Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 133

"Yi country?"

Ruyi took a strange look at Shao Yao who had just told her the news, and couldn't help frowning.

"Why did you name it Yi Country?"

Although Ruyi didn't read much, she also knew that the barbarians had bad intentions. At least now that everyone was talking about the tribes in the northwest, there was nothing good to say about them, and they all called them barbarian lands.

In such a situation, it is really puzzling that Mu Yizhi, the former general of Pingxi and now the lord of Yi, named his country Yi.

During dinner, Ruyi and Zhao Qingze asked the questions in their hearts, but Zhao Qingze didn't answer them. Instead, he smiled and said, "I thought you would ask me why I accepted Yi Kingdom's agreement, or why the new ruler It’s a matter of legend, but you might as well ask me this.”

"It's quite curious, but I don't really want to know these things."

Ruyi smiled, and the book is a matter of the court. Although Zhao Qingze's actions are also very puzzling, she believes that he has his own meaning. As for the legendary story of the new king, Ruyi has also heard the story of Xue Pinggui before. If you think about it for yourself, you can probably infer that Mu Yizhi, who followed Xue Pinggui's line, has been inseparable from the top.

"However, speaking of it, I really want to meet the ruler of the Yi Kingdom. His experience is quite legendary."

Zhao Qingze smiled when he heard the words, and suddenly said something meaningful: "I guess you will see him soon."

"Shortly after?"

Ruyi was a little strange, and looked at Zhao Qingze uncertainly.Now that Mu Yizhi is the leader of the Yi country, how could he leave his own country so easily?However, she soon thought of Concubine Xian, but when she thought about it again, she felt that it was impossible.After all, even if Concubine Xian is Mu Yizhi's daughter, Mu Yizhi wouldn't come to this former home country and now enemy country just for this daughter!
"Since the ruler of the Yi Kingdom was able to abandon hundreds of members of the Mu family back then, how could he put himself in danger because of his daughter, Concubine Xian?"

Ruyi unconsciously asked the question in his heart.

But Zhao Qingze smiled, put a piece of fish into Ruyi's arms, and said casually: "It's not a personal risk, if he came here for the purpose of negotiating and writing, if I do something to him, Naturally, I violated my promise, and it is easy to be criticized by the world."

What Zhao Qingze said was calm, and Ruyi put the fish in his mouth, thoughtfully: "Even if you are criticized by the world, would you care? Besides, Mu Yizhi shouldn't be so stupid, after all, this The matter is too risky, and it is natural to send an envoy after discussing and writing, but he does not have to come here himself, unless he has a reason to let himself come here."

"Yes." Zhao Qingze smiled and said softly, "It just depends on whether I have enough weight for him to go this way!" Although Zhao Qingze said so, the smile on his face was very bright Determined.

Concubine Xian was sitting in front of the dressing table, holding an eyebrow pencil and gently drawing on her black eyebrows, a palace man behind her bowed and quietly walked up to her, bowing and saluting.

"what's the matter?"

Concubine Xian put down her eyebrow pencil expressionlessly, looking at her own face reflected in the mirror, she couldn't help being disturbed, she clenched her fists involuntarily, pinching her nails into the palm of her hand, but her voice was very calm and could not be heard mood.

"Your Majesty, this servant has received a summons from the Master..."

Before the palace man finished speaking, Concubine Xian suddenly sneered. She turned her head and looked at the palace man with her head down, with anger in her eyes: "Communication..."

"He summoned me?"

Concubine Xian asked back, but her tone was somewhat questioning, "He's here to summon me now! How dare he summon me!"

"Miss!"

The palace man raised his head and looked at her worriedly.

Concubine Xian violently swept the things on the dressing table to the ground as if venting. After a crackling sound, the hairpin and hairpin fell to the ground, and Concubine Xian bit her lower lip tightly with her neck stuck.

"My mother, my elder sister... when my whole family was put on the guillotine, why didn't he call the news! For so many years, when I was struggling alone in the deep palace, when I was alone and begging for mercy from everyone, why didn't he call the news! Now I'm fine, he sent me a message..."

Concubine Xian gritted her teeth and hated to say: "I won't forgive him! I won't forgive him!"

"My lady..."

The palace people wanted to persuade them softly, but the concubine Xian interrupted: "He just thinks it's not enough to embarrass me, first he made me the daughter of a criminal minister, and now he wants to be the emperor of a barbaric land! Heh ..."

"Your Majesty, the master has become the emperor of the Yi Kingdom, and you are now a noble princess, and the Emperor also intends to sign a peace agreement with the Yi Kingdom. At that time, you..."

"Needless to say, I don't have that kind of father!"

Concubine Xian raised her head, looked at the palace maid and said, "From now on, no matter if there is any news about him, you don't have to tell me. I will only be the Emperor's Concubine Xian now!"

"But, empress... if the master supports you, you may not lose to the imperial concubine in the future, and you may even become a queen." The palace maid lowered her head and persuaded softly. She knew that the concubine Xian looked gentle on the outside, but in fact His temper is stronger than anyone else's. If he is convinced of something, he will not change it easily.

"Queen..."

A gleam of light flashed in Concubine Xian's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.She sneered: "I want to be a queen, but he, the emperor of a defeated country in a barbaric land, can help me..."

After saying this, Concubine Xian took a deep breath and said, "How is the Second Prince's hundred-day banquet arranged?"

The palace people knew that Concubine Xian had run out of patience at this time, and talking about this matter would only increase her impatience, so she lowered her head and whispered to Concubine Xian about the arrangements for the hundred-day banquet.

It may be because of the passing of the emperor's filial piety period, or perhaps because of the joy of victory in this war, Zhao Qingze made Xianfei hold a hundred-day banquet for Tianyou for an unprecedented time, and invited all officials of the court, Chinese, military and military officials and their families to the palace to participate in the palace The scale of the banquet was much larger than that of Aman's catch-up banquet that day.

It can be said that Concubine Xian has been very busy with this matter recently, so she is so busy that she has no distracting thoughts, even turning a blind eye to the strange eyes in the harem.

On the day when Ruyi held Tianyou in her arms to participate in the Hundred Days Banquet, when she looked at Concubine Xian who was still cautious of her, she felt that Concubine Xian seemed to have an unexplainable aura about her.

On the other hand, Zhao Qingze, seeing such a virtuous concubine, nodded in satisfaction.

Not long after the Hundred Days Banquet, Zhao Qingze accepted and invited Emperor Yizhi of the Yi Kingdom to come to Beijing to discuss the peace agreement, and in the afternoon, he actually stepped into the harem for the first time, and walked into the palace of the concubine Xian .

Whether it was Concubine Xian or the other people in the harem, when they saw Zhao Qingze, they were already stunned.

Although it was something they had been looking forward to for a long time for Zhao Qingze to enter the harem again, but when they really saw Zhao Qingze in the harem, they actually felt a little uncomfortable.

Concubine Xian was even more at a loss, she hadn't served the emperor for too long, and she didn't even know how to serve him.

Let the people below be busy serving tea and snacks, Concubine Xian is busy running around, just afraid that Zhao Qingze will not be served well.

"Your Majesty, do you want to wash up or have a meal first... Concubine, concubine, let someone prepare it."

Concubine Xian only felt that her performance was extremely poor, but she also had the urge to shed tears. Looking at Zhao Qingze who was sitting in front of her in a golden dragon robe, she felt that she was so excited that she wanted to tremble all over.

She knew it, she knew that as long as she kept quiet and worked hard for the emperor, the emperor would definitely see her.

"Don't be too busy, just sit down!"

Zhao Qingze brought the concubine Xian up to him and put a mouthful of untouched teacup on the table beside him, saying something in a gentle tone.

"it is good……"

Concubine Xian nodded, and obediently sat at the bottom of Zhao Qingze. She didn't dare to sit down peacefully, but her butt slightly touched the chair, her body was very reserved.

Zhao Qingze didn't speak immediately, but Concubine Xian was a little excited and speechless.

She took a deep breath, but she didn't know why, her heart felt sad for a while, she forced a smile and said: "The emperor can see my concubine...the concubine is very happy."

Zhao Qingze glanced lightly, still speaking, but this light glance seemed to give courage to Concubine Xian, she couldn't help but turn red eyes: "Your Majesty, my concubine knows that I am miserable, but my majesty can remember my minister Concubine, Chenqie is really...really happy and satisfied."

"I know that what happened to your father has had a great impact on you."

Zhao Qingze said something softly, but this sentence made Concubine Xian unable to hold back, tears fell from her eyes suddenly.

"The concubine lost her temper."

Concubine Xian quickly wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said softly with a weeping voice: "Actually, with the emperor's words, I feel that everything is worth it, and I don't want to think about anything anymore."

"Your Majesty, my concubine will prepare meals for you, and this concubine will let someone come over and wait for you to wash up!"

Concubine Xian was very excited, but she didn't know what to say for a while, she was just anxious to keep Zhao Qingze.

"No need."

However, Zhao Qingze waved his hand and stopped him: "Sit down, I will go back after sitting down for a while."

"emperor……"

Concubine Xian's heart turned cold, she looked up at Zhao Qingze, not knowing what it was like for a moment.

"In a few days, your father will come to Beijing. I know that this matter will have a great impact on you, so I came to see you. Seeing that you are fine, I feel at ease."

After Zhao Qingze finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave.

But Concubine Xian's heart suddenly moved. Looking at Zhao Qingze's tall and straight figure, she suddenly said: "Your Majesty, you still have concubines in your heart, don't you?"

Zhao Qingze's footsteps paused slightly, and he turned to look at Concubine Xian, but Concubine Xian stood where she was, looked at Zhao Qingze quietly, and said softly: "You have appointed a concubine as a concubine, and you hand over the affairs of the harem to me. I gave it to Chenqie, and now I am afraid that Chenqie will think about my father's affairs, so I came to see Chenqie..."

"Your Majesty, the concubine really regrets it. Why was it plotted by someone in the first place? I didn't accompany the emperor when the emperor needed the concubine most. The person who accompanied the emperor was not the concubine but the imperial concubine."

Concubine Xian's face was full of tears, she looked mournful: "The concubine actually wanted to accompany and take care of the emperor that day, but was tricked by someone and broke her leg. This concubine did not live up to expectations..."

"There is no need to mention the past."

Zhao Qingze was silent for a while, and said this softly, but he didn't stay any longer, and walked out of Concubine Xian's palace.

Concubine Xian suddenly slumped on the chair, with a look of crying and laughter on her face.

The palace attendant standing beside saw him, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her softly.

Concubine Xian didn't seem to hear it, she just murmured softly: "Did you see it? Did you see it?"

"My lady..."

"The emperor still has feelings for me, and the emperor still has me in his heart..."

When Zhao Qingze walked to Zhaoyang Hall, it was already time for dinner. Ruyi was sitting on the couch and was sewing a piece of clothing slowly. On the table not far away, there was steaming food.

When he walked in, Ruyi smiled and put down the work in hand, walked up to him, took off his coat, took the normal clothes and put on for him, smiled and said softly: "It's time for dinner."

Zhao Qingze handed the chopsticks to Ruyi, but he couldn't help but smiled when he heard the words, and said softly: "What? Are you afraid that I have eaten at Concubine Xian, and I won't even come back tonight?"

The smile on Ruyi Wenyan's face did not change, she just asked softly: "Will you?"

Zhao Qingze didn't answer, but Ruyi said softly, "I think you will come back for dinner and to accompany me."

Zhao Qingze couldn't help scratching Ruyi's nose lightly, teasing her: "Just trust me that much?"

Ruyi nodded solemnly, looked up into Zhao Qingze's eyes and said affirmatively, "I believe in you."

"You!"

Zhao Qingze reached out and hugged Ruyi, and sighed softly: "You are so stupid, how can I have the heart to let you down!"

(End of this chapter)