Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen

Three days later, the show girls arrived one after another. Seeing them wearing clothes of different styles and colors, looking at the majestic palaces and the rare flowers and trees in the palace with amazed and longing eyes, I couldn't help shaking my head and sighing. Perhaps they must be dreaming of a dream similar to "the crown of the harem". But in the end, only a few people will be favored, and more women will spend their lives in this indifferent and cruel harem, and even Longyan will not be seen. I asked Shanshan: "Have the rewards for the queen and the second concubine been divided?"

Shanshan nodded. "How about the queen?" "The rewards given by the queen to each young master are roughly the same, but there are a few noble young masters who have more." I thought to myself, the empress is the lord of the harem, so she must be generous and fair without being biased so that people have nothing to say. If you want to know the Queen's true intentions, you can look at Concubine Yan Shu's reward. "Then what about Concubine Yanshu's?" "It seems that there are a little more Miss Qi from the family of Guozi Jijiu (cong 3rd grade) and Miss Qin from the family of Minister of the Ministry of Officials (Zheng 4th grade)."

I understood that they were indeed the daughters of high-ranking officials from the court. I asked Concubine Shuxian, Jing Zhaoyi, Li Xiuyuan and others about their rewards one after another.Li Xiuyuan is the most favored concubine after Si Chongyi. Although we are not familiar with each other, we are still polite to each other. "Li Xiuyuan gave a lot of rewards to the young lady of the Zhongshushe family, which attracted the envy of many young masters..." I raised my eyebrows, just entering the palace, I made that young master so showy, who knows if I'm promoting her or harming her?

Shanshan said: "What is unusual this year is that the Queen Mother actually rewarded a young master, a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets." As we all know, the Empress Dowager has not asked about such matters for a long time, and has always left them to the Empress to deal with. I am surprised that there is a reward today. Shanshan continued to report: "It's from the Da Furen's natal family... It should be the eldest lady's cousin. After the Empress Dowager gave the rewards, the Queen and the concubines in the palace also rewarded a lot..." I was a little surprised, although I knew that the Empress Dowager always liked gentle and well-behaved women like my sister, but I didn't expect her to love her so far and give her such face.

I vaguely had a bad premonition. That day, Qin Chunyuan accidentally saw a group of girls surrounding a girl in Xinhe green dress, denouncing something aggressively. A girl wearing a lotus color embroidered hibiscus flower gauze dress had the most arrogant tone, and she said, "You are so brave, how dare you step on the embroidered handkerchief my mother gave me..." The girl surrounded in the middle blushed, feeling a little overwhelmed, "I...I will pay you..." "Compensation?" The girl sneered, "Do you know that it is made of ice silk from Suzhou... Even if you put on all your outfits, it's not enough! Can you afford it..."

All the girls around laughed maliciously. The face of the girl in the Xinhe green dress became more and more red from embarrassment, and tears could be seen swirling in the circles of her eyes. But the group of girls did not let go of her posture at all because of this, on the contrary they intensified and ridiculed her even more fiercely. I heard the general idea from the side. It turned out that these young masters came to Qinchunyuan to enjoy the flowers together. One of the young masters accidentally dropped an embroidered handkerchief, but the young master in Xinhe green clothes stepped on it, and it was dirty. Footprints, they started arguing.

This kind of quarrel is not uncommon every time a beautiful woman enters the palace, so I am not surprised. Who knows if these pampered ladies really care about these trinkets or if they don't care about drinking. I was about to turn around and leave bored, but I heard a woman's gentle voice, "Sister, don't be angry... I think Wanxia knows her mistake too, if she doesn't do it again, let her go..." I raised my eyebrows slightly, huh?There are really kind people. "You don't have the right to speak! People with low status really like each other. Her father is only a low-rank official, and although you have a father who advises a doctor, you are a concubine...I heard that your mother She was born as an official prostitute, isn't she?" There was another burst of ridicule.

Concubine.I sneered.Is it the self-righteousness of the so-called prostitute again? She felt that those two women of low status touched her bad head, but she didn't know that she also touched my bad head. "What happened to the concubine?" After hearing this, I smiled and walked in front of them. They all turned to look at me. The young master in lotus root clothes looked me up and down, his eyes were a little wary, but his tone was hard to sarcasm and said: "Why, another concubine came?" I felt that she looked at me with guarded eyes, and I secretly laughed, maybe she regarded me as a new lady who entered the palace.

I didn't answer her either, but I just walked up to the beautiful girl in Xinhe green dress and said in a slightly reproachful tone: "Why, is a handkerchief made of ice silk worth my lord's crying? In the future, if my lord has a favor Pet, what is a mere ice silk handkerchief?" After hearing my words, the beautiful girl raised her walnut-like red and swollen eyes and looked at me in surprise. All the show girls were also taken aback when they heard this, and then showed angrily expressions, and said loudly, "Why do you say that she can get the favor of the Holy One? It's not her turn!"

I didn't want to offend them all, so I just pretended to be relaxed and said: "Of course, all the young masters are expected to be favored by the Holy One in the future... This young master can't rule out the possibility..." Everyone heard what I meant, it turned out to be "possible", and they were obviously relieved, but the complexion of that beautiful girl became gloomy again. I went on to say: "The young masters have not been in the palace for a long time, and maybe some of the rules in the palace are not well understood. I just have to say something more. It is said that Li Xiuyuan, the emperor's favorite concubine, is not a descendant... Everyone It's inappropriate for the little masters to talk about concubines all day long..."

Those beautiful girls suddenly changed their faces, and they were a little embarrassing for a while. At this time, someone in the crowd suggested: "Oh, look, there is a butterfly over there, how beautiful it is..." Everyone echoed one after another, and dispersed in the blink of an eye. The beautiful girl who persuaded the fight just now stepped forward and greeted her with a neat and neat voice, "My name is Jiaoyue, and her name is Wanxia. I am really grateful that this young lady came out of the siege today." I waved my hand, "I'm not speaking for you, I'm just telling the truth." I looked at the beautiful girl named Wanxia, ​​and saw that she was petite and cute, with a small and lovely face, slightly curled eyelashes, two big watery eyes, a slightly raised nose and thin pale red lips The combination reveals a girlish playfulness and exquisiteness. The young master next to her who claimed to be Bright Moon looked more familiar, like a white chrysanthemum blooming in the autumn wind, delicate and beautiful, tall and dignified. Jiaoyue smiled in agreement, and asked hesitantly: "May I ask, did the young lady stand up for us just now because of the same birth as a concubine?" I said lightly: "I lost my father since I was a child." Wan Xia clapped her hands happily and shouted: "We are both poor people, if we have such a fate today, why don't we worship as sisters here!" After she finished speaking, she enthusiastically took my hand and asked: "I have never seen you before... But yes, there are so many show girls, maybe I have seen it once and forgot. Which show room Miss lives in, I have time It’s good to find you to play with.” Her hands were hot, and I was not used to holding me like this.I withdrew my hand without a trace. The one named Jiaoyue was more thoughtful, and she asked: "Miss's words just now seem to feel that she has lived in the palace for some time. Miss's demeanor is elegant, she must be a noble person in the palace; looking at her age , could it be Her Royal Highness Zhaojiao Emperor Ji or Her Royal Highness Wu Ji?" I shook my head and replied, "I'm not some Empress Dowager, I'm just being fostered in the palace. My name is Nuxi." There's no point in hiding my name now, they will find out sooner or later. Wan Xia covered her mouth in surprise, and said in surprise: "My God, you are a slave!" "You know me?" I asked. Wan Xia seemed a little excited, and nodded hurriedly, "Why don't you know. It is said that although you are not the daughter of the Holy Majesty, you love him more than his daughter..." I don't like this kind of straightforwardness, so I replied flatly: "I don't care about anything. It's just the emperor's benevolence..." Wan Xia grabbed my arm, and her tone was full of pleading, "Miss, it's rare to meet you today, you are the emperor's celebrity, can you say something nice for me in front of the emperor? I don’t know how long I’m going to wait for bedtime. Before I left, I promised my father and mother that I’d be proud of the family, Miss, help me, and I’ll repay you when I gain power..." I was a little surprised, thinking how she said these words nakedly, and then I thought that maybe this is what most beautiful women think in their hearts, but she is too eager to seize the opportunity. I stayed a little away from her, and replied in a respectful tone: "The young master can call me by my name. The young master will serve the emperor in the future, how can I bear the name of 'Miss'? The young master is as beautiful as a flower, and the slave I think even if there are no outsiders around, the young master will definitely stand out and receive the grace of the Holy One." She was a little disappointed after hearing my perfunctory words. Jiaoyue coughed and said to Wanxia: "Wanxia, ​​let's not embarrass Miss Nuxi. Even today, Miss Nuxi rescued us from the siege, and it can be seen that she is a warm-hearted person." My sister, what else is there to worry about?" After speaking, she smiled and said to me: "We two sisters will hope that Miss Nuxi will support you a lot in the future." I nodded in return, sighing in my heart that this woman really has a clever mouth. I pointed to the woman who was the last among the group of beautiful women who admired peach blossoms in the distance, wearing a plain calla lotus dress and a silk silk of the same color on her shoulders, and asked: "Which family is that the young master?" I noticed that during the quarrel just now, she was the only one who stood aside and watched coldly, neither agreeing nor persuading the fight, as if she was out of business and had nothing to do with herself. The important thing is that those proud and beautiful girls did not reject her and even had some respect for her. The suggestion just now was very well-timed. I observed her secretly, and found that her appearance was delicate and beautiful, her figure was elegant and dignified, and her every move seemed extremely cultivated. Jiaoyue looked at where I was pointing, said "ah", and replied, "Miss Nuxi is talking about the lady from Guoziji Restaurant..." On the promenade leading to Fengyi Palace, I saw my sister and a woman walking towards each other arm in arm, talking and laughing. We both froze for a moment. The woman next to my sister is the beautiful woman who wore the lotus root-colored hibiscus gauze dress that day, and looking at the dragon and phoenix bracelet on her wrist, I knew she was the cousin Shanshan mentioned. Later I inquired about her life experience, she is the daughter-in-law of the family of Captain Zhechong (Zheng Sipin) of Shangfu, and her boudoir name is Fuliu. Fuliu's appearance can be described as beautiful.In fact, if you only talk about the facial features, they are not very good, but together they make people feel very charming.She is also very good at dressing herself, concealing the shortness of her lower limbs and showing her other advantages.This is also the reason why she can still stand out among the beauties in this show. Fu Liu smiled and said to her sister: "Is this your sister from a concubine?" Elder sister nodded, "She was born to Daddy's second wife." Fu Liu smiled charmingly, "Oh? That's my younger sister. I thought she was a newcomer to the palace that day." The elder sister pretended to be surprised, "So you have seen her before?" Fu Liu gave a "hmm" and said with a smile, "Your sister really has a very good heart. That day she stood up to fight against a young master who was also a concubine. In fact, I am not a small-minded person." , I didn’t plan to care about anything when I came to Japan, and your sister rushed out... But seeing your sister’s behavior made me think of a word, um, what’s her name..." The elder sister covered her mouth and smiled slightly, "Cousin, do you want to say that you share the same fate and love each other?" Fu Liu let out a cry, looked at her sister and smiled, "Exactly! Well, we share fate..." I sneered at the side, do you really think that you can run rampant in the palace with a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets from the Queen Mother?Can you say anything? This kind of villain can't afford to be respected. Even if you don't want to offend her, she will take the initiative to provoke you instead. I just smiled slightly and said: "Young master is right. Because I was always bullied, I couldn't help being a little excited when I saw the situation of Miss Wanxia and the others that day." Fu Liu raised her eyebrows, "Oh, your temper is not good. People of low status should know how to bear it, otherwise they will suffer big losses if they offend others..." I replied respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, my lord. But I'm afraid that kind of situation won't happen to me." Fu Liu was puzzled, "What?" "Because the people who wanted to bully me are gone." Fu Liu was obviously startled, "Not here? What do you mean not here?" I said lightly: "It's just impossible to appear in front of me again." "Why do you say such arrogant words?" Fu Liu snorted disdainfully. I laughed, "Who made me a concubine? Who made me have a good mother?" Fu Liu must have also heard about the emperor's treatment of my mother, her face changed slightly. My tone became a little cold, "In the end, I can only say that those people are too ignorant, what do you think, little master?" Fu Liu didn't speak. I smiled indifferently, then turned to my sister and said: "Even though the young master is a young master, she is a woman who serves the emperor. You can't even tell the difference between the superior and the inferior, can you? Don't openly call me 'Biao' in the future." Well done sister. The Queen Mother always pays attention to etiquette, I am afraid that you will not please the Queen Mother if you do this?" With the embarrassing expression on her sister's face, she silently let go of Fu Liu's hand. I smiled triumphantly, bowed slightly to Fu Liu, and left gracefully. When I came to the Queen's Fengyi Palace, I saw two women sitting on chairs drinking tea. One of them has been seen before, that is, Qi Shi, the lady of Guoziji Restaurant. Today she is wearing a light green dress embroidered with green bamboo, combing an elegant and neat slanted cloud bun, with a white jade hairpin of good quality inserted, and a pair of bright pearl earrings hanging on the small earlobes, giving people a kind of Sophisticated feel. Then the other one must be Qin Shi, the lady of the official servant's family. Qin Shi was wearing a white gauze dress with a few purple-blue butterflies flying gracefully embroidered on the sleeves and corners.There is only an antique wooden hairpin randomly inserted on her head, but it doesn't look shabby, which makes it very interesting.She usually lowers her head slightly and frowns slightly, her eyes are full of waves, showing a kind of pale and desolate beauty, which is very easy to be loved. We sat down to talk, and I found that they didn't talk much, and most of them were answered seriously by the queen. But it feels completely different to me. In my opinion, Qin's silence is because she is introverted and shy by nature, and has nothing to say; while Qi has a lot of money, full of power, but is good at restraint and self-discipline, and is unwilling to answer more. We sat and talked for a while, and then took our farewell to the Queen together. When he got to the door, Qi nearly fainted. With sharp eyes and quick hands, I stepped forward to support her. She looked up at me and said weakly, "Thank you, Miss Nuxi." At this time, the queen also walked down from the top with a worried face, and wanted to announce the imperial physician. Qi hastily declined and said: "How dare the concubine work hard... It's just that I have just entered the palace these few days and I'm not used to it, it's just that I haven't slept well... Just go back and rest." This kind of thing happened from time to time, the queen didn't insist on it in the end, but just before leaving, she gave Qi's a nourishing and beauty ginseng and told her to leave in every possible way. After one month, the little masters can officially serve the bed after being taught by the senior aunts in the harem. The young masters all had titles such as beauties and talents, so they were moved out of the show room and assigned to each palace. I thought that the first person to serve the bed must be the Qi family who is one of the most talented and beautiful. But I didn't expect it to be Fu Liu. Although I knew that she would be summoned by the emperor earlier, I never expected that she would be the first one. I heard that it was because of Qi's illness, and according to the imperial doctor, her body was too weak to be able to accept grace, so her name was temporarily removed from the respect room, and her green-headed plaque would not be placed on the daily silver plate. The next day, Fuliu was named Liu Jieyu, and the emperor favored her for a while. Liu Jieyu's advantage is that she is very good at hypocrisy and knows how to show her perfect side. She may not be the smartest, but she is good at wooing men by being cunning. For a while, the emperor was obsessed with ink painting, so Liu Jieyu studied hard. Although she only knew a little bit, the posture she made really made the emperor love it. On the one hand, Liu Jieyu, who gained power, tried to please the queen mother even more, and on the other hand, she suppressed the young master below. Although she will not be friendly with me in the future, she still doesn't have the energy and time to deal with me. The first person she suppressed was the lady from the Zhongshushe family. That young master is really an astonishingly beautiful woman, Liu Jieyu is far behind. But if it wasn't for the petition to go to the Xiongnu, even a woman like Wang Zhaojun would have to spend her entire life in Yeting in silence. How difficult would it be for a favored concubine to bury a little-known little lord. In fact, the method is also very simple. It's just a combination of kindness and power to the eunuch in the respect room, and tampered with the order of the green signs on the silver plate. With so many brands, there are always a few that are not easy to be noticed in lonely places, such as the first and second places, such as the last three or four places.Sometimes it is even worse to simply suppress her brand for various reasons. Finally, drive her to the palace farthest from the emperor's bedroom, then that little lord may really never see the light of day. The emperor habitually picked the plaques in the middle, and Liu Jieyu seemed to have noticed this too, so she arranged some plaques of the little masters who were attached to her and were not as beautiful as her. How could the empress not understand such a thing, but she just turned a blind eye to it, because she didn't want those delicate and flowery young masters to attract the emperor's attention and disrupt her hard-working maintenance Harem order. But it was impossible for her to allow Liu Jieyu to be spoiled by her arrogance, and the Qi family could not be favored, so she arranged for the Qin family to serve by the emperor's side. The emperor is very partial to the charming Qin family, which can be seen from the title. Although Liu Jieyu's family background is similar to that of the Qin family, but the Qin family was conferred the title of Guan Chongyuan, and the rank of nine concubines is one level higher than Liu Jieyu's. Helpless, Wan Chongyuan is stupid and doesn't know how to play tricks, and sometimes she can't help but suffer from Liu Jieyu, so generally speaking, the two are equally powerful and favored. At this time, I can't help but feel sorry for that Qi family. If she is not physically weak, she will definitely be favored by the emperor due to her family background, her beauty and intelligence, and it is far beyond the reach of Liu Jieyu, a Wanchongyuan. I'm afraid that Wan Chongyuan will not be Liu Jieyu's opponent in the end, maybe one day the emperor will get tired of her blindly soft appearance. Although it seems that the matter of the concubines in the harem is not related to me, but in this harem where the power changes subtly at any time, I also need someone on my own, and I also need someone who can come forward to contend with Liu Jieyu. But who to support?The lady from Zhongshushe's family is absolutely unacceptable, because both the queen and Li Xiuyuan seem to be afraid of her, and I can't touch this bad luck.There are only a few of the other young masters who are higher in appearance and intelligence than Liu Jieyu... I was leaning on the low table and thinking hard, when Tingyi came in and said, "Miss, there is a talented person named Wanxia who wants to see you." Wanxia?I raised my eyebrows, oh, what is she doing here? "Let her in." I got up and straightened the messy robes. Wan Xia walked in cautiously, I greeted her generously, and she returned the salute carefully. She sat down and looked around, took a breath, and looked more and more cautious. Tingyi quickly served tea and fruit snacks, and Wanxia got up and nodded her thanks to Tingyi hastily. Tingyi lowered her head and chuckled when she saw her appearance and left. I frowned slightly when I saw this, no matter how bad Wanxia is, she is still a master, Tingyi is just a slave but dare to laugh at her, just relying on my power. But I thought about it for a while, didn't I rely on the emperor's favor to be so proud in this palace?It seems that people are all the same. I smiled and asked, "What is the important thing for a talented person to come to me?" Wan Xia blushed, and said in a low voice: "Last time, thanks to Miss Nuxi who rescued me... So I specially embroidered a few purses for Miss. It's not a good thing... If Miss Nuxi doesn't mind..." She said He took out several purses of different colors from his arms. I walked up to her and took it. The workmanship is fine and top-grade. I smiled at her and said, "I like it very much. Thank you." She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled sweetly at me. Afterwards, Wan Xia often came to my Xiao Ya Zhai with various excuses. How come I don't know what's on her mind, because the emperor often comes to Xiao Ya Zhai, and she does this only with the wish to meet the emperor here. She is also pretty, and it is not impossible to win the emperor's favor.But she is not the kind of woman who can maintain a long-term love, at least her strength is absolutely invincible against Liu Jieyu, so I am not interested in helping her, so I just pretend that I don't understand her mind and watch her every day You foolishly came to my place to wait for the emperor. But seeing her made me think of the little master named Jiaoyue. I once asked someone to inquire about her family background in private: her father advised the doctor to be upright and outspoken. Although the emperor sometimes angered this person, he also showed appreciation in his words.Although she was born as a concubine, her mother was the most beloved concubine, and she was also a very beloved child of the counseling doctor. Since she was a child, her father invited many teachers to teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.Her mother was an official prostitute herself, so she must have a little understanding of singing and dancing. That day I saw Wan Xia wearing a white dress with ink bamboo pattern, very beautiful.The most novel thing is that the bamboo is not embroidered but painted directly with ink, which looks even more novel. I was quite interested and asked: "Did the little master draw the bamboo leaves on this dress? It's very beautiful." Wan Xia replied with some hesitation: "No... it was Tuo Jiao... a friend drew it." I smiled, I had such a small thought, probably because I was afraid of being robbed of the limelight by others. I pretended to be unintentional, "I remember there was a little master named Jiaoyue back then, how is she doing now?" Wan Xia was a little nervous, and replied: "She is also a talented person, and now she lives in the same palace as me." "Someone always comes to visit me, Yu Li, I will pay a return visit no matter what." Wan Xia was a little embarrassed, and quickly replied: "I'm afraid my place is simple..." I smiled, "You are too modest." The next morning, I asked Xingdan to visit Huanqing Palace with some exquisite and practical gifts. After exchanging pleasantries with Wanxia for a while, I found an excuse to go to Jiaoyue's residence. When I saw Haoyue again, I felt that her temperament was really good. I saw her wearing a pink dress with plum blossoms painted in colored ink. I secretly admired, if you want to paint on silk, you must need some brushwork, not to mention that she paints so vividly. I knew why and asked: "A talented person knows how to paint?" Knowing that I was referring to the pattern on her skirt, Jiaoyue replied, "I'm not proficient. It's just to pass the time. Miss Nuxi laughed." I covered my fan and smiled, and said: "Jiaoyue Cairen is really humble. But I really like it, I wonder if Jiaoyue Cairen can draw one for me too?" "Thank you, Miss Nuxi, for looking up to me. I'm afraid the painting is not good..." "What did the talented person say. Then it's settled. I'll ask the palace man to bring over my robe." After a while, Xing Dan came over with my clothes in his hands. Haoyue asked me what pattern I needed. I said I wanted a pattern of almond blossoms and butterflies. Jiaoyue said with a little embarrassment: "I'm afraid it will take some time." I asked if I could finish the painting tomorrow morning. Jiaoyue said yes. I thanked her, and before I left, I asked, "Then I will trouble Cairen to send it in person. I have some ink paintings by you, and I really want to enjoy them with Cairen." I personally brewed a cup of marigold tea for the emperor with the morning dew and brought it to the emperor. The emperor took a small sip from the cup, pondered it for a while, opened his eyes for a long time and exclaimed: "Good tea. The fragrance of the tea leaves a lasting aftertaste." I pursed my lips and smiled lightly, "The emperor has praised you." The emperor smiled and said, "I heard from Eunuch Zhu that you made a new kind of good tea here, so you came here early in the morning. It really was a worthwhile trip." I pretended to be naive and said: "I heard that Liu Jieyu is elegant and elegant, and she is very proficient in tea art. Will the emperor be fond of slaves after drinking her tea?" The emperor couldn't help laughing, took another sip, and said: "She doesn't know much about tea art. Every time I go there, the tea I usually see in the palace is just served." At this time, Hua Splash came in and bowed to the emperor and me one after another, saying: "The talent from Huanqing Palace has come to find Miss." I pretended to be distressed, "Oh, it's just a coincidence that Shengjia is here..." The emperor asked curiously: "Do you have any relationship with the newly entered palace?" "I haven't had much contact with each other. It's just that she can draw pictures well, and even paint on clothes. I saw that the clothes were very unique and novel, so I begged her to draw a picture on one of my clothes." frame." The emperor became interested and raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Painting on clothes?" "Yes." I nodded. The emperor smiled and said: "Let that talented person come in, and let me see how she paints on the clothes." I was secretly happy in my heart, but with a solemn expression on my face, I ordered Hua Splash and said: "Go and invite Cairen in." Huasplash led away. After a while, the white gauze curtain was lifted. What came into view was a petite and exquisite figure. The man bowed respectfully in front of the emperor, and played in a sweet voice: "Wan Xia, a talented person from Huanqing Palace, pays homage to His Majesty." I couldn't react for a while, why is it Wanxia, ​​shouldn't it be Bright Moon? "Are you the girl who can paint on clothes?" Wan Xia quickly replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, she was not feeling well this morning, so my concubine came to deliver the clothes on her behalf." The emperor nodded, then narrowed his eyes to look at the petite and lovely woman in front of him. Today Wanxia wore a water-red Tang dress, covered with long silk of the same color; her thick hair was tied into a spiral bun, and silver flowers were inserted into it; her face was painted with delicate peach blossom makeup, and her lips were red. The little cherry red on her face looks delicate and charming; her cheeks are covered with two layers of faint blush, which makes her look even more charming. I secretly sighed, Wan Xia, you really put in so much effort. But things have come to this, what else can I do but help her?She is not a bad-hearted woman, it's just that her desire to win favor and favor is so stubborn. I said to the emperor: "Wanxia Cairen's purse is very well made. I still treasure the few she gave me a few days ago... If the emperor would ask Cairen to make one for you..." The emperor smiled happily and asked Wan Xia, "Really?" Wan Xia blushed, and replied in a low voice: "If Your Majesty doesn't dislike it, I'm willing to make you a thousand or ten thousand..." Hearing her slightly rash words, the emperor not only didn't think he was disobedient, but laughed happily, clapping his palms and saying yes. It was night, and the emperor lifted Wanxia's signboard. I asked Jiaoyue: "Why don't you go?" Bright moon is silent. I continued to ask: "Actually, you guessed what will happen when you get there, don't you?" Jiao Yue replied indifferently: "Yes. I asked Wan Xia to go on my behalf." After hearing what she said, I felt angry, "Wan Xia is absolutely impossible to win the emperor's long-term favor! Besides, her intelligence is not enough to deal with those concubines in the harem! You are doing her harm, you know?" have no idea……" Jiaoyue suddenly raised her head and looked directly at me, she said: "Miss Nu Xi lives a carefree life in the palace, how can she understand the sufferings of us young masters... Being favored by the emperor is such a thing. The dream of every woman in the harem, even if it is as short as a minute and a second, we should seize this short dream at all costs. In any case, it is better than being left out in the cold in this dark harem for a lifetime, and even eventually even our husband I have never seen a good one..." I was shocked by her words and was speechless for a long time. "Then... if you think so, why don't you seize this opportunity?" Jiaoyue shook her head, "Wanxia is not bad, she is also a poor person... Her family is counting on her to make a name for herself... I think the letters from her family made her cry a few days ago." ..." "But..." After all, this kind of favor is only short-lived. Jiaoyue smiled, "It's up to people. No one can tell what will happen in the future, right? Maybe Wanxia can conceive a prince, and when her son grows up and becomes a prince, won't she have something to rely on?" ..." She said something that surprised me. Indeed, it depends on man's will, and no one can guarantee what will happen in the future... I can't help but be arbitrary in judging that Wan Xia can't be loved forever. "Do you see it so clearly? Maybe I can help you again." I asked her seriously. One month after Wanxia was conferred the title of Tianmeiren, Haoyue was favored.Because the emperor attached great importance to her father, she was exceptionally promoted to Jiao Jieyu, and she lived in the Dielian Palace in Guanchongyuan. With the power to restrain Liu Jieyu, I felt a little more at ease in my heart. One day I passed by Laurel Palace accidentally, and saw the gate was open, and there was a blue and sunny figure sitting in the small pavilion not far from the courtyard. A gust of wind blew off the papers on the stone table in the pavilion, and some of them flew to the front and back of the threshold. I stepped forward to pick it up, and there were a few lines of smooth and beautiful small characters written on the snow-white rice paper. I stared at it, and it was Li Bai's "Long Gan Xing": The concubine's initial payment, the drama in front of the folded flower door. Lang rode a bamboo horse to make green plums around the bed. Living together in Changqian, the two little ones have no suspicions. Fourteen is a gentleman's wife, and she has never been ashamed. Bow your head to the dark wall, and call it once a thousand times. At the fifteenth day, I raised my eyebrows, wishing to share the dust and ashes. How can you go to the husband's platform if you keep the letter of holding the pillar? The sixteen monarchs traveled far, Qutang Yanyudui. May is untouchable, the apes cry and mourn in the sky. Walking late in front of the door, green moss for a lifetime. The moss is too deep to sweep, and the autumn leaves fall early. In August, the butterfly turns yellow and flies to the grass in the west garden. Feeling this hurts my concubine's heart, sitting and worrying about my beauty. Get off the three buses in the morning and evening, and pre-order the books and newspapers home. It is not far to meet each other until Changfengsha. I picked up a few other sheets, and they all wrote this poem. At this time, the woman in the kiosk hurried over to pick up the paper. When we looked up, we were both a little surprised. It turned out to be the Qi family who was named Ming Jieyu. Ming Jieyu has never been favored because she always has a sick body.At the beginning, everyone was quite concerned about her and often visited her, and the queen also changed many imperial physicians to treat her, but she still failed repeatedly. After a long time, everyone became indifferent, so her family also became cold. I looked at Ming Jieyu's beautiful face, and felt a burst of emotion, it's a pity that such beauty is not with you.What's more, her family background is so good and unique. Ming Jieyu quickly returned to normal, and greeted with a smile: "Isn't this Miss Nuxi?" I bowed to her and said, "I happened to pass by just now." Then I caught a glimpse of the poem "Long Gan Xing" in her hand, so I asked curiously, "Does Jieyu like Li Bai's poems so much?" Ming Jieyu was a little embarrassed, "I like it very much, especially this song "Long Gan Xing"." I became interested and said happily: "Really? I also love his poems very much." Ming Jieyu also seemed very interested, "Which poem by Layman Qinglian do Miss Nuxi like the most?" I thought for a while and replied: "The thing I admire most is "Jianjinjiu". The pen is full of ink, the emotion is extremely sad and angry, and the writing is wild, and the language is extremely bold and calm... It is a joyful and heart-warming read. Filled with pride..." Ming Jieyu seemed to be affected by my emotions, and said softly: "If you don't see the water of the Yellow River coming up from the sky, it will rush to the sea and never return. If you don't see the bright mirror in the high hall, the sad and white hair is like blue silk in the morning and snow in the evening. Life is full of joy Huan, don't make the golden cup empty to the moon... Really good poems, no wonder the world praises his poems, saying: "The pen falls and the wind and rain are blown, and the poem is full of weeping ghosts and gods." I thought so too, and nodded. "I seem to be very destined to miss you. If you don't give up, you might as well have a cup of tea inside." Ming Jieyu said, making a gesture of invitation, elegant and generous. I was not polite either, and said with a smile: "Then bother." Judging from the decoration of the room, you can tell that Ming Jieyu is a very tasteful and interesting woman. Her demeanor and demeanor show everyone's ladylike demeanor everywhere, and her gestures reveal a noble and elegant temperament, which can't help but make people admire. We sat down and talked, whether it was about poetry or painting, or citing scriptures, we all had a good conversation, and we felt a little bit like seeing each other late. Ming Jieyu's boudoir name is "Jing Comb", and she is only 28 years old this year, only two years older than me. Before I left, she gave me a copy of "Li Taibai's Anthology of Poems" collected in the Tang Dynasty. A few days later, I sent her back a copy of Li Bai's authentic handwriting. In this way, Ming Jieyu and I have more contacts. We often compose poems and play the piano together, and we will never tire of staying together all day. I actually have the first person in my life who can be called a "friend". It was a very happy feeling. I got really acquainted with Prince Ulanghamo after I learned how to ride a horse from him. At that time, it was popular for noble ladies in the capital to wear special sassy hunting suits and go hunting on horseback. I have long been envious of the Twelve Princes galloping majestically in the hunting ground on their tall horses. Of course, I will not miss such a good opportunity. I begged the Twelfth Prince to teach me how to ride a horse and hunt, but he said with a smirk on his face: "It's too dangerous for a girl to ride a horse. A few days ago, I heard that Wu Ji fell off the horse and cut a hole on her arm."口子还险些落下疤痕。奴兮你若是想骑马我带着你便是了。”说着从马上向我伸出手来。 我脸一红，呸了一声，说：“我才不想和你共乘一匹呢。” 十二皇子的笑意更浓，故意皱眉道：“那就没办法了呀。” 我不服气，说：“你不教我，我也能学会的。” 十二皇子挑眉，明显不相信的样子。 “打赌。”我说。 “赌什么呢？” 我想了想，“输的人要学小狗叫。” 十二皇子露出有些为难的表情，毕竟他已经行过元服礼算是大人了。 “你怕输了？”我故意这么说。 十二皇子咬了咬牙，同意了。 “不过奴兮我可不让你学小狗叫。” "Then what are you going to do?" 十二皇子神秘地一笑，“我赢了再说。” 就这样我思来想去，找到了巫朗哈穆。 他是在草原上长大的人，骑术一定很高。 他刚开始不答应，说：“我凭什么要帮你呢？” 我说：“帮助我你自然也有好处的。你外出的时间我可以和侍卫们说延长些，当然也包括不用他们看护。” 纵然这个条件是不公平的，但也让他有些心动，因为我知道他现在最缺少的就是自由。 他后来终于答应下来。 我们先到养马阁去选马，他为我挑选了一匹白色的小母马。 我见了十分欢喜，带有几分小心翼翼抚摸它的皮毛。 巫朗哈穆笑着说：“你们女子骑马也不过是玩玩罢了，只看外表。其实称得上好马的只有那边的才算……” 我顺着他指的方向看去，只见那边的几匹高头大马正嘶声长叫，看起来有些怕人。 我壮起胆子说：“你要是这么说的话，那么我便要那边的马……” 他摆了摆手，“你刚开始学骑马总要挑温顺的好。” 我说：“它们若不听话，可以驯服它们。唐太宗曾有一匹烈马，武则天就这样驯服：她说：'要治这匹马，只需给我三样工具。一条鞭子，一个锤子，一只匕首。我先用鞭子抽它，不服便用锤子凿它，再不服就一刀把它杀了。'” 巫朗哈穆先是一愣，继而严肃着说：“傻瓜，怎么能这样想呢。马也是通人性的，你待它好它自然就会报达你。马是有尊严的生灵，若是像你所说，它不仅不会屈服你，最后你可能什么也得不到……当然人也是这样。” 我有些意外地听着他的话，他伸出大手抚了抚我的头，笑着说：“走吧，我们去试试你的马。” 他叫我踩着马镫把我扶上了马，自己竟然也一个翻身坐到我后面了。 我惊叫一声，推他，“你怎么也上来了？” 他也吃惊地回答说：“否则我怎么教你啊？” 然后也不顾我的反对，将缰绳拉到我手上，自己朝马肚子踢了一下，马儿就奔跑起来。 骑马的感觉真的是很惬意啊。 我从马背上看猎场，感觉视野更加宽阔，有清爽的风儿不断从我身边擦过。 我正沉浸在美好的意境之中，突然耳边有不满的声音传来，“喂，你听没我说话啊？” 这句话把我一下子拉回了现实。 “啊？你说什么？”我回头问他。 我猛然一回头，我们的脸突然离得很近。 我们都惊住了。 他盯住我的眼睛，口中喃喃道：“你的眼睛会闪出银色的光芒呢……” “你说什么？”我并未听得清晰，便又问了一句。 他一愣，别开了脸，语气又变得凶了，“我说让你抓好缰绳。一会儿掉下来我可不管你。” 我撅了撅嘴，只有乖乖地抓住缰绳，一心一意地按着他的指导操作起来。 过了多日，我开始可以蹩脚地自己骑马了。 凭心而论，巫朗哈穆算是一个好老师，我没想到他竟出乎意料地耐心教我。 我终于不用和他同乘一骑了——说实话，他每次坐在我后面，闻到他身上淡淡的皮毛味道，总是让我感觉有些异样。 这天下午他打猎了一只野雉。 我说：“上次跟你说过了，春天是不能打猎的呀。” 他一边利落地拔下鸡毛，一边说：“就因为春天不能打猎所以猎场才没有人，没有人看见的事就当是没发生的事。” 我有些无奈，翻身从马上下来，走到他面前看着地下的一堆五颜六色的鸡毛问：“你要做什么呀？” 他一边收拾一边回答说：“骑马骑那么久，有些饿了，烤鸡吃啊。” 不一会儿，他生上了火，将那只拔得干干净净的野鸡架在上面烤。 我在离他远些的火堆旁坐下，缩起身子看着眼前跳动的火苗，他不时翻滚着被火烤黄的野鸡，我们彼此都没有说话。 不知道为什么，我总觉得他有几分像权禹王，尤其是那道英气勃勃的浓眉。 尽管他的脸长得不及权禹王般精致，但是却另有粗犷豪爽之美。 我想权禹王了。 我想念他身上那股奇楠香的味道，就像是蜜浆般甜甜地逸上心头。 先前不觉得什么，可是越是将近夏天，越是觉得时间愈发地难熬。 我正这样想着，一股浓浓的香味传了过来。 我抬头一看，巫朗哈穆已经踩灭了火，将烤好的野鸡拿了下来。 他把烤得有些发黑的野鸡凑到鼻前，赞叹着说：“真香！若是带些油来就更好了。” 他瞄了我一眼，把鸡腿撕了下来，递到我面前。然后又走回去坐下自顾自地吃起来。 我犹豫地看着那有些发黑的鸡腿，样子虽然难看，但是确实又散发出香味。 我小心翼翼地咬上一小口，在嘴里慢慢咀嚼，的确不同凡响，比平常吃的那些膳食另有一番味道。 我咽下一口，小声说：“好吃。” 他抬头看我，笑着说：“你是一个诚实的人，比起那些惺惺作态的小姐们好。”末了他加了一句，“很可爱。” 我微红了脸，低头不语，一小口一小口地咬鸡腿。 待我们吃完了，他拍了拍手，说：“我们再转一圈就回去吧。” 我回答说：“好。” 他看了我一眼，“扑哧”的一下笑出声来。 我诧异地问他笑什么。 他连连摆手说没什么，说我们上马吧。 我登上了马，总是想着不对劲，再一看他又在看着我笑了。 我有些恼怒，问他到底在笑什么。 他的嘴角扬起一个弧度，狡辩说：“你们这儿不是有首诗说什么男子看到美人就心悦，我一悦就笑啦。” 我又气又恼又莫名其妙，索性转过头不理他。 骑完了一圈，我下马正要和他告辞，他却拉着我到了水边，冲我笑，“你看看这水里有好玩的东西呢。” 我好奇地俯下身去，看向有着倒影的水面。 水面上映出了我的影子，可是却怎么看也不协调，原来是不知道什么时候我的脸上多了两道小胡子！ 我呀了一声，慌张从袖子中抽出绣帕使劲地往脸上擦。 他在旁边惹着笑说：“好啦，已经擦掉了，再擦脸就肿了……” 我对他怒目而视。 "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" 他挑了挑眉，说：“现在也不晚呐，反正这个世上只有我一个人看见过。” 我看着他那副无赖的样子，虽恼怒却无话可说。 忽然旁边的树林里隐隐有奇怪的声音传来，我好奇地说：“王子，那边好像有人。”说着欲转身向那方向寻去。 巫朗哈穆从后面一把拉住了我的手臂，低声说：“别去。是野合。”