591 There Are Other New Favorites in the Qianqing Palace
Chen Chang's family has been a court guard for nearly three generations, and she comes from a martial arts family, but her stepmother is a rich lady from a scholarly family. She listened to her stepmother reciting poems and singing songs when she was a baby, and she grew up with the Book of Songs on her back. The son is just a little less spiritual and not as bookish as his stepmother, but occasionally he can exchange a few words with the emperor and win a smile from the holy face. In addition, he has a good temper and is more popular with the emperor than the impetuous and stupid Yuan Yingsheng.
Yuan promised to hate this little Chang Zai these days. However, she only agreed and bowed her head in front of Mrs. Chen. Concubine Hui did not help her, so she could only watch as Mrs. Chen became more and more favored. .
At this moment, Wang Changzai brought his sixteenth elder brother in his arms. He saw Chen Changzai standing beside the writing desk, rolling up his sleeves to polish ink for the emperor. When he saw her coming, he just bowed and said, "Hello, Sister Wang."
Xuan Ye raised his head from the desk and looked at Mrs. Wang tiredly: "It's very hot in autumn today. What are you doing out here with your child in your arms?"
Wang was a little unsure, but she still smiled and said: "The emperor came to Qixiang Palace before and said that he wanted to see my little brother often in the future. I heard that Qianqing Palace was not too busy today, so I hugged my sixteenth brother. Here you go. Your Majesty, Brother Sixteen has grown up a lot. He is awake now. He probably knows that he is going to see Emperor Ama, so he is very happy."
Xuan Ye nodded and asked her to bring the child over. Mrs. Wang was so happy that she hugged the child and came forward. She raised her face and looked at Mrs. Chen who was standing by the table. Chen Changzai smiled slightly and took a few steps away. Wang Changzai was there. He stood in front of her to separate her from the emperor, and carefully put Brother Sixteen into the emperor's arms.
But the child cried loudly as soon as he touched it. Xuan Ye was at a loss and Wang Changzai also looked embarrassed. No matter how he coaxed him, he couldn't stop the child from crying. In the end, he had no choice but to take Brother Sixteen away.
"Go back early. The Queen Mother said that the child is too young to be carried around. Brother Sixteen has not yet reached his 100th birthday, so you should be more careful." The emperor casually ordered, and asked Wang to kneel down.
Wang Changzai was filled with dissatisfaction and saw Mrs. Chen standing at the table again. She picked a few drops of water from the bowl and put it on the inkstone as if no one else was watching. She rolled up her sleeves and ground it carefully. The emperor held the pen and said, "It's a little thicker." She calmly said. The response was to pick up a few more drops of water and ask gently, "Your Majesty, will you try again?"
Wang Changzai also wanted to serve the pen and ink, but she rarely did such a thing. Unless she pestered her shamelessly, the emperor would only let her touch her twice. Most of the time, she would wait elsewhere until the emperor summoned her. Others She just thought she was staying in the Qianqing Palace, but what she was doing there was too shameful to tell. Even when she gave birth to a child, she was very lucky. She was pregnant with the number of bed attendants who came over. .
Seeing Chen's attitude of serving the pen and ink now, I am afraid that she has become familiar with everything in Qianqing Palace in the past few months. The atmosphere between the emperor and her also shows that he treats Chen and himself very differently. But even though the emperor didn't really treat her badly, if he said yes, it wouldn't necessarily be a good idea.
Xuan Ye raised his head and saw that Mrs. Wang was still there. Just as he was about to ask why he didn't leave, Eunuch Liang came in from the door and bowed and said: "Empress De Fei asked someone to come up with riddles for the Mid-Autumn Festival. She said that Chen Changzai had studied there. , I want to invite Chen Changzai to Yonghe Palace to have some fun. I know that Changzai is serving the emperor, but I wonder if the emperor is willing to let him go."
Xuan Ye smiled and gave a pretentious sound, and then ordered Chen Changzai: "Go, you just do a few simple things to amuse the children in the clan, and tell the empress that I will send the difficult riddle to her later. .”
Mrs. Chen put down the things in her hands, and after Fu Shen agreed, she walked away from the emperor with lotus steps. When she walked past Wang Changzai, she said with a smile: "Sister Wang, I'm leaving first."
In front of the emperor, Wang Changzai had no choice but to be a little generous. He nodded and let Chen pass by. Only when her figure disappeared did he calm down and roll up his sleeves and step forward with a smile: "I, my concubine, are here to serve the emperor."
Grinding ink."
Xuan Ye said: "No need." His original intention was that he was done with the things at hand and there was no need to write anymore. However, Wang Changzai thought that the emperor disliked her for not doing well, so he couldn't help but have red eyes and asked softly, "Your Majesty, now
, do you dislike my concubine?"
Xuan Ye asked calmly: "Why do you say that?"
Wang said timidly: "The emperor has always said that he wants to give me the best and never let others bully me, but..."
Xuan Ye stood up after hearing the words, and before Wang could finish speaking, he walked up to her and stretched out his hand as if to hug her and touch her cheek. Wang Chang was happy for a while, and his face suddenly turned rosy.
, but the emperor's hand paused in the air for a moment, and then he put it back behind his back. Instead, he leaned slightly closer and said to her in a cold voice: "You already have everything that others don't have. If you are greedy, be careful not to be crushed by your own lust."
die."
"Your Majesty!" Wang Changzai was horrified.
Xuan Ye said: "I can give you whatever you want, unless I don't want to give it to you. If I don't want to give it to you, you'd better not make any decisions."
Wang Chang was trembling: "Your Majesty has misunderstood, I have never..."
"Take care of yourself." Xuan Ye put down these four words impatiently and called Eunuch Liang in loudly, saying that he was going to have a rest. Eunuch Liang called for his young apprentice to serve the emperor, while he bowed down and waited for Wang Changzai.
He said that Brother Sixteen was waiting outside the door. It was very hot outside.
Wang Changzai could not stay here for a long time. After a long time, the words of these servants became unpleasant. He followed Manager Liang out with a tense face, but saw the angry palace maid outside the door, saying to the eunuch in front of the door: "My family often leaves a handkerchief."
The veil is with the Long Live Lord. The veil was given to me by Concubine Rong. I beg your father-in-law to look for it. It is very rare in my family."
The palace maid spoke with great joy, and Wang Changzai knew that the palace maids around the favored palace concubines all had this proud and complacent expression. The people around her were also like this before, but when she was not satisfied, the servants around her were called Xi concubines.
Not to mention, she was beaten and tortured by her. Not to mention her slaves, she was also tortured by her concubines. That was the fate of not being favored. It was the past she never wanted to return to in her life.
At this moment, a soft sedan came from the front. The people in front of the Qianqing Palace saw that it was the sedan from the Yuqing Palace, and they rushed to greet it. However, when they saw the princess getting down from the sedan with a food box, Eunuch Liang had already put down the prince.
Chang Zai, accompanying the Crown Princess, smiled and said, "Why are you here, Your Majesty?"
The Crown Princess stood in front of the door and said, "The Crown Prince is worried about Emperor Ama's poor appetite these days, so he asked me to prepare some snacks. At the moment, he is still busy with the Sixth Department, so he sent someone to hurry me up.
Mr. Liang, please bring it in and treat Emperor Ama to enjoy it. It’s the prince’s wish, so I won’t go in.”
Manager Liang took it carefully and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I'll go back and see if Long Live Master has anything to say." After saying this, he shouted to the people around him to serve the Crown Princess well, and turned around with the food box in his hands.
Just go to the door.
Wang Changzai and the Sixteenth Brother and the Crown Princess clearly saw her, but they just glanced at her and stood upright with their chin raised high. It was because they recognized her that they didn't let Chang Zai go. In his eyes, the sixteenth brother babbled a few times but did not attract the princess's attention. Wang Changzai felt that he had been slighted, ashamed and resentful. He no longer wanted to be embarrassed, so he took the people away without waiting for Eunuch Liang to come out. .
In Qixiang Palace, Xi concubine knew that Wang Changzai was carrying Brother Sixteen out without authorization, and lingered in the door waiting. When she finally saw her coming back, she immediately asked someone to take Brother Sixteen back. She couldn't help but say to her: "You're holding me When Brother Sixteen goes out, the Queen Mother has to say something. After all, you have a permanent status and cannot raise children. If you go out and show off like this, you will only cause trouble for yourself."
Since Wang Changzai became favored, Xi Concubine has never been cold to her again. Now, her few words were just anxious, but they made Wang Chang Zai turn his face. She couldn't be disrespectful to Xi Concubine, but she also pinched her. Her weakness was that no one heard the emperor's words in the Qianqing Palace. She was still able to enjoy herself in the Qianqing Palace and was favored by the concubines. So she fabricated what happened just now and said to the concubine in a cold voice: "The emperor said, Fortunately, my concubine went to invite Brother Sixteen to see him. His Majesty has been busy these days and can’t take care of us. He is thinking about Brother Sixteen in his heart. Is it because Sister Xi is too busy for you? I take good care of Brother Sixteen with all my heart, Brother Sixteen is already two months old and he hasn’t grown at all?”
Xi Concubine's face turned pale, and she stared at her speechlessly. Wang Changzai smiled leisurely: "The Emperor said that Sister Xi Concubine was too busy, so he asked me to take my sixteenth brother, who is from Yanxi Palace." Min Changzai has raised a princess by himself so far. This matter is not unprecedented. If the Queen Mother speaks to us, what will Min Changzai do? So, don't worry about it."
After saying this, Mrs. Wang pushed Xi Concubine's shoulder away and walked in. Xi Concubine could not stand firmly and fell backwards. Fortunately, the palace maid helped her. The palace maid gritted her teeth in hatred and complained: "Master, why do you have to let her do this? "
But Xi Concubine said anxiously: "You have also seen that she can enjoy herself in front of the emperor. One day she leaves here, I'm afraid her little brothers will follow her."
However, in Qixiang Palace, Xi concubine could still be frightened by Wang's few deceptive words, but outside it was a completely different situation.
At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet on August 15th, the elders and children had a great time. There were bursts of laughter at the banquet while guessing lantern riddles. It was the first time for everyone to hear many new riddles. The Queen Mother asked Concubine De who came up with the riddles this year. Lan Qi pushed Chen Changzai out and said: "One of our sisters has another top scholar. He told us many stories when we were drafting questions in Yonghe Palace that day. If you are bored the next day, let Chen Changzai come to Ningshou Palace." Let me tell you."
The Queen Mother was naturally happy. She thought that Chen Changzai was so smart at a young age, so she rewarded her with a play she liked. Chen Changzai was generous and showed no stage fright. He was like a rising star, full of glory. Even Concubine Rong was there. She whispered to Lan Qi: "Chen Changzai advances and retreats at the right time, but he is naturally smart. Mrs. Wang is very shameless these days. Look at the murderous look on her face."