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

Chapter 590
Concubine Li came back to her senses, saw the emperor was looking at him questioningly, she hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just think it's a big festival, but the weather is so bad, people who feel cold even walking outside can't stand it."

Getting up and brought the emperor a cup of ginseng tea, Concubine Li said softly and considerately: "Your Majesty, let's take a break with a cup of tea, the ministers are still on vacation, but the Emperor is still so busy, tired all year round, my concubine really feels distressed. "

Xiao Jun finished writing and took the teacup, probably really thirsty, drank it in one breath, held Concubine Li's hand and said with a smile: "There is a lot of rain and snow this year, and the north has suffered from snow disasters. Many things still need to be resolved, but the south has to be on guard." Flooding, I dare not relax for a moment. If you are fine under the big festival, just go to the palaces and play with them, and you don't have to stay here with me all the time."

Concubine Li was afraid that this was an excuse for the emperor to annoy her, so she hurriedly said: "The concubine is not too happy to be with the emperor, so how can she feel bored? No matter where the concubine is in the palace, it is better to stay quietly by the emperor's side It's more comfortable, the emperor can let the concubine accompany him, the concubine will not disturb the emperor's handling of political affairs, just treat the concubine as the servant girl of the imperial study."

What she said made Xiao Jun laugh, "You are my concubine, and I am not willing to order you around. If you are willing to be here, I am not against it, but I am just afraid that you will feel bored."

Concubine Li drooped the corners of her mouth, with a tender and aggrieved look, "The concubine can't wait to be with the emperor all the time, I'm afraid the emperor will get tired of seeing the concubines and the concubines will get bored. The empress said that the emperor likes gentle and docile women. Not as submissive as sister Rong Zhaoyi and more pleasing to the emperor."

Xiao Jun raised her hand and pinched Concubine Li's small face, but said with a smile: "Rong Zhaoyi has been confined for more than a month, and I haven't talked to her for a long time, why are you still jealous of her? I punished Liu An, yes Because I have never liked snobby slaves, it's not that I don't give you face, you don't think much about it."

Concubine Li hurriedly said: "The concubine understands that Liu An is the emperor's servant, and the rules before the imperial court are no different than others, so he should be extra cautious. The emperor wants to punish him, and the concubine dare not speak up."

Xiao Jun nodded and asked, "Then why are you wronged?"

Concubine Li sat in the emperor's arms, she stuck it up delicately and softly and said softly: "The concubine is not wronged, but just thinks that sister Rong Zhaoyi is about to become a concubine, and the concubine is worried about what gifts to give her. "

Xiao Jun's mouth revealed a faint smile, as if he didn't believe Concubine Li's words, but he didn't let it go, he just smiled lightly and said: "It's good if you have the heart, Rong Zhaoyi has always been very indifferent to money matters, but she is right." Favors are very important, so it doesn't matter what you give, your heart is the most important."

Concubine Li was leaning in the emperor's arms, filled with hatred in her heart, the sternness in her phoenix eyes slightly squinted made people shudder, and she said with deep meaning: "My concubine, thank you for the emperor's point, this concubine will let Rong Zhaoyi feel Concubine's mind."

Concubine Li was in bed that night as usual, and after thinking twice, whether it was for herself or the Lin family, she still took out the elixir, put her jade arm around the emperor's shoulder on the bed, and said softly to Xiao Jun : "Your Majesty, my concubine is worried that your majesty will be exhausted from the busy state affairs, so I specially recruited an expert to practice a bottle of elixir for him. Your majesty, please try it first. If you think it is still useful, my concubine Let him come to see the emperor, how about refining the elixir for the emperor in the future?"

Without hesitation, Xiao Jun opened her mouth to swallow the vermilion pill, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of her mouth, leaned over and kissed it, and said in a hoarse voice beside Concubine Li's ear, "This pill is quite good. , I seem to feel that I have more strength now, can you bear it, my concubine?"

Concubine Li panted softly, wrapped her arms around the emperor's waist, and whispered softly while blowing in his ear: "The emperor is good or bad, bullying my concubine like this..."

After a whole night of heavy snowfall, the sky and the earth were completely white in the morning, and the red walls and yellow tiles were all hidden in a white world. The world seemed to be much cleaner and quieter.

Concubine Li took Yinxiang to the plum garden. She told someone to clean out a clean room in the plum garden yesterday, and invited Xiao Jue to enjoy the plum blossoms here.The emperor's attitude made her feel even more uneasy, she had to find a reliable person to help her, and Xiao Jue was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

In the plum grove, red plums and white plums bloom in full bloom against the cold wind, the garden is full of cool plum fragrance, and the branches are still covered with thick snow, the red plum petals are pressed under the snow to bloom, like a cluster of faint fire under the snow The red and white contrast is really beautiful.

The plum garden is remote, and this season is cold, there are only three or two people who take care of the plum garden. They are used to being slack on weekdays, and they don't even bother to clean the snow in the garden.

Concubine Li walked towards the unoccupied house in the depths of the plum forest with great difficulty, stepping on the thick snow. An applier had been quietly sent over yesterday. After Concubine Li entered the house, Yin Xiang saw that the room was cold. He was very excited, so he hurriedly lit the charcoal basin, then warmed the wine he brought and put it aside, just waiting for Xiao Jue to come to the appointment.

Yin Xiang was a little worried, wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, and finally couldn't help but said: "Mother, once this step is taken, will it be a blessing or a disaster for you? Really...don't you regret it?"

Concubine Li was sitting on the warm couch, looking at the silvery white world outside the window, smelling the cool fragrance of plum blossoms, and said with a wry smile: "I don't have any other choice now, the emperor became suspicious of me about Mrs. Feng two days ago, no matter what." No matter what I do, the emperor will not treat me like before. If I accidentally offend Longyan one day in the future, I might end up miserable. I always have to find someone to rely on for myself, at least to save my life in critical times. Since Xiao Jue still has the affection from the past in his heart, so why don't I take advantage of it? I must hold him firmly in my hand, and I must not let him work for Rong Zhaoyi."

Glancing at the wine pot that was warming on the stove, Concubine Li pursed the corners of her lips cunningly, "Go, find someone to tell Rong Zhaoyi, and say that He Shuyi invited her to come to the plum garden to enjoy the plum blossoms. If you invite her, she will come if you don't see her, but if Ye Hanyu invites her, she will definitely come."

Yin Xiang hesitated for a moment, then turned around and walked out.

Here Xiao Jue came to the appointment alone. I don't know why Concubine Li asked him to meet here. Plum Garden has so many good memories of him, so seeing the red and white plums blooming so well, he was in a good mood.

Pushing open the door, seeing Concubine Li sitting there alone in a daze, looking at the few plum blossoms in the white porcelain vase on the kang table, she smiled and asked, "Wanyi, why did you suddenly think of asking me to come here? What's the matter?"

This plum garden was her favorite place to play when she was a child. At that time, he had promised her that when he married her and became a princess, he would build a garden for her and plant plum blossoms in it, so that she could live in the plum garden in winter. , you can open the window all winter and you can see plum blossoms all over the yard.

(End of this chapter)