Under the Empress Dowager, all members will be King

Chapter 54
The imperial study room had a new desk with a felt blanket on it. Gu Yinwei was holding a travel journal in his hand, flipping it from time to time.

The emperor leaned over his desk to approve Zhu, and it was quiet outside the door. The drafts blew the books on the table, making a rattling sound. Gu Yinwei tiptoed and went to close the window lightly.

After reading a travel note, Gu Yinwei got up and walked to the bookshelf. She picked one, but the book here was too high, and Gu Yinwei couldn't reach it by stretching her arms. She turned around and took a small stool, took off Step on the shoes.

After getting the book you like, you put on your shoes slowly, and put the small bench back in place.

The emperor conscientiously critiques the memorial, Gu Yinwei reads at ease, and the two are in the same room without interfering with each other.

The door of the palace was half-closed, when Gu Yinwei moved the stool, Fugui was eager to try, and planned to rush in to serve the master, Xun He quickly grabbed his collar, "Don't make trouble."

Fugui was puzzled, "In the past, there were other masters here, and you always said to make me smarter, why is it so uncharacteristic today?"

"You have to know how to be flexible, and learn to observe words and expressions." After Xun He finished speaking, he leaned against the door frame and dozed off with his arms folded.

Fugui thought about Xun He's words, thinking about it and thinking differently, squatting beside the flower bed to look at the flowers in the flower bed.

He felt that the palace was like a huge flower bed, and the other ladies were blooming flowers, but Gu Changyi was not a flower, she was an evergreen tree.

Time passed quietly, and soon Xunhe began to pass on the meal, Gu Yinwei accompanied the emperor to eat together, and the emperor began to take a nap after eating.

Gu Yinwei went back to Jiaofang Hall alone.

Chuchu sat under the shade of a tree, holding the needle in one hand and the thread in the other. Several times the thread passed through the eye of the needle, she pulled the thread with her hand, and the thread slipped out of the eye of the needle.

Almond came up to help, she cut off the thread with scissors, then wet the end of the thread with water, held the thread with her hand and sent it forward, held the end of the thread with her left hand and pulled it forward, the thread quickly passed through the eye of the needle.

"The two of us are really compatible. You are good at embroidery, but not good at threading needles."

Chu Chu smiled and said: "You are good at threading needles, but not good at embroidery."

With a needle and thread in her hand, Almond embroidered on the fabric in a delicate manner.

The two were talking, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"What are you talking about, so happy?"

The two immediately got up to pick up Gu Yinwei, "Master, you were nowhere to be seen yesterday afternoon. Elder sister Tongtao and I searched everywhere, but the master was nowhere to be found."

Bian Tao took the book from Gu Yinwei's hand and helped her into the hall, "It was windy and rainy yesterday, thanks to the rich and noble father-in-law who sent someone to deliver the letter, otherwise Chuchu would cry again."

"It was an oversight on my part, and I should have told you both when I went out."

Chu Chu hugged Gu Yinwei's arm and acted like a baby, "Master, you must tell me next time you go out, otherwise I will be worried."

Gu Yinwei promised: "Okay, I will definitely tell you next time I go out."

Wan Tao put down her needle and thread, and accompanied Gu Yinwei to visit the garden in the backyard. Many of the flowers planted in the garden took root.

Chuchu was holding a basket with a small pair of scissors in it, and Almond asked, "Chuchu, the vegetables haven't grown yet, isn't it a bit exaggerated for you to carry such a big basket?"

"No exaggeration, no exaggeration, I will step on the spot first."

Chu Chu salivated at the green vegetables that had just grown two leaves in the vegetable field.

"Master, can these flowers be picked?"

"You even want to eat flowers?"

"Sister Manta, why do you think of eating when I open my mouth?"

"Because you are too hungry."

Chu Chu drooped her head, refusing to leave in front of a clump of flowers and trees.

"Chuchu, pick it off."

Chu Chuxi smiled, "Thank you, master."

Chu Chu's hands were as fast as lightning, and she picked half of the basket in a short time.

"Master, Sister Tongtao, come with me, let's make rouge together."

First take a large basin of clean water, put the petals in the clean water and wash them, and then gently dry the water on the surface of the flowers with a silk cloth.

Then smash the petals, wring out the flower juice with gauze, and then put it in a small pot to cook slowly.

Years in the palace are long, and the three of them are accompanied by each other, and time flies by.

After the flower juice in the pot boils, add beeswax and stir well together.

Chu Chu was busy with her hands, Gu Yinwei stood aside and watched, secretly marveling at Chu Chu's craftsmanship.

Almond picked off the petals and mashed them lightly, "Chuchu, what is the name of this rouge you made, and what is its effect?"

"The name of this rouge is Pillow Haze. As for its efficacy? Mrs. Xian once said when she was alive that the addition of rejuvenating flowers to the rouge can achieve the effect of beautifying and rejuvenating skin, but we don't have rejuvenating flowers in Jiaofang Palace."

"I've been to the imperial garden several times, but I haven't seen any Huanyan flowers. There is one in Changning Palace, but the concubine Zhenzhen loves that flower very much, and I'm afraid she won't give it away easily."

When Chu Chu said this, her tone was sullen, and Gu Yinwei planned to go to Concubine Zhen to ask for Huan Yan Hua.

The work in Chu Chu's hands couldn't stop, so Tian Tao accompanied Gu Yinwei to Changning Palace.

Biantao seldom leaves the gate of Jiaofang Palace recently, and she doesn't know anything about what happened in Changning Palace.

The gate of Changning Palace was ajar, Xiaoyu was eating slowly with a bowl of cold rice, when she saw Gu Yinwei approaching, she put down the bowl, raised her sleeve to wipe her mouth, and rushed to greet her.

At this moment, only Xiaoyu and a few rough envoys were guarding the huge Changning Palace, and all the other court ladies and eunuchs were called to work in other places.

"Little fish, are you eating lunch or dinner?"

Xiaoyu pouted, "Lunch."

Seeing that there were only yellowed vegetable leaves in her bowl, Gu Yinwei knew that Xiaoyu had been bullied by the kitchen staff.

Gu Yinwei took the food box from Tan Tao, and took out a plate of her favorite salt and pepper shrimp for her.

Xiao Yu hurriedly declined, "Your servant dare not presume."

Tandao supported the little fish, and took her to the side for dinner with the shrimp.

"Little fish, eat quickly. I'll bring you dinner again."

Xiaoyu's cheeks were sunken, and in just seven or eight days, she had already lost five or six catties of flesh.

"Sister Tiantao, I will never forget Gu Changyi's great kindness." Since Concubine Zhen was punished by the Queen Mother, no one has visited Changning Palace, only Gu Yinwei came to greet her.

"Xiaoyu, why haven't your cats come out here, I brought some fish over here."

When Xiaoyu heard this, she couldn't stop crying no matter what, she stretched out her hand and pointed at the west wall.

Almond got up in fright and covered her mouth with her hands. She saw a leather jacket hanging on the west wall.

"This...these are all fresh lives."

Xiaoyu stood there with tears in her eyes, Tantao hugged Xiaoyu and patted her on the back lightly.

Gu Yinwei also saw this leather garment when she entered the hall, and she moved a screen to block it.

Concubine Zhen was on the reclining chair, and the food on the table was already completely cold.

"Changning Palace is colder than Huaixiang Palace. Others are hiding far away. How dare you come here? I'm not afraid that the Queen Mother will trouble you."

"Concubine Zhen, you can't do this, you have to cheer up."

Concubine Zhen didn't answer, and said in a tone of seeing off guests, "If you came here just to say these things, then please answer."

Gu Yinwei took Concubine Zhen's hand, and led her to stand under the flower wall, a Huayan flower was in full bloom at the top of the wall.

"At the beginning, the flower didn't bloom for a long time, and the gardeners said that the flower was dead, but now it is not only not dead, but blooming well."

"Concubine Zhen, those who save themselves will be saved by heaven, and those who abandon themselves will be abandoned by heaven."

(End of this chapter)