Harem Changwu Biography

Chapter 122 Tonight, Empress Zhaorong will attend the bed in Chengming Palace
Mingqi said that one day I will tell him who I am, he didn't just say it casually, because since that day, he has come to my courtyard in Chuxiu Palace every day.

Sometimes I come during the day, sometimes at night, and sometimes I sit there without saying a word, and sometimes I bring government affairs over and sit in my room to deal with political affairs.Regardless of the wind and rain, I have never been absent for a day, but I have never stayed overnight.

And because of Mingqi's behavior of coming to my side every day, although I made a big mistake of rushing into the Changwu Hall at night a few days ago, I was almost beheaded by Mingqi.But since Mingqi came here every day, Li Wan, who is already the head of the harem, not only ordered the Imperial Hospital to give me the best wound medicine, she even came to Chuxiu Palace to visit me several times.

Besides Li Wan, Qi Xiayun and Chang Ruo also sent some medicinal materials.

It’s just that contrary to the person sent by Qi Xiayun who left after saying some auspicious words, Du Juan sent by Changruo brought Changruo’s ironic and sour words: “I haven’t even been executed for breaking into the Changwu Hall. , it seems that sister Zhaorong's life is really big enough."

The days passed day by day while I was recuperating. After the injury on my hip was completely healed, it was already the end of Minghe 15, and this year's winter snow had already fallen several times.

The end of the year means being busy, whether it is Mingqi, Li Wan or the others.

Mingqi was busy with Baiguan to investigate and summarize the political affairs and achievements of Baiguan in the past year, as well as the arrangements for the positions and responsibilities of officials in various places in the coming year; In preparation for the year-end gifts and banquets to be given to the officials at the end of the year, Chang Ruo and Qi Xiayun assisted Li Wan in handling the banquet.

Calculated in such a circle, only Zhang Shuyue and I who live in Chuxiu Palace are the most leisurely.

"Qingqing, how about we celebrate the New Year together tonight?"

It was probably because in previous years it was difficult to celebrate the New Year by myself, so during the daytime on New Year's Eve, after leaving my room at noon of Mingqi, Zhang Shuyue came to me and asked me.

After getting along with each other for several months, Zhang Shuyue is no longer the unfamiliar and defensive person I was when we first met.

After understanding my kindness to her, she had a tendency to regard me as the best sister, and she no longer called me Miss Zhaorong. After getting my consent, she continued to directly Qing Qing called me.

"Okay." I replied after Zhang Shuyue said.Thinking that in the past, Mingqi would only come to my place once a day, and since he has already been here today, he probably won't come again tonight.

So, instead of celebrating the New Year by myself, I might as well spend it with Zhang Shuyue.

As for this year's annual banquet hosted by Mingqi Club, although Zhang Shuyue and I have the title of concubine, but because we are beautiful women who have not been favored by Mingqi, the two of us naturally have no right to tonight's annual banquet. participated.

"Okay, then I'll go and tell He Sizan that the imperial dining room will deliver our New Year's dinner together tonight, and we'll eat together at your room or mine." Zhang Shuyue said happily after seeing my answer.

"No need," I shook my head when I heard the words, and then continued with Zhang Shuyue's worried expression that I would go back on my word: "The people in the imperial dining room will definitely be busy preparing the New Year's banquet tonight. It won't be a good thing, so it's better to let Dongchun go to the imperial dining room to get some ingredients later, and let Dongchun cook in my small kitchen at night."

Tonight, the main task of the Imperial Dining Room must be to prepare the food for the New Year’s banquet. For Zhang Shuyue and I, the New Year’s meal will definitely be prepared carelessly. Know it won't be good.

In this case, it is better to let Dongchun directly prepare the New Year meal for us.Anyway, because Dongchun had served me before, she had a lot of face in the imperial dining room, and the ingredients she picked up in person would definitely not be bad.And she herself was used to cooking for me often, and her cooking skills are better than some of the royal chefs in the imperial dining room.

As for the place to cook, because I have to cook medicine for the past two months, I have changed the unoccupied room on the left into a small kitchen as early as Mingqi's order, so there is no need to worry about lack of space. Cook.

I'm not a person who can't bear hardships, but when I shouldn't wrong myself, I will never wrong myself, especially today is a good day for Chinese New Year.

"Okay." Zhang Shuyue replied happily after hearing what I said, it seems that the New Year's meal prepared by the imperial dining room will not be good, she has already experienced it.

"It seems that thanks to Qingqing's blessing, I can eat good food this year, thank you Qingqing." Zhang Shuyue said to me with a smile after finishing her answer.Although her intention at the beginning was that she didn't want to celebrate the New Year alone, but now not only can she celebrate the New Year with me, but she is also happier after not having to eat the unpalatable New Year's meal prepared by the Imperial Dining Room.

"They're all sisters in the palace, so why not be polite." I laughed after Zhang Shuyue said.

"No, it's different." But Zhang Shuyue shook her head after hearing what I said.

"Qingqing, you are not someone who will stay in Chuxiu Palace all the time. One day you will leave here, and then you will be promoted step by step. In the end, you may not even be the concubine De. And me, Qingqing, you are actually I see. The emperor has come to Chuxiu Palace to see you every day these days, but he has never glanced at me, so it is absolutely impossible for me to be favored and walk out of this Chuxiu Palace. So Qingqing, we are different." Zhang Shuyue said again after finishing speaking.

I listened to Zhang Shuyue's words and fell silent.

Mingqi doesn't like Zhang Shuyue, so I've noticed it a long time ago.

If it was in the past, if it was still when I was the empress dowager, even if I didn't like it anymore, but in order to share Chang Ruo's favor with Mingqi, then as long as Zhang Shuyue came to beg me, I would most likely help her.

But now, after I am no longer the empress dowager, after I have become Meng Qingqing, who is also one of the concubines of Mingqi's harem, and after knowing that there is a possibility of me and Mingqi living together forever, I can no longer make it with my own hands. Mingqi pushed it to other women.

"Then what are you going to do?" Finally, I asked softly.

"I, to tell you the truth, Qingqing, I actually don't have any thoughts now. The only thing I think about now is to get to the age of 25 and be released from the palace." Zhang Shuyue said.

Like the maids in the harem, if the concubines in the palace have not been favored by the emperor at the age of 25, they can be released from the palace to marry freely.

But because most of my daughters get married in the 20th to 25th, it is difficult to remarry after the age of 25.In addition, no matter how good the men outside the palace are, they are not as dazzling as the emperor in the palace. Therefore, few women who enter the palace are willing to stay innocent and wait until they are [-] years old. Before arriving, he tried his best to climb onto the emperor's dragon bed.

"Okay, if this is what you really want, then I promise you, when I can make the decision in the future, maybe I can help you leave the palace without waiting for 25 years old." I said after Zhang Shuyue's words.

Zhang Shuyue probably didn't expect me to say that, so she was taken aback for a moment after seeing my words, and then looked at me in surprise.

"Really? Qingqing, is what you just said true?" Zhang Shuyue looked at me in surprise and asked.

"Whether it's true or not, you'll find out on that day." When I heard the words, I didn't directly make a guarantee ticket with Zhang Shuyue, but said to her with a light smile.

"Okay, I'll wait, Qingqing, I trust you, Qingqing." But Zhang Shuyue believed me without hesitation.

"Qingqing, thank you. Really, Qingqing, thank you very much. If it weren't for you, I think I might go crazy for being alone before I turn 25. But now I can not only With you as my companion, and now with your words to send me out of the palace, I can finally wait for the day when I leave the palace with peace of mind. Qingqing, thank you, thank you very, very much After trusting me, Zhang Shuyue thanked me silently and happily.

I listened to Zhang Shuyue's words of thanks, saw her eyes were red with excitement, and didn't say anything, just smiled at her.

I kept my word, and after Zhang Shuyue left, I called He Sizan over and asked her to tell the imperial dining room that there was no need to prepare New Year's meals for me and Zhang Shuyue today.After He Sizan left, I called Dongchun over again and told her to go to the imperial dining room to bring the ingredients for tonight.

He Sizan, who was always very considerate to me, became even more gracious to me after seeing Mingqi every day for the past few months.

Therefore, after she heard me say not to prepare dinner, she expressed concern about my New Year's meal, and then she didn't talk about it after hearing me that Dongchun would prepare New Year's meal, but said to me that she would talk to Yushan Talk to the room, let the imperial dining room prepare more good ingredients for me and send them over.

Although I know Dongchun's face in the imperial dining room, after hearing what He Sizan said, I naturally wouldn't refuse, and I even asked Ayun to give He Sizan New Year's Eve and trouble her to make her work hard In name, tipped her some money.

As for Dongchun, she was not a kind person.She probably already got Qihe's order, and Mingqi has come every day, so she has been serving me faithfully since she came to my side.

So today, after listening to my words, she didn't ask any questions. After leaving my room, she went directly to the imperial dining room. After that, she brought back many good ingredients, and finally devoted herself to the preparation of the New Year's meal went.

The days in winter are short, and as winter and spring get busy, the sky gets up little by little, and after a while, it is completely dark outside.

The red lanterns in the palace were hung up early, and when it was getting dark, these lanterns were lit one by one, and when it was completely dark, the whole palace was illuminated by red lanterns.

This year's annual banquet for all officials is still the Hanshi Hall. After dark, I slowly heard the sound of silk and bamboo coming from the direction of the Hanshi Hall.Even if you listen carefully, you can hear the greetings of people talking from the Hanshi Hall.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the Hanshi Palace, the Chuxiu Palace, where there were only a few people, seemed even more deserted, so that Zhang Shuyue, who had been happy all day because of my words during the day, heard those silk and bamboo scenes. After the sound, the smile on his face faded a lot, and his face was a little more unhappy.

Looking at Zhang Shuyue's appearance, I knew what she was thinking, but I also knew that I couldn't explain it, so after a few glances at her, I concentrated on eating.

"Miss Zhaorong, Aunt Qihe is out to see you." Just when Zhang Shuyue and I were halfway through our meal, a young maid who was on duty at Chuxiu Palace tonight came in and reported to me.

When I heard this, I was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "Please."

It's just that after people went out, I was there wondering why Qihe came.

I was thinking, with Qihe's current status, it stands to reason that she should be serving at Mingqi with Fang Hao at this time, why would she come to me suddenly?

Qihe was quickly led in, and she didn't come in alone, after her, there were a dozen or so little maids and eunuchs.

"Qihe has met Mistress Zhaorong, I wish Mistress Zhaorong great joy and good health throughout the years." Qihe saluted me after he walked in.

"Pingshen, thank you for your blessings." I nodded when I heard this, and after Qihe got up, I asked Ayun to prepare a gift bag for Qihe.

Qihe is not a money-loving person, but tonight is New Year's Eve, so I didn't consider giving her a gift package a bribe. Instead, I was responding to her blessings.

So she didn't refuse when Ayun handed her the gift bag, but saluted me again to thank her.

"I don't know why Miss Qihe came to see me so late?" After Qihe received the gift bag, I asked her again.

"Responding to the words of Empress Zhaorong, the servant girl has received the emperor's order. I regret that the empress cannot go to the last year's banquet this year, and I am worried that the New Year's meal prepared for Empress Zhaorong in the imperial dining room is not suitable enough, so I specially ordered the servant girl to come and give the empress Zhaorong ten Two New Year's meals." Qi He replied after my words.

I was both surprised and pleasantly surprised when I heard the words.

Apart from the three years outside the palace, in the past when I was in the palace, may I ask which year's New Year's Eve banquet, I didn't have it with Mingqi.

And even though I entered the palace this year, because of my status, not only can I not eat the New Year's meal with Mingqi, I can't even be together for Shou Sui tonight.

For this matter, if I don't feel any sadness in my heart, it is absolutely impossible.

Even just now when I heard the music of silk and bamboo coming from the Hall of Cold Food, the most sad person was not Zhang Shuyue, but me.

Every time I think that I have already entered the palace, obviously already in the same palace as Mingqi, but tonight on such an important day as New Year’s Eve, the person who is by Mingqi’s side is not me, and I feel in my heart It was very sad.

It's just that although I feel sad in my heart, I also know that there is no way to do it, so I can only bear it all the time.

But unfortunately, now Mingqi sent Qihe here.

Moreover, he not only sent the Qihe people here, but he also brought me the New Year's meal because he was worried that the Imperial Dining Room would perfuse my New Year's meal and that I would not eat well, so he specially sent Qihe to bring me the New Year's meal.

At this time, Mingqi obviously didn't recognize me as Qiu Changwulai, and even had many prejudices against me, but he still cared about me on days like this.

How can I not be surprised by such Mingqi?How can you not like it?
"Thank you, Qingqing, for your concern." I resisted the strong yearning for Mingqi that suddenly rose in my heart at this moment, stood up after Qihe's words, and then acted like an ordinary beautiful girl would do at this time. He bowed to Fushen in the direction of Hanshi Hall.

"Your Majesty still has something to tell your servants to bring to Empress Zhaorong." Qihe didn't interrupt me when I saluted towards the Hanshi Hall, but after I saluted, he spoke to me again.

"Miss Qihe, please tell me." I turned around and said to Qihe.

"The emperor asked the servants to tell Madam Zhaorong that after the New Year's dinner tonight, please prepare well. Someone will come to pick Madam Zhaorong to Chengming Palace later in the evening. Tonight, Madam Zhaorong will serve in Chengming Palace!"

(End of this chapter)