The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 461 Bloody Birthday Feast (16)
Pine smoke ink is for the imperial use, except for the empress and the empress dowagers of the two palaces, other concubines are not allowed to use it, but if it is rewarded by the emperor, it is another matter.In fact, she also has a few pieces of fine pine smoke ink in her collection, which were given to her by Qin Zishuo a few years ago, and they have been kept for nothing, that is, the ink used in the painting given by the Empress Dowager on her birthday. , and most of the time, she still uses ordinary lacquer smoke ink.

Qingchen snuggled into the emperor's arms, raised her head and said: "Then the concubine will thank the emperor, when I am free, the emperor will also reward the concubine with a masterpiece of the emperor himself?"

Xiao Jun seemed a little displeased, and said euphemistically, "I don't paint much on weekdays. If you really like it, I can draw you a picture of a lady when I have time."

Qingchen asked puzzledly: "Why did the emperor send pictures of courtiers and concubines and ladies? Courtiers like landscape paintings, besides, I heard people say that the emperor is best at landscape painting, isn't it?"

Xiao Jun nodded and said perfunctorily, "It's been a long time since I painted. If you want landscape paintings, you may have to wait longer. After all, it takes more effort to draw."

A gust of cold wind came in from the half-opened diamond window, and the candles on the table were flickered several times, almost blown out. Feeling the coolness, she leaned into his arms again, "Your concubine is not afraid to wait, As long as the emperor remembers."

The two were tasting paintings and discussing poetry under the lamp, and it was half an hour before they realized it. Xiao Jun sipped her tea, looked at the copper leak in the corner, and said softly: "Tonight..."

Before he finished speaking, she hugged him even tighter, clasping her hands tightly and refusing to let go, as if even if there was only a moment left, she was extremely greedy.

The corner of Xiao Jun's mouth raised a beautiful arc. I don't know when she became so attached to herself?It's already this hour, and Shu Guiyi and Feng Wanrong probably have already rested. Since she refused to let go, he couldn't bear to leave her like this, so he asked with a smile on purpose: "What are you doing? I don't want to let go ?"

She let go of her hands a little, but her face was a little ugly, "The outside is darker and heavy. The concubine is afraid that the emperor will catch a cold on the road, so she doesn't want to force the emperor to stay. The concubine knows that the emperor should go and see tonight." Shu Guiyi and Feng Wanrong's."

"Just be stubborn." Xiao Jun didn't mind her dishonesty, she stood up and stretched her muscles and said, "It's late at night, why don't you wait for me to wash up, do you really want me to accompany you to taste paintings until dawn? I will go to court early tomorrow morning."

A joyful smile suddenly appeared on his lips, Qingchen hurriedly ordered Jinxiu to prepare water, and while helping him roll up his sleeves, he said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the concubine forgets the time when she is happy, she shouldn't drag the emperor to talk It's so late."

Xiao Jun hummed casually, "You did it on purpose."

"The concubine didn't do it on purpose."

The servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are very quick to do things. Not long after Xiao Jun went to court, someone brought some pieces of high-quality pine smoke ink. Qingchen asked Yun Lan to put it away. Thinking of what happened yesterday, she wanted to go and see Ye Hanyu .

It's been a long time since I entered Yilanxuan's door. As soon as I stepped in, I saw the orchids swaying all over the courtyard, which made me feel refreshed. I felt that the owner of this courtyard was a graceful woman with blue heart without having to meet her.Chunlan, Jianlan, Huilan, Chunjian, Molan, and Hanlan are all complete, and they are rustling in the wind, which corresponds to the name of this courtyard.

Ye Hanyu was bending over to water a pot of black ink orchids, but she didn't hear her coming in. Qingchen coughed lightly, and then she turned around, her expression froze slightly, and then she put down the water ladle in her hand and said with a smile: "You didn't make a sound when you came in, it scared me."

Qingchen looked at the orchid grass in the yard and said: "Sister was standing in the orchid grass just now, her figure is graceful and graceful, she has an indescribable leisurely beauty, I just forgot to say anything when I stared blankly."

Ye Hanyu came over and took her hand and walked into the house, she seemed to have infinite thoughts and said: "I also want to put some other occasions, but I heard that the emperor will send the chrysanthemums cultivated in the greenhouse, and any good ones will be sent to Shugui. In Yi Palace, I can only grow some indifferent flowers and plants like bluegrass."

Qingchen didn't care about her loss, and said with a faint smile: "Sister's heart is as pure as orchids, and she is as tough as chrysanthemums. Naturally, she won't ask others to pick up leftovers. It's better to raise some gentlemen's flowers to cultivate temperament. It's just a few pots The chrysanthemums are almost in October, even if they bloom beautifully, how many more days can we see them?"

Ye Hanyu heard that she seemed to have something in her words, but she didn't seem to mean anything, so she was not sure what she wanted to say, so she asked: "I heard that the emperor rested at your place last night? Yesterday they celebrated their birthdays one by one, and the other by a receptionist." Injured, you left the emperor in your own palace at this time, aren't you making trouble for yourself?"

Qingchen took the tea that Zhihua handed over, blew the tea foam slowly, and said indifferently: "Have I caused too little trouble? Even if the emperor doesn't stay in my palace, my sister thinks that Shu Guiyi will follow me." Shall I put aside the past and be friends?"

Ye Hanyu sighed softly when she heard the words and said: "You're right, in fact, there is no difference, it's just that she can't get along with her face, anyway, we have already been in the same boat with her, and this time is not bad. Go to pay the queen this morning , the Duanfu Palace was ridiculed and ridiculed continuously, which gave me a headache."

Before the rain, the entrance of Longjing was slightly astringent, but later it was full of sweet fragrance, Qingchen took a few sips of tea, and asked softly: "Sister, does she know that the queen publicly displayed Feng Wanrong's dancing shoes at the procurement office, saying that she knew about it?" The reward for the origin of the pair of shoes is 100 taels, which is quite generous, it seems that she must investigate this matter to the end."

Ye Hanyu's face turned pale, and she remained silent for a long time, before she said a little uneasy: "Chen'er, tell me the truth, have you seen clearly who is the little maid who took away Feng Wanrong's shoes?"

Qingchen smiled faintly: "For me, is there any difference between seeing clearly and not seeing clearly?"

Ye Hanyu is a sensible person, she understood it just by listening to her words, and said with some shame: "I am sorry for you, but I am powerless to save you in a crisis, and I planned to explain it to you in the next two days. "

Although Qingchen didn't agree with her doing this, she didn't want to let her suffer. It would be difficult for a person with a conscience to do such a thing, and it would be difficult to sleep at night, otherwise Ye Hanyu's face would not be so haggard.

She comforted: "It's not my sister who put me in a crisis, but someone deliberately trying to drag me into the fire pit. This has nothing to do with my sister. Even if I don't go to the side hall, they will not let me go. What I am most worried about now It's not what will happen to Shu Guiyi and Feng Wanrong, but the aftermath... What are you going to do?"

Before Ye Hanyu could open her mouth, Zhihua at the side had already made up her mind when she heard her question, and immediately knelt down with tears in her eyes and said, "Miss Rong, don't worry, if this matter is really found out, this servant is willing to bear all the sins, just ask At that time, Empress Rong can help my little master more in front of the emperor, and don't make the young master suffer."

(End of this chapter)