Concubine Chongxi: Binding the Medicine Jar to the Master

Chapter 264
The summer night is light and cool, and the two of them have a good night's dream.

When she woke up, Baili Jiuge's blue hair was wrapped around Mo Li's shoulders, he gently helped her straighten her hair, got up first, and went to prepare breakfast.

On this day, news came out from the palace that the Queen Mother Zhou's migraine was completely cured. The Queen Mother was overjoyed and called the relatives of the king to hold a grand banquet in the Hall of Yannian.

Baili Jiuge also got along with the Queen Mother for a while, and knew that the Queen Mother was not someone who would gather a group of people to celebrate her illness. Thinking about it, this should be what Mo Li said, "leading the snake out of the hole".

She followed Mo Li to Yannian Hall.On the way, Mo Li also told her about various arrangements.

Yannian Hall.

Today's Empress Dowager's face is full of red, as if she has recovered.

She has returned to live in the Yannian Palace these days, so she doesn't know what happened to Baili Jiuge. As soon as she saw Baili Jiuge, she quickly pulled her to sit beside her, and said with a caring smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days, this belly seems like It's grown up again. Come on, let Ai's family take a look, this face is pretty good, is your body still comfortable?"

"I'm fine, Mo Li treats me well."

"Hehe, that's good, that's good!" The queen mother was very happy.

Gradually, everyone came together, Master Si Yue led a group of musicians to play music, and the ceremony officials also prepared singing and dancing performances to add to the fun.

The Empress Dowager's face was full of joy, as if she could not close her mouth from ear to ear.

When she was full of wine and food, the Empress Dowager ordered her personal nurse to bring out a plate covered with a cloth. She lifted the cloth, and what was on the tray was the Empress Dowager's jade Buddha pendant infused with musk.

The queen mother said: "Aijia's migraine has healed, and I am very happy. It just so happened that the song and dance show was overwhelmed. All the female relatives present will come up and perform. Whoever performs the best, Aijia will take the jade." Who is the Buddha pendant given to?"

The eyes of all the women were brightened, everyone knew that the Jade Buddha Pendant was the empress dowager's most important accessory, and even Mo Qing and Li Yuheng, who were much loved by the empress dowager, could not get it.Now if anyone gets it, it will be the supreme Rong Yao.

The girls immediately competed to perform, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, dancing and acrobatics, as long as they had the ability to show their skills, they all scrambled to compete with each other.

Seeing a few young ladies, Zheng, Liuqin, and Ruan playing wildly, the Empress Dowager smiled and called out: "Concubine Liang, your pipa is the best I have ever played, and the Ai family has not heard it for a long time. Why are you still sitting there? Hurry up!" Come up and try it out."

Concubine Liang has always been regarded as a cowardly and honest master, now she heard the Queen Mother's words, she smiled and shied away: "You ladies are so powerful, how dare a concubine at this age come out to make a fool of herself, it's better not to do this It's lively."

The queen mother frowned, and said displeasedly: "It's rare that the Ai family is happy today, why, you don't want to show the Ai family any face?"

Concubine Liang choked, and hurriedly bowed on the spot, "The concubine didn't mean to spoil the queen mother's interest, it was really because of the concubine..."

"Queen Mother, don't force Concubine Liang." With a vague smile on the corner of Mo Yang's lips, he spoke for Concubine Liang: "Concubine Liang has never been willing to stand out, her temper is like this."

The queen mother pouted her lips and said: "Actually, the jade Buddha pendant from the Ai family was originally intended to be given to Concubine Liang. It is for her to play a song "Cold Duck Playing in the Water" today, but she is so coy and evasive." The contestants laughed and said: "The Ai family has prepared some favorite things here, and I will give them to you."

Although the ladies were a little disappointed that they didn't get the Jade Buddha Pendant, as long as they were rewarded by the Queen Mother, they would already be Rong Yao, and they all knelt down happily to thank them.

The queen mother said: "Concubine Liang, don't be coy, your pipa skills are famous all over the world, what is there to be modest about? Do you think the old face of Aijia is not worth a lot of money?"

"The concubine doesn't dare, the concubine... obeys orders." Concubine Liang reluctantly agreed.

Mo Hong was eating the dragon fruit sent from Lingnan. Seeing his concubine mother's expression helpless, he asked, "Concubine mother, are you feeling unwell? Just play a song and you'll be fine. I'll go back tonight That's it, it's enough for Erchen to pat your shoulders and backs for you."

Concubine Liang smiled meaningfully at Mo Hong, then took a pear pipa from Master Si Le, walked slowly to the center of the hall, knelt on the prepared Tibetan futon, tried strings, tuned them, struck them, and played A song "Cold Duck Playing in the Water".

Baili Jiuge listened attentively, and his heart trembled. This Liangfei's pipa skill is indeed high. In the past, the sisters of Fangfei Pavilion were also good at pipa, but they were not one-tenth as good as Liangfei.

She looked at Concubine Liang's personal maid, who was originally standing behind Mo Hong, but suddenly went out now...

Someone called this palace maid to the back garden of Yannian Hall, the palace maid went there in surprise, in the dimly lit back garden, waiting for the person who called her to come here, but there was no one at all.

The palace maid felt more and more strange, and planned to go back, but at this moment, someone strangled her neck suddenly, and at the same time, a wet towel was stuck to her nose and mouth.

The maid closed her eyes, and was just overwhelmed by the medicine...

In the hall of Yannian.

At the end of Concubine Liang's song "Cold Duck Playing in the Water", there was thunderous applause, and even Mo Yang smiled in praise.

Mo Hong even wiped the dragon fruit juice from the corner of his mouth, and praised: "The concubine mother is really amazing, and I want to learn the pipa too."

Concubine Liang smiled awkwardly: "You are a boy, how can you learn the pipa." Then she hugged the pipa and saluted, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the concubine has made a fool of herself."

The Empress Dowager looked extremely satisfied, and said happily: "This song should only exist in the sky, and it deserves its reputation. The Ai family's jade Buddha pendant is given to you, Concubine Liang, you can wear it and show it to the Ai family."

"Thank you... Thank you, Queen Mother." Concubine Liang took the jade Buddha pendant from the nurse, with a very reluctant expression on her face.

She seemed to be resisting something, but she still put on the Jade Buddha Pendant after all.

Immediately someone praised: "This Jade Buddha pendant is so beautiful, it is also very special to match with the good concubine. Congratulations to the good concubine."

"Thank you, thank you." Concubine Liang whispered like a mosquito. Others looked at her and thought she was modest and shy.

Concubine Liang returned to her seat, a little absent-minded.Mo Yang expressed his condolences to her, but she only said that she was fine.

The queen mother said: "Seeing that you are not in a good condition today, go back and rest first, your body is important. Mo Hong, send your mother and concubine back."

"Oh, grandson knows." Mo Hong replied honestly, and got up to help Concubine Liang.

Concubine Liang quickly thanked her, even though she lowered her head, there was still a hint of amnesty in her eyes.With the support of her personal maid and Mo Hong, she retired together.

"Your Majesty, slow down." The servant girl walked out with her.

Concubine Liang suddenly felt that something was wrong, and looked at her personal servant from top to bottom several times, and asked: "Qiu Ju, why do I think you seem to have gained weight?"

"Ah, is that so? Haha, you are joking, my lord." Qiu Ju smiled cheerfully and pushed Concubine Liang out.

In the Yannian Hall, singing and dancing continued.

Mo Li's sharp gaze quietly retracted from the palace gate, and landed on Baili Jiuge's body, soft like petals of epiphyllum, as if the sharpness and coldness just now were just an illusion.

"Grandmother, the Empress Dowager, Jiuge, here are peeled chestnuts."

He smiled, and handed over a small celadon plate, on which were the chestnuts he had just peeled one by one.

Baili Jiuge was so sweet in his heart that he gave half of it to the queen mother, and accepted the rest with a smile. He was worried that Mo Li would skim his nails while peeling the chestnuts, so he took his hand to check it. I was relieved.

After the banquet, the guests dispersed one by one, and Baili Jiuge stayed in Yannian Hall with Mo Li.She knew that they still had things to do, either tonight or tomorrow night, and for these two days, she and Mo Li would stay in Yannian Hall.

Since Baili Jiuge treated the empress dowager's migraine that time, the agarwood in the Yannian Palace has been replaced with galangal. The taste of galangal is much lighter than agarwood, and Baili Jiuge smells it comfortably.

She was lying in Mo Li's arms, and he hugged her, leaning on a soft chair.The queen mother not far away was combing her hair, brushing off the white hair one by one.

The queen mother suddenly asked: "Why haven't you seen Yuheng these days? I heard that she went out to dig jade again. This ghost girl is really, she used to know how to say hello to Ai's family when she went out, but now she just left as soon as she said it." , not even leaving a day to come back."

Mo Li knew that the Empress Dowager would not know that Li Yuheng was the elder of the yin and yang family, so he only replied with a warm smile: "Xu Shi was in a hurry and forgot to say hello to the Empress Dowager's grandmother."

At this moment, Baili Jiuge was a little sleepy, and yawned loudly.Seeing this, Mo Li hugged her and wanted to put her on the couch, but at this moment, someone came to Yannian Hall.

"His Royal Highness, Imperial Concubine, I'm back!"

A round and jade-like figure swished over, approaching Mo Li with a smile on his face.

The Empress Dowager recognized that this was Liang Concubine's personal maid, Qiu Ju, and immediately reprimanded: "Bold servant girl, is this Yannian Hall of the Ai Family also the place where you yell? How does Liang Concubine discipline you on weekdays?"

Qiu Ju blinked strangely, then took out the jade Buddha pendant from her clothes, waved it in front of the Empress Dowager, and said with a smile: "Concubine Liang asked me to bury this, and I will send it back to the Empress Dowager." .”

"You..." The Queen Mother suddenly felt that this Qiu Ju was a little strange.

Baili Jiuge couldn't hold back the laughter at this moment, and finally couldn't hold back, he laughed out loud, pointing at Qiu Ju and laughing: "You should take off the human skin mask, I remember Qiu Ju is thinner than you Quite a few, Concubine Liang must have asked you if you have gained weight."

Qiu Ju's face suddenly turned green, "How do you know, Shi Zifei..."

"Is this hard to guess?" Baili Jiuge couldn't stop laughing.

Qiu Ju admitted sadly: "It's not difficult to guess, I'm too fat..." She wants to lose weight, she wants to lose weight, she wants to continue to lose weight!
The queen mother was confused when she heard that, she put down the comb, stood up, just in time to meet Qiu Ju and raised her hand, took off the human skin mask, revealing another look.

It turned out to be Wenyang Yirong.

(End of this chapter)