Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 124

On the 24th day of August in the [-]th year of Xijia, the old illness relapsed in Luocheng, the palace.The emperor received the report from the palace people and thought about it, so he decided to visit him in person on August [-]th.The young children of the harem accompanied them, serving as sick servants.The fourth and fifth sons of the emperor stayed in Beijing to listen to the government.Five concubines went together: the virtuous concubine Lu, Shuyuan Ning, Shunhua Zhao, Bai, and Zhen Wanyi.

At the beginning of the imperial decree, Mrs. Shujia can order Xianfei and Shunhua Zhao and Bai's Yaohua palaces to have an audience.

When everyone in the palace heard this news, they were really happy and sad.

Linzhi Palace, sleeping hall.

Li Shi behaved normally.This usually made her personal servants tremble with fear, but this time, among the accompanying people was Li Shi's early rival, Lu Shi.

"It's getting hotter and hotter today. Go to that bastard's voice and tell me that I can't stand the heat. I beg Mrs. Yipin to give me some ice to relieve the heat." Li Shi put down the iced plum water and turned to the person who was waiting by her side. The big lady confessed.

The grand maid first breathed a sigh of relief, then froze.She has been the eldest maid of the Li family for eight years, and she still understands how Concubine De behaves.This time Concubine De's lifeless beating of things made people feel uneasy, but now this provocation made her breathe a sigh of relief.At least not other things that are more difficult for them to deliver.

Concubine De has been suppressed and ups and downs in recent years, and she is considered to be much smarter than in the early years.It's just that Madam Shujia is always inferior to Mrs. Shujia, but because of the second prince, she has to be an enemy.

For now, she couldn't speak to the emperor's decision regarding Lu's going to the palace.But it is still possible to provoke Mrs. Shujia and express dissatisfaction.Mrs. Shujia, who is responsible for exhorting the emperor when he travels and holds the seal of the phoenix, has great power to draw up the list of people traveling.

It is human nature for Concubine De to ask for an explanation by asking for ice.

It's just that the amount of ice used by each person in the inner palace was determined by the Ministry of Internal Affairs early in the morning.I'm afraid this is just a provocation, and it won't get a good result.

The queen in charge of the inner palace has always been strict and fair in terms of rules, and no one can do anything wrong.Afterwards, the queen felt uncomfortable, and Mrs. Huimin and Mrs. Shujia, who were in charge of Fengyin, also followed the queen's previous practice, and the rewards and punishments were clearly defined.

Concubine De is used to pinching her head, if she really gets face down this time, the people in the palace will laugh at her to death.At that time, if the master is not happy, it will be the subordinates who will suffer.

The maid of honor put down her fan and persuaded softly: "Why are you doing this? The journey to the palace is difficult, and the heat is so severe that you will be tormented to death. When you arrive at the palace, you have to serve the queen. You are at home, comfortable How nice to beat the heat."

"You little hoof, you can't talk too much today. What I'm talking about here is just because I don't want to run away. I know what you think in your heart. It's just that you don't want to offend our favored and powerful wife. .My palace has to ask for this ice today." Concubine De unfolded the fan, and slowly tore the fan into pieces with her hands with nail clips, "Don't worry, with our good Majesty here, you Master, I can't afford it. In order to appease Ben Gong, those two ladies have to obediently send ice to Ben Gong."

The palace lady was taken aback, "It's because the slaves have made a mistake. Right now, it's not the time when the wives have just taken charge of the inner palace and established their authority."

"If you figure it out, go quickly. While our wife is summoning those sluts." Concubine De threw the fan away and clapped her hands, "This boneless fan is really useless. Sonless concubine, again Which one can cross the palace? Chen, Lu, heh, let's see who laughs last."

Yaohua Palace, the main hall.

Ten Niang made tea with her bare hands, and the three concubines who were sitting next to her were also silent.

After three courses of water, Shi Niang pushed the teacup in front of the three of them, "Sister, please."

"I have something to drink today, please ask my sister to make tea for me and the two younger sisters." Concubine Xian picked up the tea cup and sniffed it lightly, "It really is good tea, and it's so cheap for me. Can my sister make some tea for my sister to take?" Palace details?"

"My sister wants it, and my sister naturally offers it with both hands. Just a little, good tea needs to be paired with good water to brew the tea fragrance. The water in Luocheng is not as clear as the water in Yujing. My sister wants to drink a cup of good tea , you have to settle down the Luocheng water, my sister said yes or not?" Shi Niang looked at Mrs. Lu with a smile, and took a cup of milk in her hand to taste it. The white froth stained the corners of her lips. Wipe away traces.

"Madam's tea, I don't understand how I drink it. From my point of view, only mountain spring water with a little impurities can produce a fragrant taste. The smell of the earth in the mountains and the fragrance of the tea, I don't know it's the earth. For tea, it is still tea dyed soil." Bai Shunhua put down the tea cup, frowning slightly.

"Sister Bai is a sensible person, why did she say such stupid things. The water in this palace is taken from the cold cliff of Nanshan Mountain. Before we sisters tasted it, a wonderful person who made tea rectified a side of water and soil, so that it was only water. With a little impurity, so that we have the mellow taste we drink. The water in Luocheng is not so easy to clean up." Miao Shunhua held up the teacup and offered tea to Shi Niang, "Your Majesty Put your heart into it, and the concubine can understand it."

"Sister Miao is the most considerate anyway. She really is the right person next to the master and empress. Talking to my sister can't help but make people unhappy." Ten Niang praised, "Only sister needs to understand, people, sometimes you can't be happy." Too smart, aren't you? Don't take things you don't deserve yourself. Don't you have to fulfill your responsibilities?"

"Mrs. Xie warns that my concubine has been taught. This concubine will help the concubine Xian make it clear for Luocheng water. At least it is no problem for Sister Lu to drink tea." Miao Shunhua's expression froze, and she voted again With a grateful smile.

"The water in Luocheng is not something that can be done overnight. The empress dowager is recuperating in the palace, the eldest princess is filial in front of the empress dowager, and the master and empress are ill. Please let me know about this matter. How should ministers and concubines be governed?" After listening to the riddles played by the few present, Mrs. Bai finally caught up with everyone's train of thought.

"The empress dowager does not go out to worship the Buddha all the year round, and the emperor will go to pay her respects. The eldest princess was expelled from Kunsang, and the princess is not in good health in Kunsang, so it is better to rest in peace of mind in the palace. Empress Empress, I have sister Ning and sister Miao and Sister Zhen takes care of you. Sister Bai just follows me, this small palace in Los Angeles, what's missing is a sip of peace of mind tea for our sisters?" Concubine Xian put down the teacup, smiled and said, "This tea is really good. My sister is still ready to wrap it up Give it to my sister."

"Sister, let me wish my sister success soon. My sister can drink tea with peace of mind, so I can wait for the delivery with peace of mind, right?" Ten Niang waved her hand, and Si Jin naturally brought the already wrapped tea leaves to Concubine Xian with both hands.

Concubine Xian looked at the white porcelain vase in front of her, and took one of the three small kits adorned on the white porcelain vase, "Ma'am is so kind, but this Palace is not respectful."

"The concubine followed Sister Lu to get rich." Miao Shunhua took the second bag.

"The concubine has no other skills, but she can follow Sister Lu." Bai Shunhua took down the third kit.

"I will leave everything to you in the palace." Ten Niang said solemnly.

Yaohua Palace, side hall.

Huimin's wife, Mrs. Chen, sat quietly, looking at the court lady kneeling below.

"You said that your master brought ice to Yaohua Palace. Isn't the ice in these palaces supplied by the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Mrs. Chen tapped her fingers on the table to make a thumping sound.

Concubine De's eldest maid knelt on the ground with her head bowed, her heart beating loudly, suppressing the fear in her voice, she just said, "Yes, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent over the Linzhi Palace, only the body of Concubine De Uncomfortable, some can't stand the heat. So I want to ask Mrs. Shujia to give me some ice to relieve the heat."

"I'm not feeling well. Instead of looking for an imperial doctor, I found a pregnant woman. It's rare for your master." Chen said with a smile, "Could it be that the emperor ordered to send more ice to Jiamei and the palace? You shouldn't be your own bastard." How about asking for it, if you can’t ask for it, and how about getting angry?”

"Your Majesty, calm down. Our mother didn't want to, but she was really uncomfortable. There were old rules to follow in the early years, so the empress boldly begged for ice. I never envied the fact that my wife was rewarded by His Majesty. Besides, my mother didn't know about the fact that my wife was rewarded. Love. The maidservant also heard about it from you, so she knew about it."

"That's right, I still have this purpose in my sleeves. I'm confused, and I came to find sister Jia because of this. After all, it's too loud, and it's not good to let other sisters in the palace know. It's true. As soon as you interrupt, I will forget about it."

"The servant realizes his mistake."

"You girl, why are you still kneeling? Get up quickly, since there is an old rule, I will take you to find sister Jia, and ask her to order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send more ice to your master."

"Ma'am, don't bother, you can just talk to the Ministry of Internal Affairs." The grand maid always had inexplicable fear of Mrs. Shujia.

"That can't be done. Now that the inner palace is sister Jia who is in charge of the Phoenix seal, how can I go past her? I'm not a person who knows no respect. My sister treats me well, so I can't mess with the rules, right? Let's Now go to the main hall to find sister Jia."

Concubine De's eldest maid had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow Mrs. Huimin into the main hall.

Yaohua Palace, the main hall.

When Mrs. Huimin entered with the concubine's eldest maid, Lu and the others hurriedly stood up and saluted.After accepting their gift, Mrs. Chen also bowed her head to Shi Niang.The four of them sat down again according to their position and did not mention it.

After Mrs. Huimin explained the purpose of her visit with the concubine De and the concubine De, before Shi Niang could say anything, the concubine Lu stared at the concubine with a pale face.

The grand maid shrank her body, complaining incessantly.Who would have thought that Concubine Xian is also in this Yaohua Palace today, she originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that the two wives Shujia and Huimin were making demands for Concubine De.The reason is that if Mrs. Shujia refuses, there will be Mrs. Huimin who is more talkative and willing to say something nice for the sake of seeing them together in the palace on weekdays.

"Old rule, good old rule. Li Siqin, you are too deceitful. How could I, Lu Rongjing, use more ice back then? Did I really force Ben Gong to say it, and earn a living?" Concubine Xian didn't wait for the two wives to open their mouths, and ruthlessly put the teacup away. Throwing towards De Concubine's eldest palace maid, the force wished to eat her master alive.Contrary to her ferocious behavior, the circles of her eyes turned red quickly, and tears fell eagerly.

"Sister, don't be upset. It's just a dog next to Concubine De barking twice. It's not worth it to get so angry. The little prince will remember her in the spirit of heaven." Ten Niang comforted, and turned to the person behind her. Si Jin said, "Go fetch water and help Concubine Xian take care of her appearance again."

"Rong Jing, calm down." Mrs. Hui Min held her hand and said in a low voice, "Are you taking advantage of others and giving them a chance to go out to the palace?"

Concubine Xian was stunned for a moment, and her gaze changed when she was sizing up the concubine De, "Okay, Li Siqin, nothing else has improved, but the way of calculating my palace has improved a lot in the past few years." A palace maid with blood on her face.

"Thank you Minxian, if you weren't here, I would have fallen into Li Siqin's way." She shook Chen Minxian's hand, let go, and said again, "I ruined sister Jia's tea set today. .I’ll make an apology to you for finding a set in the Japanese Palace. There may be treasures in the Los Angeles Palace, and I hope my sister will wait for me to find them and get them back.”

"I can't be more relieved about what my sister promised. My sister always keeps her word, and my sister never let her suffer wronged in my palace and swallow it in her stomach. Don't worry, my sister will give her an explanation now." .”

Ten Niang pinched the teacup on the table, and said to the court lady who was kneeling and trembling on the ground, "The maids of the Linzhi Palace are guilty of attacking the concubine Xian, slapping her mouth twenty times. Concubine Linzhigong De..."

"Sister!" Mrs. Huimin stopped her, "The slaves in Concubine De's palace are ignorant, so they punished her master to close the palace for a month, how do you think?"

"Back then, I was sympathized by the empress and rewarded a few more pieces of ice, but it has been remembered for so many years. Today's incident was originally caused by my palace, and I will not embarrass the two ladies. I, Lu Rongjing, would like to put my son back then. After her death, Your Majesty and Empress took pity on me to give Concubine De to enjoy the ice that I rewarded so much. When Concubine De's younger sister enjoys it, don't forget that I will look for her every night to keep her cool!"

"Ah!" The palace maid who was kneeling on the ground exclaimed in shock.Concubine Xian's curses and threats made her cry out in shock.

"Since that's the case, my palace will allocate all the ice that my sister has in the palace to Concubine De." Ten Niang smiled with satisfaction, "As for my sister's visit to the Luocheng palace, the ice will naturally be supplied by the palace. Don't worry, my sister will arrange it properly of."

"Thank you Madam for being considerate of my concubine."

"Since Concubine Xian is kind, this maid..." Mrs. Huimin waved at Mrs. Shujia.

"Also please ask Madam to pass this lowly servant girl, and let her go back and report the letter."

"Since Concubine Xian pleaded for you, why don't you thank Concubine Xian for not punishing her?"

"My servant thanked Mrs. for not punishing me, my servant thanked Mrs. Hui for helping me, my servant thanked Concubine Xian for your generosity. This servant will retire."

"I'm bothering Madam today. It's getting late, and I have to go back to pack my bags. I'll go back first." Concubine Xian watched De Fei's eldest maid limping out of the main hall of Yaohua Palace, that is, You can say goodbye.

"Since Sister Hui and Sister Jia have something to discuss, the concubines and concubines will leave." Bai and Miao Shunhua also left together.

For a while, there was only silence after the noise.

In the quiet atmosphere, Mrs. Huimin broke the silence, "My sister kept me and took Rong Jing and those two to the palace, what is the plan?"

"Sister, will you help me?" Ten Niang asked seriously, do you choose to help His Majesty the Emperor, or me?

"As long as it doesn't hurt His Majesty, my sister knows about me." Chen Minxian replied.

"Someone asked me to investigate the death of Attendant Zheng Xuan. It just so happens that I also want to clear up my sins." Ten Niang said casually, but tapped her fingers on the table a few times.This move is really "just say something when something happens, don't throw all your heart away."

"Sister, it's been so many years, how do you check? Let him pass the past."

"Could it be that elder sister knows something?" Shi Niang stared at Chen Shi, "Since elder sister doesn't plan to help, then Shi Niang begs you not to stop Ben Gong, who has been waiting for this opportunity for seven years."

"Sister's help, is it right for me to refuse? Bengong will help you! But after the matter is over, please ask my sister to forgive others and not to touch his heirs."

"Thank you, my words are hard to follow!"

(End of this chapter)