Under the Empress Dowager, all members will be King

Chapter 42

When all the concubines came to pay their respects to Qiwu Palace, they had to sit in order according to their status. Because the imperial concubine and concubine Rou were grounded, the two chairs in front of the queen almost formed spider threads.

Greetings today, the queen said a lot of empty words as usual, and then her eyes fell on the two empty chairs in front of her.

"It was also punished. Concubine Rou gave up on herself and Concubine Huang Guifei sincerely repented. For the sake of Concubine Huang Guifei's sincerity, I plan to let her out to listen to the opera during the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet. Do you have any objections?"

Concubine Jin was inattentive, and did not listen carefully to what the queen said. She did not speak, express her position, or discuss.

Concubine Zhen gave the empress some face for the first time, bowed her body and said: "The empress is wise, and my concubine has no objection."

The queen was very satisfied with Concubine Zhen's behavior, and rewarded her with three pieces of Hui ink and three strings of Buddhist beads made of Lantian jade.

When Concubine Zhen received the reward, Xiaoyu immediately bent over and stepped forward, Xia Chan clapped her hands, and two maids came out with trays, Xiaoyu took it and stood beside Concubine Zhen again.

"Thank you for the queen's reward."

The queen laughed, the corners of her eyes were full of wrinkles. She was obviously only 23 years old, and she couldn't see any vitality in her body.

Concubine Zhen adjusted the hem of her skirt and sat down gracefully.

The virtuous concubine looked at the other concubines silently, and saw that all the concubines were wearing new clothes, and the golden hairpins on their hair were also shining golden, and the strong fragrance from the incense burner could not overwhelm the jewels on the concubines.

Concubine Zhen noticed Xian Guifei's probing gaze, gave her a contemptuous look, and then made a movement of brushing her hair.

Smiling sideways and brushing her hair is an imperial concubine's exclusive action. When she first entered the mansion, the master praised her for her pretty smile, so she developed this habit.

The reason why the concubine Zhen imitated the imperial concubine was because she wanted to tell the noble concubines to make new clothes for them.The money for the new hairpin came from the imperial concubine.

The imperial concubine paid so much money, no wonder the empress wanted to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet to let her out.

Gu Yingxia was concentrating on secretly eating melons, the virtuous concubine, concubine Zhen, and queen, the eyebrows and eyes of these three people, Gu Yingxia became more and more excited the more she watched.

Gu Yinwei doesn't care about the queen's words and deeds. So far, the queen has not directly quarreled with her except to instigate others to attack her. The queen is willing to maintain the illusion, and Gu Yinwei is not in a hurry to expose her.

After all, her current strength is still too weak, and she needs to hide her strength and bide her time.

The queen glanced around the crowd, and when she looked at Zhao, Qian, Sun and Li, her eyes were slightly contemptuous.

When she looked at Concubine Jin, she felt a little sad, but when she looked at Gu Yinwei, the anger in her heart rose.

There is no shortage of beautiful women in the harem, nor is there a shortage of educated women, and there is no shortage of intelligent women.

Until Gu Yinwei appeared, there was not a woman in the harem who could combine all the advantages in one body. Concubine Jin was young and beautiful, but lazy and playful; Concubine Zhen was also beautiful, but she lacked passion. Impetuous; the imperial concubine is outstanding in appearance, but has a vicious heart.

The rest, such as Concubine Xiangui, Zhao Qiansun, Li Shuyi, Qi Changyi, and Concubine Fang, are mostly not to be feared.

The queen's heart turned a thousand times, and when her eyes swept over Gu Yingxia, the queen's heart was beating violently.

This is not a heartbeat, but a wake-up call.

Gu Yingxia, titled Shurong, lives in Hefengtang. She and Gu Yinwei are sisters and rivals.

These restless women in the harem were as numerous as weeds, pulling out and growing, and the queen fell into a long silence.

Concubine Jin stood up and said: "Empress, my concubine has something to do, so I will take my leave first."

As soon as Concubine Jin left her seat, the four players also got up to leave.

Concubine Zhen received the queen's reward and planned to stay for a while, the queen had no time to deal with concubine Zhen, she just wanted to get rid of Gu Yinwei as soon as possible.

"I'm exhausted." The queen looked sad.

The concubines bid farewell in unison, and walked out of Qiwu Palace one after another.

After the crowd cleared, Tu Liuqi changed his clothes, looked down at his toes, twisted his handkerchief with his head down.

"How's the stage in Lanyue Pavilion going?"

"Go back to Empress Empress, the stage is about to be completed."

"The day the stage is completed is the deadline I gave you."

"The concubine will do her best."

"I don't want you to do your best. I want you to fight with your life. If you don't risk your life, how can you kill others."

Qi Changyi knelt on the ground and trembled, tears came one after another. She wanted to bring down Gu Yinwei, but she didn't want to kill someone.

"When the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet begins, if Gu Changyi is still alive, you don't have to live."

After being beaten by the queen, Qi changed clothes and quickly ran back to Cangzhu Palace. She rummaged through the box and took out the gold leaf and silver ticket that the queen had given her.

Using both hands, he grabbed the money and stuffed it into the wooden box, wiped the tears from his face, and went out holding the wooden box.

The windows in the room were closed tightly, and the room was dim and dark. The door was only opened a small crack, and there was bright sunlight outside. She hugged the wooden box and stepped over the threshold with her left foot.

She paused for a moment, then quickly retracted her feet as if she had been scalded.

He smashed the wooden box on the ground with all his strength, and the banknotes, broken silver, and gold leaves were scattered all over the ground. Qi Changyi knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

Money is not so easy to get, not to mention that she got the queen's money.

Since Gu Yinwei moved to Jiaofang Hall, he rarely had time to go back to Cangzhu Hall. Today, he accompanied Chu Chu to the Huanyi Bureau to pick up clean clothes, and passing by from a distance felt like a world away.

The old lady at the gate wagged her tail and came forward to please her, "Gu Changyi is auspicious."

Gu Yin nodded slightly, and the mother-in-law immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Don't kneel down, our master doesn't have any money to reward you." Chuchu dislikes people who are arrogant and demeaning. This woman made it difficult for her at the beginning and didn't let her keep a cat. How much wasted money.

"Master, ignore her." Chu Chu pulled Gu Yinwei away in a hurry.

The mother-in-law had lingering fears, and she had to worry about changing clothes without finding fault, so dangerous.

"Watchdogs are the most annoying. Whoever is given a bone wags his tail, and whoever does not give a bone will bite him." Chuchu chanted all the way.

The master and the servant returned to the Jiaofang Hall, and Tontao came to pick them up in a hurry, "Lunch is ready, master, let's eat. Today, I have the West Lake vinegar fish that the master loves, as well as soy anchovies."

Two maids brought hot water, and there were petals floating on the water, Tandao took off the bracelet and ring for Gu Yinwei, and rolled up her sleeves for her, Gu Yinwei put his hands in the water basin, Tandao helped her apply incense Yizi, Tingtao gently massaged the back of Gu Yinwei's hands and fingertips, and ordered, "Take it away."

The maid holding the water basin returned from a kneeling position to a standing position, and then withdrew silently. Another court lady brought a clean handkerchief to her to wipe her hands.

Gu Yinwei sat down at the table, the food was already served, Tandao held the sleeve of his right hand with his left hand to prevent the cuff from getting food, with his wrist hanging high, he picked food for Gu Yinwei back and forth.

Seeing that Gu Yinwei was eating happily, Chu Chu stood aside and talked about the emperor's good.

"This table is the emperor's wish, the master can use it more."

Gu Yin slightly raised her eyes, "You said these meals were sent by the emperor?"

"That's not true. The people in the dining room watch people order food, and the master has lost weight a few days ago."

Wan Tao picked up vegetables for Gu Yinwei, and whispered: "Master, eat more vegetables, don't talk when you eat, and don't talk when you sleep."

Chu Chu held her face in anticipation, "When the wasteland in the backyard is reclaimed, let's plant some vegetables, build a thatched hut in the east, and I'll take care of the cooking myself."

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