concubines are respected

Chapter 66

There was a call from behind, Suxian's back tightened, she hesitated for a while, turned around embarrassingly, bowed slightly to the scolding person, and said respectfully, "Suxian has seen my cousin."

"Oh, it turns out that the second sister is here." Lin Shuyi's expression relaxed, and he stepped forward slowly and asked softly, "Shouldn't you be learning the rules in the side hall at this time, how did you get here?"

Murong Haotian also followed up, his gaze stayed on the pretty girl with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes in front of him, and he didn't move for a long time.

Xu felt Murong Haotian's gaze, Suxian didn't raise her head to speak, but said with a bit of unease, "Mother Chen is teaching elder sister in the side hall, while Suxian is here to practice walking posture." After finishing speaking , raised his hand and raised the book in his hand.

"Hehe, so that's how it is." Lin Shuyi laughed loudly, "Second sister is studying hard, so it's very good. It's inconvenient for brothers to disturb each other, and second sister is good at practicing."

As he spoke, Lin Shuyi raised his hand sideways to signal forward, and said to Murong Haotian, "Brother Haotian, please."

However, Murong Haotian still stood steadfastly as if he had never heard of it.

"Brother Haotian..." Lin Shuyi whispered again to remind him.

"Oh, brother Shuyi, please." After Lin Shuyi spoke again, Murong Haotian came to his senses, coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment, and walked forward.

The two continued to move forward, Suxian finally heaved a sigh of relief, and was about to raise her feet to walk, but Murong Haotian suddenly turned around, stared at Suxian with twinkling eyes and said, "You, you are so dedicated, is it true that you are so dedicated? Are you willing to be elected as the fifth concubine?"

Suxian didn't expect Murong Haotian to ask such a question, her eyes flickered, then she raised her head, looked directly at the other party and said seriously, "Of course I am willing."

As soon as these words came out, Suxian regretted a little, but still stood upright with her neck stiffened.

The luster in Murong Haotian's eyes dimmed immediately, he was less silent, just now he smiled self-deprecatingly, and said in a muffled voice, "Hehe, that's true. Is there any woman in the world who is unwilling to marry into the royal family? It’s too much to ask.”

After finishing speaking, Murong Haotian raised his sword eyebrows slightly, raised his hands to cup Suxian, and said in a very slow voice, "Here, Haotian wishes Miss Lin all wishes come true."

Then he turned sideways and said to Lin Shuyi, "Brother Shuyi, Haotian will leave now."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Lin Shuyi to express anything, he strode away, his slender back showing a little loneliness.

Lin Shuyi was startled, his eyes flickered and glanced at Suxian, suddenly he seemed to understand something, and hurriedly chased after him, "Hey, brother Haotian, go slowly, Shuyi understands that you had a marriage contract with my second sister that day, but The emperor's order is hard to break, and I hope Brother Haotian will let it go."

The two walked forward one after the other, the breeze moved slightly, and Murong Haotian's dull voice was faintly heard, "Brother Shuyi is too worried. Although Haotian has a marriage contract with Miss Lin first, the emperor's order is hard to break." How dare Haotian breed delusions..."

The two gradually walked away, but Suxian let out a cold sweat for no reason, Murong Haotian's voice echoed in his mind for a long time, Suxian suddenly felt a little depressed, raised his hand to look at the book in his hand, and pushed hard to the ground Falling down, said in a dark voice, "What kind of walking posture do you practice, Miss Ben will not be able to walk properly soon!"

At the same time, a green figure flashed past in the depths of the maple forest.

Suxian returned to the side hall listlessly, and Nanny Chen happened to be standing at the window. Seeing Suxian returning, she raised her voice and said, "Second miss, I'm tired of practicing. If you walk around three times, go back to the hall to rest. , It’s good to have a sip of tea.”

Although Nanny Chen is slightly dissatisfied with Suxian, she is one of the concubines to be elected this time, and it is unknown whether she will really double her worth in the future. Nanny Chen is such a shrewd person, how could she easily offend her.

Suxian replied lazily, and walked towards the side hall.As soon as she stepped up the steps, in the direction of the main room, a maid wearing a green dress came out with a pair of buns in her arms. She blessed Su Xian and said, "Second Miss, the old lady is here to invite you."

"Does the old lady invite you?" Suxian was startled. These days, except for going to the main hall with the old lady to greet the old lady the next day after entering Beijing, Suxian has never seen the old lady. Summoning, Suxian inevitably became suspicious.

Thoughts moved slightly, Suxian nodded calmly, and followed the maidservant in Cuiyi to the main room.

In the main room, the old lady was wearing a blue satin embroidered double-breasted outer dress, her gray hair was tied on top of her head, and a jadeite silk was swayed into her bun, and she was leaning leisurely on the leisure chair with her eyes closed. Shaking back and forth slowly.

Hearing the sound of Suxian entering the main room, the old lady did not change her sitting posture, but only slightly opened her eyes, looking up and down at Suxian.

After a long while, he said calmly, "Xian'er was born beautiful and lovely. No wonder the Fifth Prince fell in love at first sight that day, and took great pains to find a colorful carp from Mr. Zeng as a gift."

From this statement, it can be seen that every word and deed of the fifth prince was within the sight of the old lady.

Suxian pursed her lips and smiled, bent her knees to bless the old lady, and said respectfully, "The old lady is joking, and Qian'er is terrified."

"Don't be afraid." The old lady leaned forward slightly, sat upright and said.

The maid serving beside her immediately raised her hand to stabilize the Xiaoyao chair, which was shaking back and forth, and blocked the foot of the chair with a small stick, so that the chair would not shake again.

Another maid gave the warm Biluochun to the old lady's hands with a tacit understanding, and then quietly retreated to the side.

"Xian'er don't need to panic, if you become a king in the future, or if my old lady sees you, maybe she will bow down and salute you." The old lady lifted the lid of the cup, blew on the green tea soup, and said with a very casual expression. road.

"Xianer's fortune is poor, how dare you have such delusional thoughts." The old lady's words may have other meanings, Suxian dared not say more, so she had to respond cautiously.

"Xian'er is wrong!" The old matriarch's voice rose three points sharply, and the lid of the tea cup in his hand was buckled heavily, making a crisp sound, "Since Qian'er is in the list of princes and concubines, how lucky is she?" The truth of Bo. You know that what you shoulder is not only your personal honor and disgrace, but also the honor of my Lin family. If you are successfully elected, you may have a better status than your aunt Yuan in the future. As a member of the Lin family , I should take the prosperity of the family as my own responsibility, and must not be entangled in the past."

The old matriarch's words were very cryptic, Suxian raised her head in bewilderment and asked in a low voice, "Old matriarch, Qian'er doesn't quite understand what you mean. Didn't Qian'er get entangled in any past events?"

"It doesn't matter whether you understand it or not. You just need to remember that when the Tian family chooses a daughter-in-law, all unmarried boudoir daughters are on the list. It doesn't count whether she has a marriage contract first. Only Only when you lose the election can you talk about your previous marriage. You... have you remembered it!" The old lady stared at Suxian intently, carefully observing the changes in her expression.

As soon as this remark came out, Suxian suddenly realized, thinking that someone heard the words between herself and An Nanhou in the forest just now, and secretly reported to the old lady.The old matriarch deliberately called himself to come here to beat him a little, so as not to make a full-fledged candidate and lose the opportunity to fight for the Lin family.

"Xian'er made a note. Madam, please rest assured, Qian'er will definitely go all out to prepare for it." Suxian's thoughts sank, but there was a quiet smile on her face, her expression was extremely sincere.

"Well, I'm relieved." The old lady nodded in satisfaction, a smile appeared on her face again, she raised her hand to beckon to Suxian, her tone was much softer, "Come on, come forward and talk."

Suxian responded lightly, and obediently stepped forward two steps.

"I have good news to tell you. If the news is correct, there will be an order in tomorrow's palace that your Aunt Yuan, who is now the imperial concubine, will return to the mansion to reunite with her family. You go back and tell your grandmother to let her have a good life." Get ready. This is a major event for my Lin family, and everyone will be present at the celebration, so don't break the rules in front of your Aunt Yuan." Speaking of her beloved daughter, the old lady changed her expression when she spoke to Suxian just now , squeezed together with eyebrows and smiles.

"Ah! It really is great news. Xianer congratulates the old lady here." Suxian said with a smile.

For this Concubine Yuan who entered the palace in the early years, Suxian has never covered her face, and all her impressions come from word of mouth passed down in the mansion.It is nothing more than how dignified and beautiful Concubine Yuan was born, how proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, how she climbed step by step from the position of a small concubine when she first entered the palace to the position of noble concubine with unlimited favor today, etc.

Of course, the one I hear the most is that Concubine Yuan is weak, that's why she has been in the palace for many years without going out.But no one dared to mention this in front of the old matriarch, the fact that the noble concubine Yuan has no children, but the old matriarch's heart disease is where, who has the courage to talk about this matter?

"Ah." Hearing Suxian's words, the old matriarch suddenly sighed sadly, "Although it is a happy event, it is also a helpless thing." After finishing speaking, the old matriarch suddenly fell silent, and the luster in her eyes also faded. a little.

Suxian didn't ask any further questions, but just quietly waited aside, as smart as she was, she knew that the old lady must have something on her mind at this time, if she speaks rashly and annoys the old lady, it will be bad.

If this matter were changed by other people, they would definitely chatter and ask non-stop, but Suxian waited by her side silently, which made the old lady feel a little good, and secretly said: This woman is really calm and determined, if she takes it seriously in the future If selected, it will definitely come in handy.

"Isn't Qian'er curious about what I mean?" the old lady asked softly with a smile.

"Returning to the old lady, although curiosity is the nature of the world, but Qian'er thinks that it is extremely inappropriate to base curiosity on the misery of others." Suxian replied with a very polite blessing.

"Good boy, good boy." The old lady nodded appreciatively, "It's actually not a big deal. Yuan'er has been weak since she was a child, and has been in the palace for many years. It didn't get better. This trip to the palace to visit relatives was also due to the fact that she had been ill for a long time. In the end, the emperor took pity on her and allowed her to return to the mansion for a reunion before she was able to leave the palace. Sigh! May she get the chance to leave the palace because of her sickness and pity."

Poor parents in the world, the old matriarch's words came from the bottom of her heart, if the royal concubine Yuan is in good health, so what's the problem if she can't go out to visit her relatives.

"So that's how it is." Suxian thought of his father's serious illness that day, and felt very emotional, "Old Majesty, my father fell ill that day, so my grandmother went to Qinglong Temple to seek medical treatment. I have been in Beijing for more than half a year, and I heard that my father's illness has mostly recovered. With such a genius doctor, why not recommend it for Concubine Yuan, it may be of some benefit."

"Well, I've thought about this too. But there are rules in the palace, so how could it be easy for wandering doctors to enter the palace for consultation. However, since the doctors of Qinglong Temple can cure Mo Cheng's body, they must have their own way Divine technique. When Yuan’er returns to the mansion some other day, I will talk to her in person, try to see if I can speak to the emperor, and ask the doctors of Qinglong Temple to diagnose and treat on my behalf, and save Yuan’er from suffering from illness.” The old lady Nod in agreement.

After finishing speaking, the old lady looked at Suxian with a smile, and said, "Do you think you miss your father? These days in Beijing, you only care about learning the rules, but you never visit Qinglong Temple. Why don't you wait for your Aunt Yuan to return to the palace?" , I will go to Qinglong Temple with your grandmother to offer incense, and you can also take your sisters to Qinglong Temple to visit Mo Cheng."

Suxian was overjoyed when she heard the words, and immediately kowtowed respectfully and thanked her repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)