The Job of an Imperial Concubine

When paying respects to the queen, as expected, many concubines poked soft knives at Zhuang Luorou in the name of concern, among which Yangui and Su Xiuyi were the worst. Zhuang Luoyan didn't have to do anything, she just acted like she was being hit, which not only fulfilled the other party's idea that she didn't want to make her feel better, but also made the appearance of being depressed after a miscarriage.

As for the other concubines, they were also happy to watch a play, and they didn't help each other.

The queen watched the play for a while, and after seeing Zhuang Luoyan's complexion getting more and more ugly, she said: "Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, we should also go to the Queen Mother to pay my respects."

Zhuang Luoyan raised her eyebrows in surprise, she thought the Queen Mother was living in seclusion. Thinking of the Empress Dowager's sudden intervention in the harem a few days ago, and inexplicably returning to Kang'an Palace to worship the Buddha, and no longer interfering in the affairs of the harem, Zhuang Luoyan was a little puzzled. I don't know if it was the empress or the emperor who let her take it. hand.

There was also the eunuch who was struck by lightning and died outside the Taoyu Pavilion for no reason. Why did the Queen Mother inexplicably punish a court lady with a cane?

Seeing that Zhuang Luoyan buried her head in silence, Concubine Yangui thought she hadn't recovered from the shock of childbirth, so she smiled and said: "Zhao Xiuyi doesn't look well, but is she feeling unwell?"

"Thank you, Concubine Yangui, for your concern. I'm fine." Zhuang Luoyan forced a smile, and as everyone stood up, anyone could see that she hadn't recovered from her weak appearance.

Concubine Yangui saw Zhuang Luoyan walking out holding the maid's hand, and snorted in a low voice: "Who will show that pitiful appearance?"

Concubine Rou who walked past her raised her eyebrows and glanced at her, then lowered her voice with a half-smile and said: "If you don't like to watch it, it's fine if others like it."

Who is the other person that Concubine Rou is talking about? Anyone who hears it understands in their hearts. Concubine Yan glared unwillingly at Zhuang Luorou's back, and then at Concubine Rou who was smiling, she curled her lips and followed the crowd.

There was a faint scent of sandalwood in the Kang'an Palace of the Empress Dowager, and Zhuang Luoyan listened to the Empress Dowager and the Empress' friendly greetings with lowered eyebrows.

"The Ai family heard that Zhao Chongyi had a miscarriage?" The queen mother finally brought the topic to Zhuang Luoyan.

Everyone present knew that the Ye family was the empress dowager's natal family, and that the Ye family sisters were demoted one after another, all of which were related to miscarriage. dislike.

The queen's face remained unchanged and she replied: "Mother, a few days ago, the emperor has already appointed sister Jinzhuang as Xiuyi."

"Oh, the Ai family doesn't know about this, but the Ai family heard that Elegy has been demoted to a nobleman, so what's going on?" The queen mother stopped the queen from speaking, and looked at Zhuang Luoyan, "Zhao Chongyi, come here Tell me what happened?"

Facing the queen mother who still called herself Chongyi, Zhuang Luorou didn't have any embarrassment on her face. She stood up and saluted the queen mother: "Back to the queen mother, the emperor is in charge of this matter. The concubine doesn't know the reason. The concubine believes that the emperor must have a reason for his actions." .”

The Empress Dowager's face was gloomy, Zhuang Luoyan obviously used the emperor to block her mouth, but she couldn't say that the emperor's decree was wrong, thinking about the things the emperor showed her at the beginning, the empress dowager had no choice but to hold back the anger in her heart for a while, "In this case, when the emperor comes to pay his respects, the Ai family will ask him."

Although the Empress Dowager did not intentionally make things difficult for Zhao Xiuyi, everyone present knew that the Empress Dowager was displeased with Zhao Xiuyi. It's a pity that the queen mother doesn't care about the affairs of the harem, otherwise they can watch a few good shows.

Ye Ronghua's expression was normal, and he didn't feel flustered because of the queen mother's words. It really made it difficult for people to see that Ye Yange's fate was all because of her.

The empress sneered and glanced at the empress dowager. Others didn't know that she knew very well in her heart that the relationship between the emperor and the empress dowager's mother and son was not that deep, and even the greetings were not coming every day. If the empress dowager wanted to blame the emperor for such a matter, It will only arouse the emperor's resentment even more.

The Ye family has long since lost its former glory, and the emperor's surname is Feng instead of Ye. The queen mother only thinks about the scenery of her natal family, but forgets this.

"The Ai family is tired, you all kneel down, Ye Ronghua and Ye Guiren stay."

When Zhuang Luoyan walked to the door, she turned her head and glanced at the backs of the Ye family sisters. The queen mother left the Ye family sisters alone after all the concubines greeted her so blatantly, was she trying to make trouble for the emperor?

After leaving the Kang'an Palace, which smelled of sandalwood, Tingzhu put a thick cloak on Zhuang Luorou, carefully helped her onto the chariot, and told the eunuch who carried the chariot, "The ground is slippery, you all be careful."

"Respectfully send off Zhao Xiuyi." Jiang Xianpin and some low-ranking concubines saluted respectfully, and watched Zhuang Luoyan and his party leave.

"Look at her frivolous appearance." Su Xiuyi sat on the chariot with an angry face, "Go back to the palace!"

Jiang Xianpin and others saluted and sent them off again, looking at Su Xiuyi's back, Jiang Xianpin lowered her eyelids, with this brain, it's no wonder that she and Concubine Shu are cousins, and their appearance is not inferior, as a result, one is a concubine and the other is just Xiuyi.

In Kang'an Palace, the Empress Dowager pointed at Ye Ronghua with an ugly face, and said sharply, "Tell me about what you are doing. Your two sisters are so low in the harem now, what's the use?"

Ye Ronghua pouted and said: "But I didn't expect that the emperor would punish my sister. I thought that if I exposed that maid, the emperor would look at me more."

"What kind of brains are you, that maid is your sister's big maid, will the emperor be angry with your sister?!" The queen mother was so angry that she threw the jade in her hand, and the jade handle hit Ye Ronghua's forehead, blood was dripping immediately .

Seeing her like this, the queen mother waved her hands impatiently, "Go away!"

After Ye Ronghua left, the queen mother gave Ye Elegy a cold look, "You are useless too, step back."

Ye Guiren's face turned pale, and he retreated gloomyly.

"Master, is your forehead okay? This servant will let you pass on the imperial physician." The maid beside Ye Ronghua looked worriedly at the blood-stained silk on the wound.

"It's okay," Ye Ronghua rubbed his forehead calmly, "What's more, now that I'm rejected by the emperor, there are no good imperial doctors who are willing to come, and it's not rare for me to come to make up for my poor medical skills."

"But..." Ye Ronghua stopped the maid without saying a word.

"There's no need to say any more," Ye Ronghua sat on the chariot with a calm expression, looking at the white snow on the ground, "It's already destined to end well, so that's fine."

She has also been favored before, and when she was favored, everyone fawned on her and kept asking for peace. Now that she is out of favor, not to mention fawning, even the daily expenses are not deducted because she is the niece of the empress dowager. Now that even the empress dowager despises her, I am afraid that life in the harem will be dull.

But even so, it's better than losing even your life in the end. The queen mother's aunt may not have thought it through clearly, but she could see clearly that the emperor could not tolerate the Ye family. It's like the Zhao family can't be tolerated.

Ye Ronghua and Zhuang Luoyan didn't have many intersections, so when they met on the same road, she took a serious look at Zhao Xiuyi, who is constantly favored. Her appearance is not the crown of the harem, and even her complexion looks a little bad because of the miscarriage. How did such a woman be promoted from Wanyi to Xiuyi in just one year?

Zhuang Luoyan also didn't expect to meet Ye Ronghua, who cheated her sister by taking advantage of her miscarriage on the road. Looking at the other party's embarrassed appearance, she almost couldn't remember the scenery when she was a second grade Shuyi. The other party stepped down to greet him before he reacted.

"Ye Ronghua doesn't need to be too polite," Zhuang Luoyan looked at this woman with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes. In just half a year, this woman seemed to have washed away all the charm, as if she was originally like this, and the publicity in the past was just a mask.

Ye Ronghua still got up after finishing the salute, his gaze was always on Zhuang Luorou's chin, and he didn't look at each other at the same level, "I have never met Zhao Xiuyi by chance, my concubine is rude."

"Ye Ronghua's forehead wound bleeds a lot, but has it been passed on to the imperial physician?" Zhuang Luoyan didn't want to think about which appearance is the real Ye Ronghua. In this harem, there are too many women acting in dramas. If it is unnecessary, be curious. Still don't take it too seriously.

"Thank you Zhao Xiuyi for your concern, it's just an accidental wound, it's not serious." Ye Ronghua replied flatly.

Zhuang Luoyan turned her head and said to an eunuch behind her, "This is not allowed, women's faces are the most sloppy, go to the Imperial Hospital and ask Imperial Physician Hu to show Ye Ronghua, and tell him to treat him carefully." After finishing speaking, she turned to Ye Ronghua again Said, "Just now the emperor has a decree to summon me, so I will stay soon."

"Respectfully send off Zhao Xiuyi." Ye Ronghua watched Zhao Xiuyi being carefully served by court ladies and eunuchs to leave, with an indescribably complicated expression on his face.

"Master, Imperial Physician Hu is best at healing the skin, now you will definitely not have scars." The maid said with joy.

Without the emperor's favor, what difference does it make if there are scars on the face? Ye Ronghua sat back on the chariot, and said calmly: "Go back."

When Zhuang Luoyan entered the Qianzheng Palace, she saw the emperor sitting comfortably on the old man's chair, several beautiful dancers dancing softly, and the musicians playing music beside him, the whole thing is not a comfortable one.

"My concubine has met the emperor," before Zhuang Luoyan finished her salute, the emperor pulled her to sit on his lap, "This dance music was rehearsed by Yuefu Xin, I see that you like watching these dances, so let you go first Come and see."

How dare Zhuang Luoyan tell the other party that what he saw was not a dance, but a dancing beauty, but he was not stupid enough to spoil the emperor's interest.

Sitting on the human cushion, Zhuang Luoyan played the role of a qualified concubine, watching the beauties twirling and bending over with great interest, it was really indescribably comfortable, even the emperor ignored her hand when playing with her.

She intuitively told her that the emperor asked her to come here not just to watch a piece of dance music.

After all... With the emperor's complicated IQ, he couldn't do such a simple thing.