Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 32

"Greetings to mother and concubine, may mother and concubine have today every year, every year have today." The two people dressed in prince's court clothes and princess clothes saluted the bright and beautiful woman.

The two are the current third prince and seventh prince, and the one who sits on the head and receives their worship is their biological mother and concubine, the most beloved concubine Shu in the inner palace.

The third prince, Mu Yunyao, was born in the tenth year of Xijia. Although he is the third son of Emperor Rui, he is indeed the prince that Emperor Rui pays most attention to.Emperor Rui currently has six princes, except for the eldest prince who died young, two of the other five princes were born to Concubine Shu.

Due to some reasons that are not humane, the second prince's biological mother, Mrs. Dezhuang, was demoted to a second-rank concubine, and the second prince's identity also changed randomly.He is no longer the prince with the highest status, nor is he standing alone in the court; he only occupies the status of the eldest son, and his support has faded a lot.

After all these changes, the Third Prince, like his infant brother, the Sixth Prince, has become the highest and most favored prince in the current Daliang royal family.

Before the Daliang royal family was established, the son was more expensive than the mother; after the establishment, the mother was more expensive than the son.For a while, the third prince became the target of the imperial family and ministers again, and his mother and concubine did not neglect him, but gave him support.For a while, he was evenly matched with the second prince.

Concubine Shu looked at her ten-year-old eldest son.His stature has begun to grow, and he is no longer the chubby look he had when he was a child.Wearing the golden prince's court uniform that he often wears in the early morning on weekdays, the court robe has a front dragon on each shoulder, front chest, back, and a dragon on the back, looking majestic and solemn.

His eyebrows and eyes are very similar to his mother and concubine Shufei, with a pair of almond eyes, round and bright.The round eyes made him reveal a little childishness, but his behavior revealed the same determination as his father.

Her gaze went from the eldest son to the eldest daughter.The seventh princess, Princess Jinghan, is ten years old, just like her twin brother, the third prince.She was wearing the princess's court dress and stood beside her brother.

As the most favored princess in the inner palace, her appearance is outstanding in itself.Inheriting her parents' good looks, her facial features are exquisite and impeccable.

A pair of peach-blossom eyes that captured the true inheritance of his father, seemed to hold a river of spring water in his heart.Compared with the ecstasy and confusion in his father's eyes, her eyes are more charming.Now that the imperial dress is added to her body, she can't hide her stunning beauty at all.

"Yao'er and Han'er come here quickly, and come to the concubine mother." Concubine Shu in a dragon coat waved to the two children.During the movement, the five-clawed golden dragon on her dragon coat swayed slightly.

The third prince and the seventh prince stepped forward obediently, and they were still very willing to get close to their mother and concubine.Concubine Shu was favored, and they were raised by their mother and concubine since they were born, and they didn't move to the prince and princess's house until they were six years old.On weekdays, his father's pampering made him spend more time seeing his mother and concubine than other brothers and sisters, so the relationship with his mother and concubine was very close.

Concubine Shu reached out to help the third prince straighten the wrinkles on the court clothes, and helped the seventh prince straighten the hair accessories on her head.Facing the two sons and daughters who are like pearls and treasures, I am filled with emotion.

"A few days ago, because of your sixth brother, my concubine ignored us, Yao'er Han'er. Today, my concubine personally made longevity noodles in the small kitchen to celebrate your birthday. The aunt who will let you into the painting cook it for you. After eating longevity noodles, we will live a long and healthy life. The three of us will go to Zhaoyang Hall to hold a birthday banquet in the evening.”

The birthday banquet that Concubine Shu talked about was the birthday banquet of her two sons and daughters, the third prince and the seventh prince.The third prince and the seventh prince were born on the eighth day of April in Xijia's tenth year, which is the Buddha's birthday.As the first pair of dragon and phoenix twins in the imperial family, they have been concerned by various forces since their birth.

Their mother concubine Concubine Shu naturally became the object of jealousy of all the women in the inner palace.Also because of the auspicious pair of sons and daughters, Concubine Shu was called the most blessed woman by the inner palace.

In the past 13 years, Concubine Shu has been promoted from a small seven-rank servant to one of the highest-ranking concubines in the inner palace except for the queen, and her tactics are not weak.Concubine Shu, the head of the second rank and four concubines, overwhelmed the three concubines Hui Dexian and came from behind to become a person with power and favor.

The emperor has favored Concubine Shu since she entered the palace, which is exactly what the title "Jia" bestowed on her.Regarding the children born of Concubine Shu, Emperor Rui has always been more caring than other children.This time it was the tenth birthday of the dragon and phoenix twins, and he specially ordered the queen to take care of it.

Concubine Shu has always respected the queen, so the arrangement for the emperor is naturally meaningless.Only before the family banquet started, I prepared birthday noodles for my children, which was my own heart.

Seeing the little siblings eating and bickering, Concubine Shu smiled slightly.The third prince put the egg greens in his own bowl to his sister, and the seventh prince threw the greens to his brother, and the two brothers and sisters ate with great excitement.

After waking up from a nap rubbing her eyes, the eighth princess came out of the inner hall and threw herself directly into the arms of her mother and concubine.Concubine Shu caught Jingyue, and wiped away the tears from the corners of the little princess's yawning eyes with a handkerchief.

As soon as she put away the veil and played with the eighth prince, she heard a beautiful voice, "Mother, the sixth prince is crying and looking for you. The wet nurse couldn't coax him, so I brought him here."

The room is lively.

Zhaoyang Hall has always been the place where the royal family held various banquets.

Today's Zhaoyang Hall has been tidied up and looked brand new, and large pear blossoms in vases are placed on the banquet tables in the hall.When Shi Niang brought her children to Zhaoyang Palace, Yiwu, the eldest maid next to the queen, was directing the little maid beside her to arrange flowers.

It was the first time for the little palace maid to do this kind of meticulous work, and she was a little flustered for a while.The hand was cut by the tiny thorn on the branch, and the blood dripped on the pear blossom, which looked extraordinarily enchanting.

When Yiwu saw the blood, she was stunned for a moment. When she came back to her senses, she opened her mouth and cursed: "On weekdays, I asked you to practice flower arrangement, but you shied away in every possible way because of your young age. Now you are here to join in the fun, and the pear blossoms that are good have been ruined by you. That's it. Hurry up and get rid of that plant stained with your blood, the nobles in the palace really saw it, I think you have a few heads to lose!"

The little palace maid was so scolded that she didn't dare to make a sound, she hurriedly covered the pear blossom stained with her own blood with her sleeves.

Yiwu watched her put away, and put a new pear flower into the bottle quickly, and said to the little maid, "You should go to your elder sister Linge, don't make trouble for me here. This pear flower can There is no more for you to spoil. In order to please Concubine Shu, the Lord Long Live emptied the pear blossoms in the imperial garden and flower house. If you spoil a few more, you will really make a big mistake."

"Aunt Yiwu is saying who ruined my pear blossoms?"

The one who said these words with a smile was the master who was choreographed by Yiwu, concubine Shu Du Shiniang.

It is well known in the palace that Concubine Shu loves pear blossoms, since she entered the palace, Emperor Rui has sent gardeners to cultivate pear blossoms for her residence every year.Even because of her occasional remark that white pear blossoms look weak, Emperor Rui specially ordered a gardener to graft pink peach blossoms and two-color pear blossoms to match white pear blossoms.

This kind of heart is touching.

The queen is in charge of the affairs of the harem, and she is very clear about this, but she never commented on any decisions made by the emperor.She didn't know that the servants of the Xiao family and the nanny who followed her were talking about it in private, and the emperor was very dissatisfied with Concubine Shu's favor.

There are many people who love flowers, and I have never seen anyone take all the pear blossoms in the garden for themselves.That's why a few people always like to make up concubine Shu's mean words in private, no, Yiwu is assigned the job of looking after the pear blossom vases in Zhaoyang Palace, so she feels resentful in her heart.After being disturbed by the clumsy little palace lady, she started talking nonsense.

Who would have thought that the master just heard it.

"Your Majesty, it's this little hoof that ruined this pear blossom." Yiwu held the vase in one hand and pointed at the little palace maid who was standing beside her.

"Oh, it's her." Concubine Shu looked at Yiwu with a half-smile, "Auntie, please hold the flowers in your hand, don't spoil my flowers like this little girl."

"Since she was the one who ruined my pear blossoms, she should be punished. But today, after all, it's my Yao'er and Han'er's birthday, so I don't have to look for bad luck." The words were ups and downs, Yi Wu He tightly protected the vase with his hands, lest he touch Concubine Shu's bad head again.

"How about this, you can run an errand for Ben Gong to serve tea and water. It will be considered a crime, little girl, are you willing?" He gestured to the little girl beside him.

"My servant thanked my mother for not punishing me, and this servant is willing to serve my mother." The little maid was also alert, and quickly thanked her, not giving Yiwu a chance to continue speaking.

Only her elder sister Yiwu, relying on being the son of the queen's natal family, is used to being arrogant and arrogant, and ordinary concubines don't take it seriously, so she still opened her mouth to refute under the pressure of Concubine Shu.

"Your Majesty, you do not have the right to manage the Sixth Palace, and you cannot easily transfer the people in the Queen's Empress Palace."

Yiwu couldn't help being furious when she heard Concubine Shu and the little maid's question and answer, she taunted herself, and looked like she didn't take care of herself.For Concubine Shu, beating a dog depends on the owner. When has she ever been humiliated like this.Because she was born in the Xiao family, and she was a maid of honor bestowed to the empress by the empress dowager herself, so everyone in the palace except the emperor and empress dowager, even the empress wanted to give her a favor.Not to mention that Concubine Shu is just a second-rank concubine.

"It's a matter of urgency. I came out in a hurry today, and I didn't bring many people with me. I don't think the Queen's sister will be offended by seconding a few maids. Auntie, just rest at the side, don't use chicken feathers as arrows , hurting your hand, I will not be able to explain to sister queen."

Concubine Shu said indifferently, "Sister Empress" bit her words very tightly.The implication is that you are arrogant as a court lady, but you are just a servant of the queen, and your master may not treat you sincerely, it is better to be honest.

"Entering the painting, take this little maid to inspect the Zhaoyang Palace. Be sure to tidy up and start the banquet on time. Si Jin, I will take the Seventh Princess to greet the guests outside the Zhaoyang Palace in a while. Huaping, go to the small kitchen to warm a few pots of plum blossoms Brew it, and I will give it to the emperor and princes to drink later." Concubine Shu explained the precautions in a few words, and the maids took orders and left.

"You don't need to worry about this, aunt. You should go back and serve the mistress. I will never forget the kindness of the mistress. Auntie, please." Concubine Shu said bluntly.

"Concubine Xie Shu, this servant will leave." Yi Wu, who was holding a pear vase, was about to leave after saluting.

"Aunt Yiwu, do you want to take away the pear blossoms of concubine mother?" The eighth prince who was still following concubine Shu had a questioning expression on her face.

"Yue'er, let's go to the front hall to play with my sister, and I can see the father sooner." The Seventh Queen, as one of the protagonists of today's birthday banquet, is going to the front hall to greet all mothers, concubines and sisters.Hearing my sister's naive words, I couldn't help asking to take this little trouble away, mother concubine, Han'er can only help you so far.

"But, what she is holding in her hand is the pear blossoms of the concubine mother. The emperor said that he gave all the pear flowers in the palace to the concubine mother. No one else can take them." The eighth princess, who was held back by her sister, insisted What happened to the concubine mother and sister today, Jingyue was not allowed to tell the truth, hum.

"Which one made our eighth girl angry again? Looking at Xiaozui, you can hang an oil bottle on it."

(End of this chapter)