It's Hard to Be the Concubine of the Red Chamber

Chapter 23

Because Baoqin had more time to serve at Jin Feng Ceremony during the day, so when Yuan Chun returned to the palace, Baoqin was also asked to go back to rest.So this night, the palace maid serving the vigil next to Yuanchun's bedroom is Mo Xiang.

The job of serving this evening is something that only a confidant can't do. It's a very honorable job, but it's also a very hard job, and Mo Xiang is quite happy.

It's just that Mo Xiang is not quite the same as Baoqin. She was originally given to Yuan Chun by Tu Mingjun, and even now she regularly reports news of Yuan Chun to Yuqian.Compared with holding the piano, although Mo Xiang did his best to serve Yuan Chun, he was more loyal to Tu Mingxuan after all.

So with only one movement, Mo Xiang retreated very quietly, without disturbing anyone.

Tu Mingxun stood alone beside the carved bed in Yuanchun's side hall, seeing Yuanchun sleeping peacefully and sweetly, his expression was a bit ambiguous.

Since childhood, to be honest, Tu Mingjun has hardly seen anyone sleeping.

Even if he was not favored when he was young, he was still a master. Even if the maids and eunuchs looked down on him, they would not be so lame that they would fall asleep in front of him.And the masters in the palace always pay attention to manners, and almost never let him see the appearance of a person in a deep sleep.

Although there were some cases of sleeping with others after getting married, no one dared to stay in bed when he woke up.Even once or twice, I saw wives and concubines dozing off, mostly holding some needles and thread in their hands to make a tired look, and they were suddenly awakened when he approached.

Whether this was really exhausting and fell asleep, or whether it was just a show, let's not talk about it, but it is different from Yuan Chun's current posture.

Yuan Chun slept so soundly that even Tu Mingjun standing beside her bed didn't disturb her.

This is the real reaction to falling asleep when you are really tired.

Tu Mingjun didn't want to wake Yuan Chun up, but he didn't know what to do, he just stood quietly beside Yuan Chun's bed for a while, and then left quietly.

It was extremely quiet when he came and went, there was no sound other than the sound of footsteps, and it seemed that Yuan Chun was not disturbed at all.

What he didn't notice was that shortly after he left, Yuan Chun, who was supposed to be sound asleep on the bed, opened his eyes, and there was no sleepiness in his dark eyes.

Yuan Chun had already woken up when Tu Mingjun came in.

Although he was a little tired during the day, it was true that Yuan Chun took a rest early.But she sleeps enough on weekdays, and she has been a female official serving people in the palace for ten years. Although she falls asleep very early, her sleep is very light, and she can wake up quickly at the slightest disturbance.

The movement of Tu Mingjun when he entered Fengzao Palace, the sound of footsteps when he entered the side hall, and the sound of Mo Xiang when he got up, were enough to wake Yuan Chun from his sleep.

But Yuan Chun still pretended to be sound asleep.

Firstly, she didn't want to wake up and act like the deputy monarch and his ministers were right, and secondly, because she didn't want to and didn't know how to face Tu Mingjun, she simply pretended that she was asleep without knowing anything.

Not long after Tu Mingxun left, Mo Xiang came back quietly.

If the person holding the vigil tonight is Baoqin, Yuan Chun can naturally do as he pleases and don't have to worry about anything.But now that the person beside him is Mo Xiang, Yuan Chun can only lie on the bed in a daze.

This daze stayed until the sky became light.

Yuan Chunsu usually goes to bed early, but actually wakes up very early, which is convenient for her to freshen up and do miscellaneous things when she wakes up early.

It was convenient for Mo Xiang to take the opportunity to tell Yuan Chun about Tu Mingjun's visit last night.

Although Yuan Chun knew this in his heart, he had to act surprised.

Although Xiaoman, the little girl combing Yuanchun's hair behind her, got the news that Tuming Yujia came last night, but this news cannot be compared to Mo Xiang's well-informed.

She thought that at least her own mother had been with the Holy One for a while, but she was so frightened that her hands trembled.

Yuan Chun only had a look of surprise and a little disappointment on his face, and then he looked at his own attire in the bronze mirror.

On weekdays, Yuan Chun is not a person who likes to show off very much, even after confirming the will of the concubine Feng, she only dresses up and makes up more delicately, and doesn't like to be domineering when paying her respects.

After all, the little girl is less knowledgeable, and Xiaoman actually didn't serve Yuanchun for a long time, but Yuanchun only brought her up in recent days when she has enough staff.

Ever since Yuan Chun showed his "aversion" to Baoqin, Mo Xiang served Yuan Chun personally, and only recently did he bring in a few more people to do some fine work.

So Xiao Man was frightened by Yuan Chun's face, his hands couldn't help shaking violently, and he accidentally pulled out some of Yuan Chun's hair.

Yuan Chun felt a little pain in his scalp and frowned involuntarily.

This little girl just has a pair of skillful hands and has practiced the skill of combing her hair with her hands. Not only was she just transferred here, but she didn't get along with Yuan Chun much.

The most indispensable thing in the palace is all kinds of news. Although Xiaoman is younger, but because of his pleasing round face, he has heard the older seniors privately reminding them of the little tricks of the ladies in the palace. .

The method of true privacy is naturally a secret, but just counting how many maids and eunuchs disappear quietly in this palace every year, it is enough to make a little girl like Xiaoman who has never seen the world tremble with fear.

Xiao Man immediately turned pale when he realized that he had caused trouble, and lay on the ground almost paralyzed.

But to be honest, Yuan Chun really didn't take this trivial matter to heart.

After all, after entering the palace, she had to do her own makeup before, and the hair was ripped off by herself or holding the piano. If she really saved her hair, she might be able to make a fake bun. It's really meaningless to care about these two hairs.

Even Xiao Man, if he could manage to get over this little matter by being nice and good-looking on weekdays, he was more afraid of this now than he was worried that Yuan Chun would take on himself the anger of missing the Holy Spirit the night before.

On the other hand, Yuan Chun just frowned, and didn't mean to deal with Xiao Man, but just asked Xiao Man to call Baoqin.

For many years in the palace, Yuan Chun had only Baoqin as a close person, which made Baoqin's position in Fengzao Palace inadvertently detached, and even Mo Xiang had to honestly call out "Baoqin" elder sister".

Baoqin came very quickly.

Although Mo Xiang served Yuan Chun to bed the night before, but Baoqin's connections in Fengzao Palace are deep-rooted, and Xiao Man knows the cause and effect of the matter without saying anything.

Because of the rush to hold the piano, her footsteps were not light, and could be clearly heard outside the hall.

Yuan Chun was originally closing his eyes to rest his mind, but he opened his eyes when he heard the sound of Baoqin coming, raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Baoqin.

After all, it is the tacit understanding that has been formed after getting along for nearly 20 years. Even if Yuan Chun didn't say anything, Baoqin can capture Yuan Chun's meaning very well.

So Baoqin only nodded slightly at Moxiang as a greeting, and then took over the issue of Yuanchun's makeup, hair and clothing.

The skill of holding the piano and combing hair was not learned in the Rongguo Mansion, but was honed little by little during the many years in the palace. Not to mention holding the piano, even Yuan Chun was actually very good at these small things.

It's just that Baoqin is not specialized in this craft after all, and it can only give Yuan Chun a fresher and cleaner hairstyle.

Although it is more delicate and refreshing, it is not what Yuan Chun wants.

But Baoqin didn't take it to heart, and didn't intend to stop. Instead, he quickly picked up some exquisite ornaments from Yuanchun's jewelry box, which didn't look rich enough, but were very delicate, and quickly gave them to her. Yuanchun is full of pearls and emeralds.

Then Baoqin quickly went to Yuanchun's suitcase and found a set of big clothes that although not dignified and dignified enough, were gorgeous and exquisite enough, and then served Yuanchun to put them on.

Obviously none of them are ostentatious enough, but when combined together, there is an inexplicably harmonious and gorgeous feeling.

This is the skill that Baoqin has practiced in the palace for so many years.

Mo Xiang was a little dumbfounded.

To be honest, just like the rule that cats and dogs are more noble in front of the elders in the Rongguo Mansion, the most noble people in this palace are the people around the Holy One.

Mo Xiang's appearance is not considered first-class, and there is basically no possibility of climbing into bed, so she can only concentrate on serving her master and pleasing her master.She entered the palace at the age of 13 and struggled until she was 17. Because Tu Mingjun was not very popular at that time, it took only four years to become the second-class court lady next to Tu Mingjun.

Then once the Qianlong ascended to heaven, he brought the entire palace to prosperity.

From the daughter of a poor family to the second-class maid next to the unfavorable prince, to the second-class maid next to the Holy Majesty, Mo Xiang's heart is not without ecstasy.It's just that before she could be proud, she was given to Yuan Chun by Tu Mingjun—a woman who was defensive and old enough to be a nun that Tu Mingjun was unwilling to accept.

For concubines in the harem, offending the emperor's dislike is equivalent to losing everything.

Although for the time being, Mingyu might not be able to do anything to Yuanchun, and even had to praise Yuanchun because of the face of the Supreme Emperor.

But Yuanchun will fall out of favor one day, completely out of favor, and even die, with no possibility of a comeback.

Of course Mo Xiang was reluctant.

But unfortunately, as a slave, she is not qualified to choose her master.

And as a court lady bestowed by the Holy Majesty, Mo Xiang is not even the first of the palace maids in Fengzao Palace.

This made Mo Xiang very upset.

So no matter how nice Yuan Chun was to Mo Xiang, Mo Xiang was actually unhappy in her heart.It just so happened that Tu Mingjun still needed a nail in Fengzao Palace to report Yuan Chun's words and deeds, so Mo Xiang naturally did his part.

After all, in her eyes, Baoqin is a girl from a lower background than her who is placed on her head because of her age and seniority (after all, Mo Xiang was a daughter of a good family before, but Baoqin was a slave who gave birth to a family. family background), Yuan Chun, who only focused on using the Baoqin, was also a guy who didn't know how to respect the Holy One, and only cared about protecting his own people—he really deserved to be the daughter of a noble family.

Because of the prejudice in his heart, even if Yuan Chun treats Mo Xiang well, Mo Xiang does not have the same heart with Yuan Chun after all.

That's why Yuanchun has the heart to let Baoqinlu out.

One is to shake Mo Xiang's arrogance, and the other is to find a reason to re-use Baoqin in a legitimate way.

Yuan Chun was wearing a rose red dress - this was originally a craft of holding the qin, but it looked very gorgeous and prosperous.

"You were tired last night, so take a rest this morning. Baoqin is here too, so let her serve me to say hello today." Yuan Chun looked at Mo Xiang with an extremely gentle tone. Said, the words are full of considerate meaning.

Indeed, most of the time, Yuan Chun didn't need too many people around him, so every time he went out, two first-class court ladies always went out in rotation.

Mo Xiang had no doubt that he was there, and obediently agreed.

Yuan Chun nodded in satisfaction, and then left the side hall with Baoqin.

Although Moxiang was bestowed by Tu Mingjun, she could only offer it and could not do any tricks, but since she was able to alienate Baoqin unconsciously before, now she can justifiably use similar methods to alienate her. Ink fragrance.

It's just that although he was alienated on the surface before holding the piano, Neili Yuanchun didn't give up pulling her.It's hard to say if Mo Xiang is treated like holding a piano nowadays.