The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 136 Surrender ([-])

Half a month had passed since Wanyu's birthday, and Yu Jia then slowly returned to the palace.

When the concubines greeted the emperor for the first time, they saw the queen leaving the palace to swim with the emperor, not to mention that their faces were not stained by wind and frost, but they looked even more radiant.

The emperor returned to the palace alone this time to celebrate Wan Lai's birthday, but left the empress, the empress dowager, and the empress dowager behind, how could the empress feel at ease.

Although the queen praised Concubine Yi a lot, she bluntly said that she was in charge of everything in the six palaces in order, but there was a sour taste in and out of her words.

Even the congratulatory gifts given to Wan Lai on her birthday were all very ordinary gems and treasures, anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance, but they were just randomly selected from the palace to give her, how could there be any sincerity?
In the middle of the day and night, the empress was in the palace looking at the records of the concubines of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, when Qingyue lifted the curtain and entered, warming up a soup lady to warm up behind the empress.

The queen frowned and put down the note in her hand, and said slightly displeased: "The emperor has been back to the palace for nearly a month, and the concubine Wan went to bed seven times, and the concubine Yi twice, and the rest of the concubines, except for the deceased son of Ronggui, the emperor often visits, Others might not even be able to see the face of the emperor! I see Niu Hulu's mansion collapsed, but the two of her sisters are even more beautiful."

Qingyue hurriedly said: "What are you doing with them, empress? You let Hu Meizi take advantage of you when you were not in the palace. Now that you are back in the palace, are you afraid that they will fail?"

Empress, I nodded slightly, and suddenly thought of something: "I don't know if Concubine Hui said something wrong to the emperor before she died. This time I visited the mausoleum, I always feel that the emperor treats me differently."

"The empress dowager was worried all the way, and the empress dowager was always unwell. The emperor was busy taking care of her and the two of them all the way, and there was always some negligence of the empress."

The queen breathed a sigh of relief, and then hated it: "It's not a pity for her to die. I didn't expect that she would count on me. Fortunately, Chenghu was blessed by his ancestors, otherwise, how could I Let her commit suicide so honorably?"

Qingyue smiled and nodded: "A son is a son after all, in terms of good fortune, no other prince can compare to it."

The queen was a little complacent, but she became worried for a while: "It's just that concubine Hui has gone. Looking at the harem, there is no one available in this palace. Ma Jia and Nala are on good terms with Niu Hulu sisters, and concubine Xian and Dong agreed Not to mention hanging out with Concubine Wan all day long. This half of the harem has been disturbed by her sisters."

Qingyue said indifferently: "Your Majesty is now giving birth to a son-in-law, and the previous affairs are peaceful, and your position is no longer to be shaken. If you are still worried, after returning to the palace this time, there will often be a small lord asking the servants to inform you several times, wanting to request See you, ma'am."

The queen stared at her, only heard Qingyue spit out Yunshan's name, then frowned and shook her head: "No, I'm just a lowly bastard who betrayed the old master. If I get close to her, wouldn't I open the door and steal?"

"You have to be such a person. Your Majesty will feel at ease when you use it." Qingyue secretly smiled: "My Majesty thinks that she has no family background and has offended Concubine Wan. She is the person who has no foothold in this palace. If Madam Siu Fu, she should do her best, she is much easier to control than Concubine Hui. Besides, the slaves have rejected her several times, but she still visits every day, which seems kind of heartfelt."

The queen thought for a moment, then moved lightly to the couch and lay down.

She was lying on her side on the pillow, her black hair like a waterfall winding out like a winding stream, for a long time, it was only after the Qingyue extinguished the candles in the palace that she said leisurely: "If you come again tomorrow, please come in. "

The daytime in early winter always comes very late, and when you wake up the next morning, there is still an empty darkness outside the house. Qingyue is waiting for her to get up, and whispers in her ear: "Mother, I have been waiting outside since the fourth watch."

The empress gave an understatement of 'hmm', and ordered the palace servants to let Yunshan come in for an audience.

Outside the palace gate, the maids serving on both sides bent down and lifted the curtain, saluted Yun Shan, and lowered their eyebrows to welcome her in.

Yunshan had never been in the bedroom of the empress of Kunning Palace, she was a little crazy when she saw the magnificence around her.

It was only when the maid behind her cleared her throat and said, 'The empress is waiting for the young master inside', that she pulled her thoughts back.

When Yun Shan entered, the queen was sitting in front of the mirror, and Qingyue was serving her cleansing face made of rose juice.

The palace lady handed over a white and soft square scarf for the queen to wipe off the excess water droplets on her face. The queen's movements were gentle and graceful, like a Guerlain blooming in the wind, graceful and graceful.

Yunshan sighed secretly, sure enough the woman born in the Three Banners was different from her, even in their bones, they all exuded a sense of nobility.

She bent down and knelt down, just before meeting her, she kowtowed three times and kowtowed nine times. The queen didn't even look at her, and let the maids do her dressing by herself, and said lightly: "Get up."

Yunshan stood up and thanked her, seeing that the queen ignored her, she was very embarrassed standing alone in the hall as if invisible.Not long after, she managed to squeeze out a smile, and boasted to the queen: "Your Majesty is magnificent, even with a plain face, her skin is as creamy, white and tender as snow. Looking at it, my concubine is so ashamed that she wants to find a hole in the ground." .”

Qingyue sneered, glanced at her and said: "The empress is of noble birth. She was raised in the pavilion since she was a child and served by hundreds of servants. She also eats and drinks very well. Naturally, Yun Changzai is incomparable to you."

Seeing the maids laughing, Yunshan's face was reddened to the ears, but she could only nod her head in agreement: "My aunt is right, concubines are as humble as fireflies, how can they compare with the brilliance of the empress's bright moon."

The queen smiled and said nothing, and picked up a golden phoenix inlaid with jewels. The bottom of the phoenix is ​​narrow and the top is wide, the front is high and the back is low, and five golden phoenixes are adorned on it. .The golden phoenix holds a string of pearls and tassels in its mouth, knotted with coral, turquoise, lapis lazuli, ruby, etc.

When Yunshan had seen such luxurious jewelry, in her eyes, it was just an ordinary hairpin with emerald emerald green stickers, and it was also carefully kept as a treasure.

The queen saw her bright eyes in the mirror, turned her head to look at her, and said: "You come and serve me to dress up."

Yun Shan was taken aback, and hurriedly took Feng Tin, her hand movements were a little clumsy and she gestured on the queen's forehead, while Qingyue looked at her thickly, and said without hesitation: "Feng Tin is luxurious, my lord is seriously missing. "

As she said that, she snatched the phoenix tin from Yunshan's hand, and with extremely neat hands, she pulled up the queen's bun and put it on properly.

The queen closed her eyes for a moment, and said seriously: "It's no wonder Yun Changzai, she didn't have any good masters in the past, even if she is used to serving people, seeing fresh jewelry, she will inevitably be stretched."

Yunshan knew that the Empress was not happy with Wanyu's favor, and she had served Wanyu before, so it was inevitable that she would be displeased, so she hurriedly knelt down and said, "Concubines are not blessed, and I beg the empress to show mercy."

"Pity?" The queen looked at herself in the mirror, and said with a smile: "You are a blessed person, you sealed your promise quietly, and you gave birth to the emperor in a daze, and you are always here. Why do you need my palace's pity?"

(End of this chapter)