Don't help me, I can sit up by myself

"But the empress." Tian Lingyue was a little embarrassed.She was staying well in Changle Palace. How could she just get sick? The hospital would know her pulse.The doctors at the Imperial Hospital are very skilled in medicine, so if they find out that they are pretending to be ill, that's fine.

"I didn't ask you to pretend to be sick." Meng Yuzhu's eyes showed a different kind of look. Tian Lingyue's mother died, and Tian Lingyue was somewhat haggard. It would be a pity not to be sick with this haggard appearance. So he gave her an idea: "You miss your mother so much that it is inevitable to get sick. For the emperor's favor, you should also fight for it. Look at the one in Yongfu Palace. Now you can even do woodwork. You have no talent or ability." , How can we win over the emperor's heart without using some means? In the palace, being unfavored is like death."

Tian Lingyue listened silently.

When I returned to the side hall, the snow had already buried my knees.

There was no light in the sky, and the night was deep. Only a few palace lanterns gave off a dim light in the corners, which was not very bright.

Tian Lingyue, who was standing in the side hall of Changle Palace, took off her cloak and gave it to the palace maid Shengzhu, and stood in the corridor wearing only a thin green shirt.

It was windy all night.

Shengzhu wanted to bring her a charcoal fire to keep her warm, but she was refused.

On the second day, Tian Lingyue fell ill.

In the evening, the eunuchs from Changle Palace ran to Taihe Palace to find the emperor, saying that Tian Lingyue was ill and had a severe fever and wanted to see the emperor.

When the emperor came to Changle Palace, Tian Lingyue was still lying in the side hall. The imperial doctor had just prescribed medicine, saying that she had suffered from cold and needed to be nourished.

The emperor touched Tian Lingyue's forehead, and it was indeed very hot.

Shanzhu knelt down and said: "Because my master's mother has passed away, my master is too sad and has not thought about food and tea. He has been weak recently. It is snowing heavily now. He caught some cold and fell ill."

Meng Yuzhu personally brought the soup and fed it to Tian Lingyue's mouth: "Sister, you should be more open-minded. People cannot be resurrected after death. You are the harem's promise. You should think about serving the emperor well. Look at the heavy snow. The emperor has come to see you."

Tian Lingyue wanted to say something, but Meng Yuzhu drank it with a spoonful of soup.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late and it's cold and the roads are slippery. Why don't you just rest in Changle Palace." Meng Yuzhu held onto the Emperor's arm and even though the eunuch in the respect room brought the green card, she just pretended not to see it. To keep the emperor.

"Tian Zhengxing is ill and needs to have a good rest. I'm afraid I won't be able to serve the emperor. Why don't I go to my concubine's place and I'll make a good soup for the emperor."

Meng Yuzhu hugged the emperor and left, leaving Tian Lingyue lying on the couch alone, her forehead so hot that it could boil an egg, watching the emperor come and go.

Shanzhu tucked Tian Lingyue into a quilt. Listening to the busy voices of the eunuchs and maids in the main hall, Shanzhu whispered: "I clearly said that the master was sick and asked the emperor to come to accompany the master. I didn't want the emperor to be snatched away as soon as he came. Isn’t the master’s illness in vain? It was so cold last night, and the master stood in the snow for so long.”

"Shh-" Tian Lingyue's little face turned red. She didn't hear the voice next door, but what could she do? Although she saw Meng Yuzhu sitting in the same boat now, Meng Yuzhu was a noble concubine and from Changle Palace. The hostess, she is just a vine clinging to Meng Yuzhu's side.Meng Yuzhu didn't even touch the emperor's hand these days, so she just took this opportunity to get close to the emperor. She was just a small promise, like an ant in the harem, it was too light and she couldn't snatch it away.

in the bedroom.

The rose red embroidered gold peony curtains are layered one after another.

On the screen embroidered with the picture of Yang Guifei bathing in Huaqing Pool, Meng Yuzhu's open coat embroidered with pink gold thread and flying into the clouds was hung. Before the emperor came to Changle Palace, she had been sitting in front of the bronze mirror for an hour, combing her hair in a flying fairy bun. Her hair, as black as dark clouds, was loosely coiled, and her head was full of pearls and emeralds that dazzled people's eyes. There was a red gold hairpin inlaid with southern pearls, and a silver inlaid with double jade beads. There was also a bright and sexy flower on the stacked ruby ​​and sapphire crown. The dripping begonia flowers and a pair of pearl earrings shone faintly white under the light, making her face a bit whiter. Her chest was as white as snow, translucent. She only wore a pair of A looming waist-cinching skirt with hazy flowers on the skirt.

The screen was shining with light, and she stood in front of it, dancing slowly to the faint fragrance of Changle Palace.

Hazy and beautiful.

The moment was hazy.

Meng Yuzhu was carefully dressed, and she had practiced this dance several times.

I thought that this night's bedtime would be particularly emotional.

Later, I found that I thought too much.

Meng Yuzhu danced for half the time, but the emperor didn't even raise his head to look at her. He just stared out the window, watching Gao Rang's shadow reflected on the window.

When had Meng Yuzhu ever sat on such a cold bench?
Is it possible that the eunuch Gao Rang is more seductive than himself?
What does it mean that the emperor keeps staring at him?

Later, Meng Yuzhu learned that the emperor cared about his Yu Rugong.

After Meng Yuzhu finished two dances, the emperor asked her to quickly put on her clothes.

At midnight, the emperor asked her to put on her clothes.

Meng Yuzhu just put on her clothes and tried to squeeze out a smile: "But is there anything that makes the emperor obsessed with it?"

The emperor clapped his hands, and Gao Rang brought Yu Ru Gong in.

The emperor stroked the Yuru bow.Look left, look right, then hold it under the candlelight.

I can't put it down until I die.

Meng Yuzhu, who had been walking in the harem for many years, naturally knew what Aiwujiwu meant, and she hurriedly flattered him: "It is said that this bow and arrow was given by the late emperor. It can shoot a thousand people with one bow. A good bow matches a hero, and only a son of heaven like the emperor can use it."

"You think this bow is good too?"

"Yes, it looks dark and shiny, and it is inlaid with gems. It must be the work of a skilled craftsman."

"You really think so?"

"Of course. How can ordinary people have such superb craftsmanship? This bow and arrow has been passed down to the emperor for many years since the late emperor, and it has been kept so well. It seems that the emperor has paid special attention to it."

Meng Yuzhu praised everything she could think of to praise the emperor.I thought that the emperor would be so happy that he would hug her and have a drink with her like a close friend. Unexpectedly, the emperor said, "Thanks to Du Changzai."

When Du Jiyan was mentioned, Meng Yuzhu felt like he had eaten a fly.

"As far as I know, this bow and arrow has been enshrined in the Ancestral Temple. What does it have to do with Du Changzai?"

"The Yuru Gong has been around for a long time and needs to be maintained. Du Changzai Huimu has taken good care of this Yuru Gong."

Yes Yes Yes.

Yu Ru Gong is well maintained.

It is clearly said that the emperor is like a bow, and Du is always there in every sentence.

Meng Yuzhu had already thought of a hundred ways for Du Jiyan to die.

"Her father is only a fifth-rank man, and he can't even go to jail even if he is a fifth-rank man. He has been inactive in the official position of supervisory censor for many years. The year before last, he said that I had offended God because of the heavy rain, and I fined him three months' salary. Who can believe that the Du family is limited in their abilities as officials, but they are very talented in wooden crafts." The emperor stroked Yuru Gong.

Meng Yuzhu reluctantly flicked the candle three times and watched with her own eyes as the emperor mentioned Du Jiyan eight times and touched the imperial bow thirteen times.

Only then did the emperor think of her: "Concubine, come here."

Meng Yuzhu hurriedly lifted her skirt and sat on the bed.

"What are you doing here and on the bed?"

Meng Yuzhu said something and went to the emperor's side.

"Look at these green-headed cards. Are they all old?"

I thought the emperor wanted to favor her, but unexpectedly he showed her a green-headed card?
One moment he showed her Yu Ru Gong, the next moment he showed her the green head card. He never thought about sleeping with her at all.It seems that there is no point in dressing up and showing off your dancing skills crazily.

Green Head Brand has always been arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Meng Yuzhu's green-headed cards were used the most. The servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs took care of them and painted them almost every day, so her green-headed cards looked like new.

But other people's lives are not so good.

Anyway, the emperor didn't like to talk to him. Gradually, the words on the green head card became blurred. The green head card that Zhao promised had faded long ago and no one cared about it.The emperor couldn't remember these people anyway, let alone their green cards.

In late September last year, because the words on the green-headed sign could not be clearly seen, the emperor called the wrong person, and he didn't realize it until he was half asleep.The emperor was so frightened that he had nightmares for three nights.Meng Yuzhu said aggrievedly: "Isn't it enough to have the concubine's green card? Who else does the emperor want to summon?"

"I heard from everyone in the palace that Du Chang Zai does the best wood work."

It's Du Jiyan again.

Meng Yuzhu secretly shook the handkerchief.

The emperor is obviously in Cao Ying, but his heart is in Han Dynasty.

"It's so late, the emperor doesn't want to see Du Chang doing wood work, does he?"

"No, I was thinking about asking her to make some green-headed cards again. Look at these green-headed cards. They are dirty and torn. After all, they are for me to see. They don't look like anything."

"What the Emperor said is true, but it's getting late and it's time to go to bed and rest."

"I'm not sleepy yet." The emperor had no intention of sleeping at all.

It's already three o'clock in the night.

Meng Yuzhu could only lie down on the bed, exposing her shoulders and shaking her handkerchief: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to bed."

"Let me take another look at the green head card."

Instead of looking at the lively and beautiful emperor, he wanted to see some green head card.

Meng Yuzhu lay on the bed in a sultry posture and looked at the emperor lovingly, watching the yellow candle gradually extinguish. Finally, Meng Yuzhu couldn't help it anymore and fell asleep.

When he woke up, the emperor was gone.

Even the mangosteen in the side hall quietly reported to Tian Lingyue when he was making medicine for Tian Lingyue: "Last night, the emperor went to the imperial concubine's room. He just sat and talked. He didn't...early... The emperor left."

Meng Yuzhu sat in front of the bronze mirror with a gloomy face, being washed by the maids.

I heard from Cashew Guo that the emperor left at dawn. The servants were waiting outside that night, and there was no movement in the bedroom. The imperial concubine fell asleep first. After the imperial concubine fell asleep, the emperor polished the green-headed cards for a long time, lovingly. of.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor seems to be addicted to things made of wood." Cashew carefully twisted a towel and wiped Meng Yuzhu's face, but Meng Yuzhu threw the towel into the basin, and the splashing water wet Meng Yuzhu's pajamas. Cashew Guo and others hurriedly knelt down and said, "My Majesty, please forgive me, I should not say nonsense."

The shadows of people in the bronze mirror are dim.

Meng Yuzhu's face looked gloomier than in the bronze mirror.

In order to sleep with her that night, she used Tian Lingyue as bait and finally got the emperor to come over. Then she listened to the emperor chatting all night. Du Jiyan?

This is a way of sleeping with clear soup and little water.

The emperor was clearly thinking of Du Jiyan.

Meng Yuzhu in the bronze mirror has outstanding beauty and scorching eyes.After putting it on, the red and green jewels complement each other, and the black hair is like a black cloud.

With her beauty and talent, she secured her position as a noble concubine.

Now, the emperor is confused by Du?
Cashew put on emerald green earrings for Meng Yuzhu and brought bird's nest porridge.

"Master, don't be discouraged. That Du Changzai can only do a few carpentry jobs. If master wants to learn, I will hire a carpenter from the palace."

Meng Yuzhu pressed the bird's nest porridge in front of the bronze mirror. She still had appetite: "Go and find out where the emperor went after leaving Changle Palace."

"My servant has already made inquiries. The emperor left Changle Palace and went to the morning court. However, he sent Gao Rang to Yongfu Palace, but I don't know what message he sent."

After leaving the gate of Changle Palace, the emperor ordered Gao Rang to go to Yongfu Palace.

Gao Rang was also smart: "Your Majesty, I heard that the ladies are given gold, silver, hairpins, and jade beads in exchange for their handicrafts. Now that the Emperor has asked Du Chang to make green-head cards, what kind of reward will he give?"

"If she does a good job, give her a night's sleep."

"Yes."

Du Jiyan was packing up her axes, shaving knives and other tools in Yongfu Hall. Under the guidance of Master Lu Ban, she even had a toolbox.

Shi Jing was dumbfounded: "My mother said that it is a virtue for a woman to be without talent. My father said that a woman can also know a few words before she can understand the general situation. But no one taught me that doing woodwork can also attract the emperor's favor. Du Ji Yan, who taught you this move?"

"I'm just doing whatever I want..."

"You're self-taught, right? I knew you had your own way of confusing the emperor. Follow you and I'm sure you'll be right."

Du Jiyan…

Gao Rang came to greet Du Jiyan with a smile on his face: "The emperor has said that the master will make green-headed tablets for the empresses of each palace. If the job is done well, the master will be rewarded with sleeping with him for a night."

Give me a night's sleep?
Du Jiyan was a little reluctant.

It doesn't matter if you give me some gold or silver ingots, or you can give me a night's sleep. Don't you have to pay for it yourself?Not only do you have to work, but after you finish your work, you also have to serve the emperor?The emperor's abacus was so good that she could hear it in Yongfu Hall.

"If the emperor wants you to sleep with him, just say so. He also asked you to make green cards for the ladies and reward him with sleeping with him for a night. Tsk, tsk, hypocritical man." Shi Jing curled his lips: "I just said that I want you to sleep with me. Shameful."

Du Jiyan was not thinking about sleeping with him.After living for two lives, Du Jiyan understood more and more that if he wanted to live well in the harem of Chen State, he had to earn his share of the emperor's favor, gold, silver, jewels and points.Otherwise, you will be a poor man and will not be welcomed anywhere.

"Is the master unwilling to be a green head card?" Gao Rang asked.

"It's not that I don't want to do it, it's just"

"Just what?"

"It's just that I'm willing to make green-head cards for the ladies for free. Forget it as a reward."

Gao Rang felt incredible.

What a noble sentiment Du Changzai has.

The empresses in other palaces were all crying and begging for help.

Du Changzai actually refused. She wanted to make green head cards for the ladies for free.

The emperor also found it incredible.

"Does she really just work and don't want rewards?"

Gao Rang nodded.

Why is this?

The emperor thought for a long time and finally came up with an answer: "This Du Changzai, does she dislike me?"

"No way, Your Majesty, every woman in the palace is looking forward to you eagerly."

"Then...Why is Du Changzai different from them? Doesn't she not like men?"

Gao Rang was pouring tea for the emperor and almost poured it into his hands.

The emperor was still talking to himself: "She doesn't covet such a handsome and elegant young master like me? She probably likes women, otherwise she would always be chasing the queen."