The Job of an Imperial Concubine

Concubine Shu's visiting relatives is not a secret in the harem, and the Su family is not a first-class family in the court, but because the emperor is so kind to Concubine Shu's visiting relatives, the officials in the court have a little more respect for the Su family careful.

Although the front and back palaces are often not connected to each other, sometimes they are constantly involved. To put it more seriously, they are even prosperous, and the whole body is affected by a single move.

The Zhao family has been quite dishonored in the court recently. A niece of the Sun family who was close to them once plotted against the daughter of the emperor's favored Zhuang family, causing the Sun family to be questioned, and even the Zhao family was scorned by the emperor; now even the Sun family was suppressed by them. The daughter of the Su family was also prosecuted by the emperor. This really made his Zhao family feel ashamed.

Seeing the empress lose face, everyone in the harem wondered whether the empress would trouble Zhao Chongyi. After all, if it wasn't for Zhao Chongyi, the empress would not be so embarrassing. It's a pity that the queen has been in the harem for many years, and she would not do impulsive things. During this period, in addition to sending people to inquire about Zhao Chongyi's body from time to time, she also rewarded a lot of nourishing things, fully displaying the virtues of being a queen, making people want to The spectators were somewhat disappointed.

Concubine Shu's family visit is scheduled for the sixth day of next month. During this period, some low-ranking concubines stepped forward to please her, while other concubines looked on coldly, thinking that this matter had nothing to do with them.

Looking at the movement in the palace in recent days, Zhuang Luoyan somehow remembered the content about visiting relatives in a famous book in her previous life. Looking at the scenery, it was just the last struggle after the prosperity. In recent days, the emperor's attitude towards the empress has not changed much compared to the past, but she would not believe it if the empress didn't have a little bit of a pimple in her heart if she sent Concubine Shu to go home to visit her relatives.

In this harem, every woman is a poor person, even if her hands are covered with blood, she is not really vicious to the extreme. They are all victims of the family, and they spend their whole lives in exchange for stability or prosperity for the family, even if they go deep into the harem, once they are favored, they will have unlimited glory.

It's such a pity, Zhuang Luoyan raised her head and sighed as she blew the tea stem off the water. There shouldn't be many concubines like her who don't have much psychological burden. What a waste on a man. If it was placed in the previous life, how many other same-sex curses would such a man suffer?

Master, the Empress sent someone to tell you that there is a chrysanthemum appreciating and crab feast in the Imperial Garden at noon, and you are invited to attend the banquet. When Ting Zhu walked into the room, he saw Master Yi sitting by the bed, holding a teacup in meditation, and reported At that time, the voice involuntarily became quieter, Many masters in the palace have been invited, and the servants also heard that if the emperor finishes handling the political affairs, they may also rush over.

Admiring chrysanthemums and crabs right now? Zhuang Luoyan glanced at the white sunshine outside the window. This is not the time when chrysanthemums are in full bloom, nor is it the best time to eat crabs. What does the queen mean by this?

The crabs are not plump enough at the moment, and they should be a bit lacking in cooking. I think it's a fresh taste. If you want to eat really delicious hairy crabs, I'm afraid you have to wait a month or two. Ting Zhu smiled and replaced the vase. The dried flowers turned to look at Zhuang Luoyan with a flat expression, However, you can't eat too many crabs at the moment, even if the master likes them, you should avoid them. Eating too much is troublesome.

It's just greedy for something new, not too much?

Zhuang Luoyan sneered, put down the teacup in her hand, picked up the round fan beside her and shook it slowly: Then I still have to take care of it, and ask the people in the palace to prepare their chariots, and go when they should.

It is not easy to be a queen. Concubine Shu has been too popular in the harem in recent days. She is using this banquet to warn some concubines in the harem who are jumping around. Is the real master of the harem.

As a woman in the harem, she may not necessarily care whether the emperor loves her the most, but she definitely cares about her status as a queen in the palace. Concubine Shu's recent limelight made her a little dissatisfied.

I'm afraid this banquet might have the meaning of warning Concubine Shu, but the emperor will still attend, the emperor is really afraid that the harem will not be chaotic, and now he is supporting the queen again.

When Zhuang Luoyan arrived at the Imperial Garden, it was neither too early nor too late, but the queen had already arrived as the rightful lord, she stepped forward to salute her politely, the queen treated her very gently, and even arranged a good place for her, which was enough to show that she was The status of respected in the harem.

Then some concubines arrived in twos and threes, Concubine Shu and Su Xiuyi came later. Concubine Shu is wearing a peach red skirt, and her face is as delicate as a peach blossom. There are many concubines present who are younger than Concubine Shu.

My concubine has seen the empress, my concubine is late, please forgive me. Concubine Shu seems to be like this all the time, gentle and elegant, making people feel that she is an infinitely beautiful woman at a glance, even if she comes late Some people will not make others feel that she is a little neglected. Such a person seems to be born with a lovable taste, so that people who don't know the truth unconsciously use beautiful words on her.

Zhuang Luoyan knew that such a woman was terrifying, she had a beautiful appearance, an elegant posture, a high family background, brains and skills, and was good at forbearance. A woman like Concubine Shu must not be offended unless necessary, because with such a Women as enemies is a tricky and painful thing.

Concubine Shu has been busy with affairs recently, so it's normal for her to come a little later, not to mention that my palace came earlier. After the queen smiled and let Concubine Shu sit down, she turned her head and said to the eunuch next to her, Since Concubine Shu and Su Xiuyi have already Come, let's start the banquet.

Doesn't this imply to everyone present that the banquet has been delayed until now because of Concubine Shu and Su Xiuyi? The queen is good at creating hatred for the two sisters of the Su family.

Although it is not the season for chrysanthemums to bloom at this moment, the pots of precious chrysanthemums on display made Zhuang Luoyan a little interested. Since the queen said it was for chrysanthemum appreciation, she shouldn't waste the queen's painstaking efforts no.

Although the procedure of eating crab meat is complicated, there is no need for everyone here to do it by themselves. Zhuang Luoyan ate a crystal crab roe bun that was not much bigger than a thumb, and felt a little bored, so he drank chrysanthemum tea and rinsed his mouth. There are chrysanthemums of various colors next to it.

The emperor is here!

Taking the opportunity to get up and exercise her stomach, after Zhuang Luoyan saluted, she saw the emperor and empress sitting down together. She unconsciously glanced at Concubine Shu on the other side, seeing that her smile was still the same, wondering if she could still laugh in her heart You have to speak like this.

My dear concubines, you don't need to be too polite. I didn't want to come to today's banquet. It's just that the queen has worked hard. I can't bear to waste the queen's heart. After speaking, he picked up a crab roe bun and put it on the queen's bowl. middle.

Seeing this, all the concubines immediately said that the queen had worked hard and that the banquet was very sumptuous.

Sister Zhao Chongyi, if you don't like the crab roe buns, you can try this steamed egg with crab meat. It's tender and not greasy, and I think it will suit my sister's appetite. After the banquet continued for a while, sitting on top of Zhuang Luorou Xu Zhaorong said softly with a smile, Cooked on a plate, the orange cream sauce is delicious. Break open a bucket full of red jade, and the double pincers will come out with a crispy fragrance. Don't let my sister down on this delicacy.

Zhuang Luoyan was taken aback by Xu Zhaorong's sudden verse, but quickly realized that the emperor and queen had noticed the movement here, and said with a smile: Crab meat is naturally extremely delicious, but chrysanthemums are also beautiful. The younger sister was only focused on admiring the flowers for a while, but she forgot the delicious food on the table. After finishing speaking, she got up and turned towards the emperor and empress, The chrysanthemum table prepared by the empress is beautiful, and concubines are not used to two-purpose things. , I was only focused on admiring the chrysanthemums, but forgot the delicious crab meat on the table.

It's rare that you are so delicious that you only care about looking at the flowers. It can be seen how beautiful these chrysanthemums prepared by the queen are. Even a vulgar person like Zhao Chongyi who only knows how to eat forgets to eat. Feng Jin smiled a little on the spot , and rewarded the queen with a lot of things. Turning around, seeing that Zhuang Luoyan seemed to have a little embarrassment on her face, she teased, Queen, remember to pack some food for this ordinary person to take away, so that when she thinks about eating, she will feel lost again. .”

It sounds like there is no other meaning to these words, but listening carefully, it makes people feel that the relationship between the queen and Zhao Chongyi is very harmonious.

Concubine Shu glanced at the queen and the emperor with a smile, and soon lowered her head with a smile.

Everyone understands that the emperor is showing everyone that the queen is still the master of the harem, and the matter between Sun Ronghua and Zhao Chongyi has been exposed, so don't involve the queen in the future.

There are no stupid women in the harem, everyone understands, and Feng Jin, who is the emperor, also understands. The empress was in a good mood, and the banquet naturally went on smoothly, and Zhuang Luoyan, who was teased by the emperor, was not ashamed in the eyes of everyone, but a big gain of face.

The emperor knows that Zhao Chongyi loves food, so it can be seen that he still pays some attention to it, and he should be more polite to her in the future, don't get into trouble for no reason and don't know it.

But that's all, because there are other concubines who are more favored here, such as Zhuang Luoyan, at most they can be regarded as favored, not holy favors.

Perhaps only Gao Dezhong who was standing in the corner understood that what the emperor said today was not only to protect the queen's dignity in the harem, but also...

Looking at Zhuang Luorou, who is not the most eye-catching among the concubines, it is not a good thing for a concubine of low status to stand on the cusp of the storm, not to mention that this seal also involves the former court and the empress.