Chapter 044 Fans
With a thought in my mind, the red medicine followed the fragrant grass, passing through the thin alley at the corner of Dongwuchang Street. At the end, it was Dongerchang Street. After walking more than a hundred steps along the street, it was Qixiang Palace.
Standing at the end of Dongerchang Street, Hong Yao looked up and saw that the door of Qixiang Palace in the distance was closed, and the wall was covered with glazed tiles and gold and jade, which shone brightly in the sun.
Near Qixiang Palace, there are several other palaces of the same shape, both of which are two-entry courtyards, and the palace gates are deep and closed, all of which stand on the long street.
At this moment, the willows were hanging smoke, and there were no pedestrians. The white sunshine was covered with the ground, and there was no sound of cicadas, so quiet that it seemed as if no one lived.
"It's here." Fangcao led the way and led Hong Yao to the gate of Qixiang Palace. The two of them stood under the shadow of the tree, and first tidied up their own clothes and hair, and then she went forward to slap the door.
"Pa, Pa", several sounds of lonelyness, which aroused echoes on this long street. It sounded like a drum in the cold night, and it felt a bit unspeakable.
Hong Yao raised her eyes sadly and looked forward. The cold and silence of the palace garden seemed to appear in front of her.
"Who?" The horn gate opened in response, and a short and fat eunuch flashed out. Seeing that the person coming was Fangcao, he laughed out loud with flowers on his face: "I said who is this? It turned out to be Xiaocaoer. What are you doing?"
His tone was very intimate, and he seemed to be familiar with the grass.
Fangcao also smiled at him, but still abides by etiquette while he was doing it, and said respectfully: "My father-in-law Xiao Xu is polite. I hope you can report to Xu Zhaoyi and say that it was Yushi who sent us to pick up the things."
"It's easy to say, Xu Zhaoyi is here, let's go and report it now." The young supervisor named Xu smiled and seemed to be very satisfied with Fangcao's attitude. He quickly retracted into the door, and then there was a lot of footsteps, thinking that he was passing it in.
The door became silent again. Occasionally, the wind came, and the street was filled with the sound of leaves. When I closed my eyes and listened, it seemed like I was standing by the water.
"Sister Hongyao, wait for a while and you can go in. You can do whatever you want. Don't say loudly. Concubine Chong is not in good health. She is most afraid of quarrels outside." Fangcao whispered reminder Hongyao.
Hongyao nodded quickly: "I understand, thank you for giving me some advice."
Since that illness, Chongpin's health has not been very good, and Hong Yao also knows it.
Fangcao smiled and waved her hands, no longer talking, and the red medicine also lowered its head, looking at the nose, looking at the mouth, and not looking at the side.
The summer wind was gentle and breeze by the two of them. A few branches appeared in the high palace walls. Wherever the wind passed, flowers and leaves intertwined, carrying a light and delicate fragrance.
The red medicine was in a trance.
Many years ago, she was also a guest here.
When Xiang Concubine was still Xiang Concubine, they lived in Qixiang Palace.
At this moment, my old friend was far away from the palace and had never met Hong Yao, but Hong Yao recalled it now, but she was still like that back then.
It was really a mysterious feeling, as if there were or nothing, it was hard to explain, it was unclear, and it seemed that there was heaven in the dark.
Suddenly, a sound of footsteps came from my ears, pulling back the thoughts of Hong Yao.
"Aunt Zheng is out." Fangcao opened her neck forward and said softly.
Hong Yao also saw two people walking along the clutch of the door. One was the young steward of Xu, who had just passed by, and the other was the palace maid in charge of Xu Zhaoyi, Zheng Xizhi.
An old acquaintance.
Hong Yao moved the corners of her lips, and she wanted to curl her lips, but she still held it back.
In her previous life, she had dealt with this Aunt Zheng a lot, and she was in a disadvantage every time.
Speaking of which, Zheng Xizhi is really a smart person, and his fortune is surprisingly good. When the red medicine was released from the palace, Zheng Xizhi was already the chief palace maid of Kunning Palace and was well appreciated by the new queen.
When Hongyao thought, Zheng Xizhi came over with a spring breeze on his face and greeted Fangcao with a smile: "Oh, why are you here today? I still thought Xiao Xuzi was lying to me, but it turned out that it was you. It's not in vain. I came out and took a look."
Fangcao also smiled and said with a kneel: "Hello Aunt Zheng. Why did you come out in person?"
Both of them were polite to ten thousand, but their voices were very low, which was obviously because they were the concubines.
After the greetings, Zheng Xizhi glanced at Hong Yao and bent her eyes and smiled again: "You are the ones you choose from, and the other ones are as beautiful as the other. Although this one is beautiful, I see that it is two-part, which shows that we are destined to be."
If you say something intimate and decent, you will be pleased and you will be appropriate.
Shangdian Bureau is also considered a close servant of the emperor, so all the concubines looked up to him, and even the people below were very complimentary.
After leading the two into the door, Zheng Xizhi stopped talking, and the group quietly walked through the corridor and walked to the side hall where Xu Zhaoyi lived.
Xu Zhaoyi had already sat upright and waited. When she saw them, she was polite again, so there was no need to explain in detail.
After the ceremony was finished, the red medicine glanced at me without a trace, but saw Xu Zhaoyi's body was plump and her face was like a full moon. When she smiled, a dimples appeared on her cheeks, which looked like a blessing.
After seeing it at first glance, Hong Yao closed her eyes again and read the knowledge of what she had known in her previous life.
She could not remember Xu Zhaoyi's ending very clearly. She only knew that like Chongpin, she never promoted to the position. Until Emperor Jianzhao passed away, she was still just Zhaoyi.
Later on, Hong Yao never saw her. I don’t know whether she entered the cold palace, went to Huangjue Temple, or became a dead soul under the sabre of a chaotic sword.
A very light color flashed deep in Hong Yao's eyes.
Who would have thought that the land of the jade tower and the prosperous and beautiful town had been slaughtered twice? One time, King Cheng ascended the throne and became Emperor Yuanguang; the other time, the son of Emperor Yuan, the fifth prince, was the throne, and was Emperor Hongjia.
There was no accident that was calm.
"Mr. Zheng, go and take out the things. Don't teach the two little girls to stand stupidly." Xu Zhaoyi's sweet voice came, and Hong Yao also came back to her senses.
Zheng Xizhi took the order and left. After a while, she came out with a box of golden peony brocade with four corners and presented it to the fragrant grass, opening the cover to ask her to see it.
"Is this thing?" Xu Zhaoyi asked with one hand leisurely on the back of the chair, pursing her lips and smiling.
There is a round fan in the box, embroidered with butterflies playing with peonies. The silk surface is smooth and the silk is delicate. When looking at the light, there is a faint flow of light, and the embroidery worker is even more exquisite. It is the Su Fan from Xingong this year.
It is said that this fan was made by the master craftsman of Suzhou, and there were only more than ten handles in total. It was sold outside and was a rare item in the palace.
Fangcao had seen the things in the box early and said respectfully: "It's this thing, thank you Empress Zhaoyi."
Xu Zhaoyi smiled and waved her hand: "I'm just a hand. Since I've seen you, I can't leave it alone, right?"
While speaking, he gave Zheng Xizhi a look.
Zheng Xizhi understood and closed the lid of the box, sent forward with both hands, and joked: "Aunt Fangcao, please take it quickly, we are lucky to be unfair."
Chapter completed!