Yongzheng period

The imperial concubine smiled and said, "Get up, I remember that there was a Xia Chang in the draft, the name is very interesting, I don't know which sister it is?"

Xia Changzai was complacent, "The imperial concubine and empress are blessed and safe, and the concubines are often in the Xia family."

"I remember your name is interesting, and it's also very interesting to meet you today." Concubine Duan looked at the obviously high-quality material on her body, and smiled deeply, "Listen to you, your voice is better than that of the oriole. And it's nice to hear."

Xia Shi didn't know what to say, but instead praised Concubine Duan, "Concubines are like that, and the voice of a concubine is always steady!"

As soon as these words came out, even Concubine Jing couldn't help smiling while holding a handkerchief.Concubine Duan couldn't hold back her face, so Yingchun hurriedly came out to smooth things over, and said kindly, "The imperial concubine is joking with you, don't take it seriously, get up."

Xia Changzai didn't know her, and didn't know what to call her, Anshun reminded her, "This is the concubine."

The Xia family was happy, "Thank you, my concubine, and my concubine."

Concubine Xin was sitting next to Concubine He, seeing clearly the expression on Xia Chang's face, she couldn't help curling her lips and said in a low voice, "What a fool."

Counting the time, Zijuan reminded in a low voice beside Daiyu's ear, "Master, the emperor is about to descend, and he said in the morning that he would come to Changchun Palace."

Daiyu was too lazy to deal with a room full of people, so she said, "Okay, I won't say much about the rest of the palace, and you all know in your heart that you just need to keep your own place and do your part, so kneel down."

"Concubines and concubines respect the teachings and present the imperial concubine and concubine respectfully."

*

After leaving Changchun Palace, Zhen Huan hurriedly chased after her and shouted, "Ling Rong, Ling Rong!"

An Lingrong stopped when he heard the words, and said in a flat tone, "Zhen Chang is in An."

Zhen Huan was a little embarrassed, and saw that the maid next to her was very unfamiliar, and said uncomfortably, "There is no one else here, why are you so born? I wonder if this is—?"

The palace maid in satin blue heard the words and said, "Slave Baoque, Zhen Chang is here." After saying that, she just stared at Huanbi who was full of reluctance.

Zhen Huan hurriedly glanced sideways at Huanbi, and Huanbi reluctantly squatted down slightly, "See An's promise." Her tone was quite disdainful.

An Lingrong smiled slightly, and didn't mind, she just said, "I don't know what orders I have for calling my concubine?"

Zhen Huan said, "You and I met because of fate. Life in the palace is not easy. Wouldn't it be best if we could take care of each other? I have offended many times in the past, so I should accompany you first."

After all, he was really blessed with a gift, and An Lingrong naturally didn't dare to accept her gift, and he didn't want to pester her, so he hurriedly said, "I'm always killing my concubine, what do you care about those old things? It's just that my concubine was sick yesterday. I feel a little uncomfortable, I couldn't go to pay my respects to the empress dowager first, and I dare not make any further mistakes after the delay. I would like to thank Chang Zai for his kindness, but Mausoleum really has important matters..."

Zhen Huan couldn't force her, so she had to say, "In that case, I'll see you when you're free."

How could An Lingrong dare to promise her anything, he answered vaguely and hurried away with Bao Que.

Shen Meizhuang stood aside for a while, quite puzzled seeing this scene, stepped forward to explain Zhen Huan, "I think she and you and I are not the same person, I heard from my father at home that her father was in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and that' Guan Tu'Master Zhao has a similar style of work, there are many officials in Beijing who can't see it, but the emperor still values ​​it. But if you lower your figure and make friends, they will ignore you, why bother?"

Zhen Huan was a little obsessed and couldn't articulate her thoughts for a while, Huanbi said dissatisfied, "What is she compared to Mrs. Shen, you and my little master? It's just a sparrow flying on a branch, and it's still useless. Just agree That's all."

"Huanbi! How can you talk like that." Zhen Huan was a little annoyed, "No matter what she is, she is a little master."

Shen Meizhuang also persuaded, "The most taboo in the palace is to speak out, it's not like you haven't seen Xia Changzai offending Concubine Duan by opening your mouth."

Seeing Zhen Huan teaching her about her status as a master, Huanbi felt a little uncomfortable in her heart even though she knew the importance of it, so she said unwillingly, "Your servant has made a slip of the tongue."

Huanbi was so entangled in not mentioning it, Bao Que walked with An Lingrong for a long time, and saw that there was no one around, so he brought up the matter just now, "The young master and Zhen Changzai have a personal relationship?"

Ling Rong was silent, "I've met several times."

This is the meaning of lack of friendship, Bao Que smiled, "The court lady beside Zhen Chang is very arrogant."

"She is Zhen Changzai's maidservant," Ling Rong said indifferently, "Zhen Changzai treats her like a sister."

Bao Que said, "Sister Bai Shu, who was brought into the palace by the young master, also has a deep friendship with the young master, but she never oversteps."

Ling Rong glanced at her, Bao Que lowered his head, "Your servant is talking too much."

"It's okay, you're also planning for me." Ling Rong had a smile on his face, he couldn't tell whether it was a temptation or sincerity, "The floating brocade gifted by the emperor is too precious, Bao Que, who do you think I should give it to?" ?”

Bao Que said, "I dare not speculate on my master's thoughts with the words of the servant girl's family. It's just that the spring is just right in front of me, and a hundred flowers are in full bloom. Things like floating brocade are more valuable if they are released first. Besides, the master may not have no advantages." , how do you know there is nothing better than Fuguangjin?"

Ling Rong pursed his lips and smiled when he heard the words, with a decision in his heart, "You are right."

【77】

Jingyang Palace

Zhen Huan looked haggard, and stretched out her right hand to let Wen Shichu feel her pulse.

"My little master seems to be overly anxious," Wen Shichu said tentatively, "There is internal fire in the heart, and the spleen is weak and weak."

Zhen Huan smiled helplessly, "Not long ago, I dreamed of a strange thing, and I was deeply terrified."

"Is the young master unable to sleep at night because of being haunted by dreams?" Wen Shichu was puzzled, "As the saying goes, 'I think about it every day and dream at night', the young master may as well talk about the content of the dream, and I would like to help the young master Share your worries."

Only Huanbihou was left in the inner room, and Zhen Huan said, "I dreamed that there is a towering tree in Jingyang Palace, and there are countless grasses that enjoy its shade under the tree. Only a small grass is born weird, yearning to be outside the shade of the tree. The sunshine, but it's a pity that it is still struggling by the roots of the big tree."

Zhen Huan sighed, "It's just a weed, but I feel the same way. It's just that when manpower is exhausted, how can you help me?"

Wen Shichuyin came to his senses, and there seemed to be determination on his face, "The grass cannot be separated from the land on which it was born, so it is difficult to do anything, but the little master is different."

Zhen Huan looked at him quietly, and said in a low voice, "The deep palace is dangerous. I was outside the palace that day. I don't know if your promise is still true?"

"Naturally." Wen Shichu said solemnly, "You will always be the most important thing in everything."

Zhen Huan avoided Wen Shichu's scorching gaze, and was filled with emotion, "The word forever is easy to say, but if it is really done, it may be difficult."

"I know that I have no other specialties, and the only thing worth mentioning is my promise." Wen Shichu said sincerely, "We met when we were young, and the kindness of father Zhen to save his father is unforgettable."

Zhen Huan was determined to keep an eye on him when she heard the words, and saw that the hot emotion in his eyes was not mixed with any impurities, so she believed his promise and confided in her heart, "The new concubine will go to bed soon, and now the palace There are two people who dominate the coquettishness: the imperial concubine, the silent successor candidate of the Sacred Heart, who is favored and generous; Potential."

"If I'm in another concubine's palace, I'm in Jingyang Palace." Zhen Huan's face was gloomy, "I've only lived here for three or four days, and the whole palace has already recognized me as a concubine's vassal. I wanted to avoid being favored and took the opportunity to leave Jingyang Palace. I originally wanted to take advantage of An's promise and Sister Mei, but it's a pity—"

Zhen Huan looked distressed and lost.

Wen Shichu lowered his head, "I know that I will not be blessed to accompany the young master for the rest of my life, but if I can protect the young master for the rest of my life, it will be regarded as the fulfillment of the promise of the day."

Zhen Huan was overjoyed, and said softly, "I don't want you to do anything, but whether my illness is serious or not, I want you to take care of me."

"This official understands." Wen Shichu raised his head, "Since the young master wants to recuperate quietly, then this official will prescribe a prescription for the young master to recuperate."

*

In the blink of an eye, New Year's Eve was approaching, and the first among the newcomers whose brand was turned over was Mrs. Borzigit. After getting the news, Princess Duanmin and her party returned to Mongolia contentedly.

Afterwards, An promised to serve as a bedside attendant, and was promoted to Changzai, and got the name "Lin".

"There is a saying in Cheng Gongzi'an's "Xiao Fu": When business is moved, autumn rain will fall." Daiyu took off the armor, and handed the tangerine to Yongzheng's mouth with her own hands, "An Changzai's voice is also very pleasant. , with a gentle and quiet character, it is indeed like rain."

The window screens of the Changchun Palace have been replaced with auspicious patterns, and a large screen with flower shadows has been added to the inner room, which is full of joy.

Yongzheng flipped through the New Year's brochures one by one, feeling drowsy after reading the paper full of congratulations, "An's father has been promoted to the fourth rank, and her status is lower. By the way, I remember Xi's It's been more than five months, my concubine?"

"Yes," Daiyu said while instructing Xueyan to move the camellias of eighteen bachelors into the house, "My concubine is very active, so I'm afraid she will be bored if I only keep her in Qixiang Palace for the past few months."

Daiyu said with a smile, "The concubine heard from Aunt Yu Rong that she has to hang out in the imperial garden every day these few days, and she is busier than anyone else as a mistress."

"The Jubilee is the daughter of a military officer. She grew up on horseback and has a straightforward personality. It's just that she is pregnant after all, so it's better to ask the people below to take care of her." Yongzheng put down the booklet and turned to pick up the homework of the brothers in the study. come and see.

After a long while, Yongzheng paused for a while, and he took out a piece of immature big characters and handed it to Daiyu, "Look, this is Xiaoqi's."

Daiyu took it over and took a closer look, then pursed her lips and said, "I remember that the emperor said a few days ago that the handwriting of Seventh Brother was generous and difficult, and today I can see that I have put in a lot of hard work."

Yongzheng bent his knuckles and tapped on the table, answering irrelevant questions, "