture treatment of the Imperial Medical Office, she has been able to walk a few steps with her arms supported, but it is still unknown when she will truly recover.After Concubine Wen was demoted to Concubine Wen, Emperor Yong'an never once visited her in the palace, let alone invited her to sleep with her. Even the third princess, Emperor Yong'an never visited her.As Zhang Xian said, in the harem, the mother is more expensive by the son, and the son is also more expensive by the mother.

Emperor Yong'an's mood these days can't be said to be bad, but it can't be said to be good either.On the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after Emperor Yong'an offered sacrifices to the heavens, he took all the people in the harem to have fun with the people on the tower of Yongding Gate in the front palace at night.Appreciating lanterns and lion dances, watching Yangko dances, watching fireworks, and listening to Taiping drums is a joyous experience, but the only thing that is missing is Shunzhuo Ji.That night, Emperor Yong'an didn't call anyone to sleep, nor did he go to the palace of any concubine, but spent the night alone in Fengtian Hall.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Xiu Nu and Duan Lang entered the palace.The West Third Courtyard of Xiao Leng Palace was suddenly bustling.Jia Guixie and Concubine Xi Gui were too busy to separate themselves, and Ming Xie and Qiong Concubine were also so busy that they asked the palace servants to beat their backs and waists as soon as they returned to the palace.Zhuo Shuzhen is one of the show girls, and she is also the one who has attracted the most attention among the show girls who entered the palace this time.Zhuo Shuzhen is the younger sister of Shunyou Zhuo Ji, Shunyou, the maid who dominates the holy favor in the harem.But the other party offended His Majesty Longyan before the new year, and was imprisoned in Xiangfu Palace, and the ban has not been released until now.But even so, Xiu Nu and Duan Miao did not dare to underestimate her.Those who can enter the palace to participate in the election must have some background in their families.That Shun Yu was imprisoned, but the palace points assigned to Xiangfu Palace were not missing.

"Long live, it's late at night." Zhang Xian reminded again.

Emperor Yong'an put down the pen, and Zhang Xian immediately stepped forward to collect the pen, ink and memorial.Emperor Yong'an suddenly asked: "This year's Xiu Nu, Duan Miao, are there any outstanding ones?"

Zhang Xian was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Of course there are. But a few Duanmao went to see Shunyu, and were stopped."

Emperor Yong'an frowned: "Who gave them the courage to walk wantonly in the palace?"

Zhang Xian: "Your wife has already reprimanded you, they are all ignorant. But..."

"But what?"

"The daughter of the Zhuo family also went to Xiangfu Palace, and the imperial army didn't dare to stop her. It's just that she went at the wrong time, and she hadn't gotten up yet. Later, the daughter of the Zhuo family was called away by the imperial concubine, but she didn't go there again. gone."

Emperor Yong'an's brows were even tighter: "Shunyou was in the dormitory of the West Third Court before..."

Zhang Xian immediately said: "Your ladyship has been ordered to seal it up."

Emperor Yong'an's brows stretched.

Zhang Xian glanced at His Majesty's expression, and said, "My maidservant heard something interesting."

"what?"

"Many of the show girls and Duanmu who entered the palace this year are related. For example, Mu Liuqian's niece from Jingzhao Mansion and a concubine's niece from Liu Qian are both this year's show girls. The daughter of Princess Leping and Chang Weitian's brother-in-law of Longzhou Zhizhou are Zheng'er Bajing's cousins."

Emperor Yong'an let out a "huh" inexplicably.

What is Zhuo Ji's purpose of entering the palace, no matter whether it is intentional or unintentional, anyway, it has already spread outside the palace.Zhuo Ji, who has a reputation as a scholar, entered the palace to pave the way for his daughter Zhuo Shuzhen.Seeing this, each family naturally followed suit. Even if there is no suitable family member to enter the palace together, they must find a way to find one.Whether it is relatives from afar or children of subordinates, in short, they must enter the palace together.

The beautiful women and Duanmu who entered the palace had to go through a screening first, and then they had to learn the most basic palace rules and etiquette before they could attend the three-day palace selection banquet, which was selected by the emperor, which was similar to the modern draft.Those who do not meet the requirements of the emperor's concubine, such as those with bad appearance, bad figure, serious diseases, non-virgins, troublemakers, etc., will be rejected in the initial screening.Those who are selected for the first time must be verified by Jia Guixie, Xi Guifei, the palace secretary and the household department to prevent anyone from using power for personal gain.However, it is not that Xiunu and Duanmao did not have the opportunity to meet the emperor before the official palace selection.If the emperor goes to the West Third Academy during the draft, this is the opportunity for Xiunu and Duanmu to gain the emperor's favor in advance.It's just that so far, Emperor Yong'an has never stepped into the West Third Courtyard.

The room Zhuo Shuzhen was assigned to was not bad in Dongyuan where the beautiful girls of the West Third Courtyard lived, but it wasn't the best either.The show girls entering the palace this year have several strong backgrounds.If Zhuo Shuzhen hadn't had Zhuo Ji as her elder brother, no matter how beautiful she was, she would not have received special care.

"Miss, do you think the young master didn't see us on purpose?" Juanhong, the maid who entered the palace with Zhuo Shuzhen to serve her, asked worriedly.

Zhuo Shuzhen reprimanded her: "That's obedience!"

"Yes." Juan Hong lowered her voice, "Miss, by the way, are you..."

Zhuo Shuzhen twisted her handkerchief and bit her mouth, she was also worried.Why haven't you got up yet? It's already that hour, why haven't you got up yet?Even if he didn't get up, if he wanted to see her, he would at best let her wait.In the end, not only did she not see anyone, she was also reprimanded by the imperial concubine, saying that she had no rules.

Zhuo Shuzhen was flustered, what did the imperial concubine scold her for?It means that the imperial concubine doesn't like her!It was said inside and outside the palace that the imperial concubine went to Xiangfu Palace in person, and she was all smiles when she left. It was obvious that the imperial concubine and Zhuo Ji had also made friends!But the imperial concubine scolded her!Zhuo Shuzhen couldn't help but blame her parents, why they didn't treat Zhuo Ji better in the first place.If they don't care about Zhuo Ji, then simply don't let Zhuo Ji enter the palace.It's good now, her choice to enter the palace was originally a certainty, but now it's very dangerous.

"Miss, we still have to meet Shun Chen. Or, the servant will find a way to ask someone to deliver a letter to Shun Chen?"

Zhuo Shuzhen shook her head: "I don't know how many people are staring at me now. If he really wants to see me, he will definitely come to me. He doesn't see me, and I will only bore him when I look for him like this. Now you and I Be patient for now, as long as I can enter the palace smoothly and get His Majesty's favor, I will naturally not need him in the future."

Juanhong made sense and nodded.

It was late at night, and Zhuo Shuzhen was about to go to bed.She has already passed the screening, as long as she doesn't make mistakes during this time, she believes that with her talent, appearance and figure, she will be selected successfully at the palace selection banquet.

Not long after Zhuo Shuzhen fell asleep, there was a commotion outside.She opened her eyes: "Juan Hong, what's going on outside?"

"I'll go take a look."

Juanhong put on her clothes and went out.After a while, Juanhong came back and said in a hurry: "Miss! Something happened! There was a flood in a room in Dongyuan! It seems to be the one where Shun You once lived!"

"What!" Zhuo Shuzhen sat up.

Feng Xi hurried into Fengtian Hall: "Master! Master! Something happened!"

Zhang Xian: "Long live, rest! What's going on in such a panic!"

Feng Xi said anxiously: "Shun's old residence in the West Third Courtyard is flooded!"

"What?!" Zhang Xian became furious as soon as he changed his mind, "Who burned it!"

Feng Xi: "I heard that some Duanmu sneaked in to see Shunyou's former residence, but one of them lost his oil lamp and dropped it on the bed, causing flooding."

Zhang Xian gritted his teeth: "Didn't take it well?! If someone didn't deliberately screw this thing to him!"

"Master, what should we do? Do you want to report to His Majesty?"

Zhang Xian turned around and walked into the bedroom.Feng Xi waited outside angrily and worriedly.Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the bedroom, Feng Xi was startled, and then the Holy Majesty was furious: "What does the steward of the West Third Court do?"

"Long live you can't be angry!"

"Investigate! Let me investigate! Anyone who participates in it! Let me kill you all!"

"Long live! It's Duanmu who entered the palace on the bright side, you can't be killed with a stick..."

"Can't? I don't care about my will! I can't?!"

Feng Xi stamped his feet on the spot, turned around and ran outside.

Zhuo Ji was still in the studio, while Wang Bao knocked on the door: "Master, Mr. Feng Xi is here, something has happened!"

Zhuo Ji was taken aback, and put down the brush: "I'll go out right away."

After Zhuo Ji left the studio, he ran into Feng Xi who was trotting all the way along with Chang Jing.As soon as he saw Shunyou, Feng Xi's tears came down: "Cuyou! I beg you, please, don't get angry with Your Majesty!"

"What happened?"

Feng Xi: "Your Majesty ordered someone to seal up your old residence in the West Third Courtyard. Just now, Duan Miao, who entered the palace, broke in privately and diverted water. Your Majesty was furious. Your Majesty cares about you. His Majesty does not allow anyone to enter at will. Don't get angry with His Majesty, go and persuade His Majesty..."

Zhuo Ji was stunned, then raised his hand to wipe Feng Xi's tears, and said: "Go back and tell Your Majesty. The West Third Courtyard is the place where I was imprisoned, and I have never missed it. But if Your Majesty arranges some When people come in in a mess, don't blame me for using a broom to beat them out, so that your majesty won't lose face."

Feng Xi stopped crying and was in a daze.Suddenly he shivered, turned around and ran away.Feng Xi ran away, and Zhuo Ji returned to the studio.Wang Bao and Chang Jing followed, they didn't enter the studio, Wang Bao asked at the door: "Cui, are you still going to see His Majesty?"

Zhuo Ji: "It's not the time yet, go get busy and don't disturb my drawing."

The painting is not finished yet, see what you see.

When Feng Xi ran back to Fengtian Hall, he saw that His Majesty was already dressed.Zhang Xian was still persuading, and several palace servants were cleaning the floor of the bedroom with their heads down.As soon as Feng Xi came in, he knelt down.Seeing this, Zhang Xian immediately asked the cleaning palace people to leave.Feng Xi knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, slave, slave, dare to go to Xiangfu Palace."

"Touch!" Emperor Yong'an slapped the Kang table with a slap.

Feng Xi closed his eyes and went out and shouted: "Your Majesty, servant girl, servant girl told Shun You that the old residence of the West Third Courtyard has flooded, so please don't be sad. You said, said that the West Third Courtyard was the one where he was arrested. In the place of captivity, it's too late to hate the West Third Courtyard, and it's still his heart to walk away. It's just..."

"Just what!" Emperor Yong'an blurted out these words in a hurry.

"It's just that I said, that if Your Majesty arranges for a new owner to live in Xiangfu Palace, I will take a broom and beat people out."

Zhang Xian opened his mouth wide: "You really said that?"

Emperor Yong'an's eyes were depressed: "What did he say?"

Feng Xi swallowed his throat, and said tremblingly: "The original words, the original words..." Feng Xi shrunk himself into a ball, looking very scared, "Say it!" , If Your Majesty arranges some messy people to come in, then don't blame me for beating them out with a broom, and don't give Your Majesty a face'. Your Majesty, forgive me!" Feng Xi kowtowed violently after finishing speaking.

Zhang Xian swallowed his surprise, looked at His Majesty worriedly, and said deliberately: "Long live, this... the new master lives with the palace, it's a rule."

As soon as Zhang Xian finished speaking, Emperor Yong'an glared at him. Zhang Xian shrank in fright, but was snickering in his heart.

Emperor Yong'an looked at Feng Xi who was still kowtowing: "He really said that?"

Feng Xi stopped and kowtowed: "I dare not tell half a lie."

"Hmph!" Emperor Yong'an got up, "Get off! How dare you go to Xiangfu Palace without authorization, and go and receive the punishment yourself."

"Yes……"

Feng Xi stood up, bowed and retreated.Zhang Xian looked at His Majesty cautiously, and asked, "Long live, the West Third Hospital..."

"Ignore the palace rules and let your wife deal with it."

"Yes."

"I'm tired."

"Yes."

Zhang Xian waited for His Majesty to lie back on the bed, and then the palace guards waited outside, and he left the palace.As soon as he left the dormitory, Zhang Xian hurried to find his apprentice.Feng Xi, who had been beaten thirty times, was lying on the bed. Seeing Master, Feng Xi smiled and shouted: "Master!"

"Does it hurt?" Zhang Xian sat down beside the bed and asked with concern.

Feng Xi: "It doesn't hurt. They didn't really fight, and Tuer will be able to go to the ground tomorrow."

Zhang Xian patted his apprentice: "Well done. Do you really say that?"

Feng Ximeng nodded: "Really Master! This disciple didn't even think about it. Master, you said that if you don't come to find His Majesty, you don't mean to let His Majesty imprison him on purpose?"

"Don't make random guesses. You lie down well, and Master has to go to Huayang Palace."

"Master, what does Your Majesty mean?" Feng Xi was still curious.

Zhang Xian: "Shun Yuzu doesn't like the West Third Courtyard, so His Majesty will not go into it. But the person who broke into Shunyu's old residence without permission and burned it down, should be dealt with."

Feng Xi looked cautious and understood what Master meant.