Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 131

Ruyi is not stupid, although Zhao Qingze did not admit that he originally planned to go to the Northwest, but Ruyi can be sure that he suddenly changed his mind.

And because of this, Ruyi was so moved that she didn't know what to say.

But between husband and wife, when they say touching words, it seems very special. Ruyi also suppressed her emotions on her face, and she finally calmed down. She looked at the cabinet she had prepared, and couldn't help laughing in embarrassment: "What about this cabinet?"

Zhao Qingze took a look at the medicine bottle with a smile, and said softly, "Tell someone to take it back to the imperial hospital."

Saying so, he put his hand on the suit of clothes that Ruyi had made, and said, "I never thought that I was misunderstood by you, and I could get a set of clothes from you for nothing."

Ruyi smiled slightly, reached out and took out the set of clothes, and said softly: "I originally planned to give you a surprise, and let you wear it when you set off, but you can wear it anytime."

Ruyi unfolded her clothes, intending to give Zhao Qingze a try.

Zhao Qingze opened his arms obediently, letting Ruyi put on the clothes for him.

The clothes were a dark blue coat. Although it was made in a hurry, the stitches were very fine. Zhao Qingze straightened his collar, and when he was about to put down his hands, he suddenly felt something hard on his chest.

"What's in here?"

Zhao Qingze asked softly.

Ruyi was stunned for a moment, but immediately said softly: "I sewed a safety buckle inside."

Ruyi originally planned to sew bronze mirrors into her clothes according to what she learned from TV novels in her previous life, but she felt that it was unnecessary. If Zhao Qingze really went to the battlefield, she would naturally wear armor, and the bronze mirrors were also very unattractive .So after thinking about it, she changed a safety buckle on her chest, which is not only a good meaning, but also a protective measure.

She put her hand on the safety button, and felt that her daughter's thoughts were a little funny, so she said quickly, "Since it's unnecessary now, I'll take it off!"

As Ruyi said, she was about to take off Zhao Qingze's clothes, but Zhao Qingze stopped her with a smile, held her hand, and said softly: "No need, this is also your wish, how can it be ruined."

Zhao Qingze held Ruyi's hand and placed it on his chest, with a faint smile on his face.

If he had said that he would not go on a personal expedition, he would have regretted it, but at this moment, he felt that no matter how many victories, no amount of fame outside his body, he could not compare with Ruyi and Ruyi. children together.

He asked himself in his heart: Will he regret it?The answer is no.

How could he regret it? If he really went to the Northwest regardless, even if everything was in order as he had arranged, and he returned with victory, Ruyi and his two children were waiting for him at home safely. There are regrets.

During his expedition, Ruyi will definitely be as frightened as when he put Ruyi outside the palace for the first time, and the two children grow up very fast, and he will miss the important period of their growth.

Although Zhao Qingze didn't say clearly in the court that he would go to war, but during the deployment, the ministers who were close to him could easily see what he meant.

Now that Zhao Qingze had changed his mind, they were both relieved and surprised.

Of course, as the emperor, Zhao Qingze had the right not to explain anything to them, but they didn't dare to ask more questions, and still acted according to Zhao Qingze's orders.

Cao Rui has already set off, and Aman's first birthday party will follow.

Because of the war and the death of the Supreme Emperor, Aman's first birthday banquet was not held as a big one, and the scope was reduced to a family banquet. All the low-ranking concubines in the palace came, but they were low-ranking and low-sounding. Let them settle down and keep quiet about everything.The high-ranking concubine, Concubine Li, had already been deprived of her title by Zhao Qingze and sent to the cold palace.Concubine De took sick leave for the future.But the only concubine virtuous attended, and she was also responsible for hosting the family banquet.

It's just that when Ruyi followed Zhao Qingze to the place and saw her, she couldn't help but be surprised. It's only been a while, and Concubine Xian looks like a different person from what she saw earlier.

The cheeks were thin and sunken, and the heavy make-up on the face could hardly conceal the tiredness and aging.Although the whole person is dressed for festive occasions, Ruyi always feels that her appearance is incomprehensible.

In fact, several high-ranking concubines are all about the same age. Concubine Xian is now past the best age of youth for women, but women in the harem are always good at taking care of themselves. His face doesn't look old either.

But Concubine Xian, whom Ruyi saw at this moment, really felt that a woman's youth is fleeting.

She couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic in her heart. I'm afraid the real reason for Concubine Xian to become like this is the Northwest incident. It is indeed not easy for Concubine Xian to become a criminal from the original proud girl. Although she is now in a high position, she still can't get rid of the influence of her family background.

As soon as the Northwest War broke out, Concubine Xian was naturally affected a lot. Ruyi only said that when she first came in, she could see other people's strange eyes on Concubine Xian.

"Greetings to the emperor, the imperial concubine and empress."

Concubine Xian straightened her waist and led the crowd up to salute, but Zhao Qingze was very gentle and avoided the salute.

Concubine Xian stood up slowly, Zhao Qingze led Ruyi to the front and sat down, and Aman was also hugged by the nanny and placed beside them.

Concubine Xian followed behind, and said softly: "This time the family banquet was arranged in a hurry, and the concubine didn't make it to the place. I ask the imperial concubine to forgive me."

"pretty good."

Ruyi also smiled gently at Concubine Xian. Speaking of which, as a mother-in-law, she just sits and enjoys what she gets, and now she can’t tell if she’s being asked to pick and choose, and in all fairness, even though it’s just a small family banquet this time , but Concubine Xian arranged it very carefully.In addition to the clan, the people invited are several families who have made good friends with Ruyi.

Ruyi looked at it like this, and seeing Concubine Xian's cautious look, she couldn't help but say again: "Concubine Xian put her heart into this family banquet, I like it very much. And Concubine Xian is also tired of this family banquet Well, your complexion doesn't look good, you should pay more attention to rest."

"Thank you for your concern, imperial concubine, my concubine is fine."

Concubine Xian's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly replied.

She didn't know if Ruyi's words were purely caring for her or had other purposes, but she couldn't help but wonder if it was to deprive her of the palace power in her hand.

In the past, if the imperial concubine really wanted this nominal palace power, she had no right to refuse, nor was she so nostalgic, but now it is different. All the concubines will look down on her.

Thinking of this, she quickly said again: "It is my honor to be able to share the worries of the emperor and the imperial concubine."

When Ruyi heard the words, she glanced at Concubine Xian who bowed her head in a strange way. For a while, she didn't understand her intentions, but Ruyi didn't delve into it and just said softly: "That's good, I'm just worried about you. Tired."

When Ruyi said this, she somewhat understood what Concubine Xian meant, she shook her head and let Concubine Xian back down.

And Zhao Qingze, who was originally sitting on the side teasing Aman, saw Concubine Xian retreat, smiled and said to Ruyi: "She is afraid that you will take away her power if you turn around."

Ruyi smiled, but didn't speak.

The banquet started, and the people below slowly began to toast with Ruyi and Zhao Qingze. Although the protagonist of this hundred-day banquet is Aman, since Aman is still an ignorant baby, and it has not yet reached the stage of grasping the week, this focus is naturally taken away. placed on the child's parents.

The people present toasted Ruyi and Zhao Qingze one after another. The hundred-day banquet was very dull, there were no singing and dancing, and the number of people who came was small and dull, but Ruyi thought it was pretty good.

At least she got along very well with some of the people arranged by Concubine Xian.

Mrs. Cao and Mrs. Cao were also invited into the palace this time. Mrs. Cao's belly looks much bigger than what she saw during the Chinese New Year. Ruyi was worried that it would be affected if Cao Rui could not be with her, but looking at her Her expression was the same as before, and she couldn't see too much content.

When the two went forward to salute and toast together, Ruyi and Zhao Qingze hurriedly avoided the salute, and Ruyi even comforted them with a few words: "Auntie and Mrs. Cao don't need to be too polite, there is nothing more important than General Cao's heirs now. , the two people I gave to my aunt earlier are not useful, if there is anything else you need, just ask me and the emperor."

Zhao Qingze didn't speak, but his gesture of nodding in agreement indirectly showed his support for Ruyi's words.

"Thank you for the grace of the emperor and the imperial concubine."

Madam Cao and Mrs. Cao showed gratitude again on their faces.

Because it was a family banquet, and it was not planned to be too grand, so after the food and wine were served, and after receiving the first-year gifts for Aman from the people who attended the banquet, someone below carried a table full of A table of all kinds of grabbing things came up and placed in the middle of the hall.

Ruyi carried Aman to the long table and put it down, but looked at the various objects on it, and saw that it was already filled with pens, ink, paper, inkstones, books, seals, bows and arrows, food and so on.

Without exception, these things are all things that symbolize various good intentions.

In fact, as early as when Ah Man was approaching Zhou Zhou, Ruyi thought about training Ah Man well. She was not superstitious about the idea of ​​Zhou Zhou. The things that come to eat, these can not symbolize the child's future character, future and so on.

But here, all the people are very superstitious, and they will even train their children towards the objects they catch when they are scratching the week.And if you catch something bad, it will be easier to talk about it and be criticized by others.Just like Jia Baoyu in the four famous novels Dream of Red Mansions that she had read, caught the rouge by catching Zhou Zhou, but in the subsequent description, Cao Xueqin wrote Jia Baoyu as a man who hangs around among women all day long, chasing the maid to eat rouge, The young master who has nothing to do at home to find rouge.

Ruyi doesn't believe that it is accidental that all the children in this era catch books and official seals. It is just the result of all the parents secretly training and showing it to the guests.

For this reason, Ruyi specially ordered Shaoyao and Fangcao to find clean objects for grasping Zhou, and smeared honey on some objects with good symbolic meaning. Now Aman is curious about everything, and intuitively passes the Express those objects of his curiosity by stuffing them into his mouth and eating them.

Ruyi grasped this point and wanted to train Aman.

As a result, this activity lasted only half a day, but was stopped by Zhao Qingze who returned to the bedroom.

Zhao Qingze was dumbfounded watching Ruyi train his son in the way of training a puppy, and when he asked the reason clearly, he found it even more funny and was directly amused.

He picked up Aman who was still gnawing on a small official seal model, and explained to Ruyi: "Don't be so troublesome! Aman will not catch the wrong one then."

At that time, Ruyi thought that Zhao Qingze was sure, but later she realized that Ah Man could not be wrongly caught, no matter who was caught, someone would say auspicious words.Even if it is a rich family, it is rare to mix some bad meanings into it.

Not to mention the Zhuzhou of the royal children and grandchildren, items such as rouge are definitely placed on Zhuzhou's table, even things like abacus will not appear.

After all, among scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants, merchants are the last. As far as the royal family is concerned, they absolutely despise merchants.

Aman had just left his mother's embrace and was placed on Zhazhou's table, with a dazed look on his face, he stretched out his little hand towards Ruyi, looked at the people who came to see him, and held back mouth, and shouted at Ruyi: "Mother! Mother!"

That pitiful chubby little figure almost melted the hearts of all the women present. Concubine Xian looked at Aman's small body and heard him calling Ruyi "mother" in a childish voice, her heart was filled with tears. longing.

Ruyi stretched out her hand and pushed Aman, pointing to the grabbing thing on the table, and softly said to Aman: "Catch, Aman, hurry up and grab it."

"Grasp?"

Aman tilted his little head and looked at Ruyi with some puzzlement, his small appearance melted all the women who looked at him again.

He suddenly thought of something, reached out his hand to Ruyi, and shouted: "Stand! Stand!"

"go by yourself."

Ruyi understood that he wanted to stand up, but of course it was impossible to make him stand up, he couldn't even walk very steadily!
Fortunately, Aman, a clever little ghost, saw that Ruyi didn't come to help him, but suddenly fell down and began to climb up on the table. His thick, fleshy little hands and legs moved very sharply. But after a while, he ran to the pile of grasping things. He reached out and picked up the outermost seal, grabbed it with one hand, and ran back towards Ruyi with the other hand and two legs together.

"The prince has captured the seal!"

Others began to discuss lightly, and some people arranged earlier in the morning spoke auspicious words.

Who knows, after Aman grabbed the seal and handed it to Ruyi, he turned around and ran to the pile of grabbing things, picked up the books outside and ran back, and handed it to Ruyi...

After repeating this many times, only his forehead was tired and sweaty.Everything was moved over.

"Little greedy ghost!"

Ruyi couldn't help chuckling in her heart, stretched out her arms and hugged Aman who had been stretching out her small hands begging for a hug when she was tired, and nodded on Aman's little nose.

Fortunately, Catch Week does not limit how many things the child can catch. Aman's performance this time is obviously very good, and even used his cuteness and filial piety to overthrow the jealous jar of his father's harem again.

(End of this chapter)