The Self-cultivation of the Noble Concubine Who Eats Melon

But Feng Yunjin thought about it seriously, looked up at the two of them and said: "The wind in the harem is blowing, and the concubines who have given up their money have to fight for it. As long as there are more people fighting, the people behind the scenes will be better." Fishing in troubled waters. But if others know that not everyone can get on this monument of merit and virtue, and the amount of donations and the number of places are limited, this is tantamount to setting up two hurdles, and you have to see if you have the qualifications before you can even think about it."

You are not qualified to fight, so why bother?

"Feng Xiaoyuan makes sense." Lu Zhixue praised her.

Feng Yunjin looked at her, did she say this? She was the one who helped Jieyu explain to her that even flattering is wrong and worrying.

Song Yunzhao didn't care what Lu Zhixue said. Although this person is smarter, his brain is still lacking. If he touches the wall a few more times, he can grow a little bit more. She should not stop him.

This is the nature of some people, if you don't hit the south wall and don't look back, wouldn't it be worse to meet that stubborn person who bumps into the south wall and refuses to look back.

"But if the news is released, how can we catch the person behind the scenes?" Han Jinyi asked, he couldn't just let it go, if he couldn't catch it this time, he would have to make trouble next time.

"That depends on Concubine Shu's ability." Song Yunzhao didn't intend to steal Concubine Shu's limelight, now that Concubine Shu is more beautiful, the better, and when the Empress Dowager returns to the palace, she can still stand in front of him.

She is giving Concubine Shu a credit now, and when the Empress Dowager makes things difficult for her, maybe Concubine Shu can take care of herself a little bit.

For the queen mother, you can't count on the emperor, the emperor is not Cao Cao, he will come when it is said, what if she is waiting here to save the emperor and the emperor can't come?

Feng Yunjin knew that Song Jieyu was determined to give Concubine Shu an honor, and she sighed in her heart, not everyone could have such courage.

The three of them continued to play cards after drinking tea. Lu Zhixue would be a little absent-minded. After a few rounds, all the notes stuck to her face, and she was so angry that the notes flew up. The scene was really beautiful.

When the emperor finished his work in the previous court, the news reached the harem, and the concubines in the harem had already dressed up and waited. If there is a queen mother, the emperor will bring his concubines to pay New Year's greetings to the queen mother first, but the queen mother is not in the palace, so this procedure is avoided.

If there is an empress, the concubines will go to Changle Palace, and wait for the emperor to pay New Year's greetings to the empress.

However, there is no queen in the harem.

There is no one to worship these two great gifts, so naturally it will save a lot of trouble.

As for the palace banquet, the emperor was very tired today, and he didn't want to hold another palace banquet, but he had to, so he ordered Concubine Shu to take the lead, and Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Wan co-organized the banquet at Concubine Shu's Cuiwei Palace.

With a decree, Concubine Shu soared into the sky, but Song Yunzhao cautiously smelled the emperor's conspiracy. It is possible that the two have been together for a long time. Both of them have the skills of a sympathetic heart, and they are all aimed at Concubine Shu alone.

Song Yunzhao was a little cautious.

So when she went to the Cuiwei Palace for the banquet, she purposely kept a low profile and didn't take the initiative to cause trouble. Even when the emperor came to the Cuiwei Palace, she didn't look up at the emperor, lest people mistakenly think she was winking at the emperor.

Concubine Shu was very happy that Song Yunzhao was so knowledgeable, she was afraid that Song Yunzhao would mess with her in Cuiwei Palace, if there was a real disturbance, Song Yunzhao would be like meat on a chopping board, she would have nowhere to do it, so there was nothing serious about it.

The emperor finally valued her, and if he is dissatisfied with her because of this matter, who can she turn to for reasoning?

Song Yunzhao's sense of humor made Concubine Shu feel happy, but Feng Yi's mood was very subtle. She always felt that Yunzhao seemed unhappy, so she didn't even look at him.

Not to mention the faces of Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Wan, those who forced their faces to smile were all praises for them. The three concubines had been fighting for so many years. A few days ago, Concubine Shu finally got her title withdrawn, but she finally got it back.

Now the emperor asked Concubine Shu to hold a banquet in Cuiwei Palace on the first day of the Lunar New Year, what does this mean?

This shows that among the three concubines, the emperor values ​​Concubine Shu the most.

Originally thinking that this beloved concubine Song Yunzhao would have to make trouble, but the whole banquet was so honest, do you think you are depressed?

Feng Yi was just going through the motions in Cuiwei Palace, stayed for less than a quarter of an hour before leaving, and before leaving, he even cast a vague glance at Song Yunzhao.

As a result, Song Yunzhao lowered his head and saw nothing.

As soon as the emperor left, the banquet in Cuiwei Palace also lost its fun. Although there were singers singing, dancing girls dancing, and orchestral music continued, the atmosphere was very strange.

Sitting at the banquet, Qin Xiyue also felt a little restless, she was very surprised that the emperor would put the first palace banquet in Cuiwei Palace for Concubine Shu to preside over it, this was the first time after the third concubine entered the palace.

It seems that the right minister's previous performance made the emperor not only satisfied, but very satisfied, so he gave Concubine Shu face and elevated Concubine Shu in the palace.

However, her father also contributed, so what happened?

Qin Xiyue was very disappointed, it shouldn't be like this.

Song Yunzhao felt much more relaxed after the emperor left, and turned around to talk to Han Jinyi who was beside him.

Feng Yunjin's side Lu Zhixue used to join in the fun with her. Lu Zhixue's temperament is really not popular in the palace, no one dares to approach her.

She is also the kind of person who doesn't come to me and I will make do with it, so she has no one else to talk to except Han Jinyi and Feng Yunjin. If Han Jinyi and Yun Zhao are right, she can only dominate Feng Yunjin, otherwise she will be alone It was uncomfortable being alone.

Feng Yunjin was very popular, even though Lu Zhixue was sitting next to her, many people greeted and talked to her in the past, but Lu Zhixue got annoyed every time she came and went, so she simply got up and went to Yun Zhao's side.

Song Yunzhao: ...

Han Jinyi smiled and pulled Lu Zhixue to sit down, and said to her, "I wanted to talk to you later, but you came here first."

Lu Zhixue's expression improved when she heard this, "There are too many people at Feng Xiaoyuan's side, I'll come here to be quiet."

Song Yunzhao glanced at her and felt that he was connoted.

Lu Zhixue didn't notice it, moved her body, coughed lightly, looked around cautiously, and then said in a low voice: "I just heard about the monument of merit, but I didn't expect it to be more important than we thought. trouble."

Han Jinyi said: "Concubine Shu has no time to deal with this matter now, and the news we will release will have to wait until after the banquet. People naturally have great expectations for this matter now."

Listening to the two talking slowly, Song Yunzhao was holding a teacup in her hand but didn't take it in. Her eyes swept over Qin Xiyue's position slightly. At this time, there were many people talking around her, some of whom were familiar and had eyes. Sheng, the few people who are unfamiliar to me are the concubines of Concubine Shu who failed after entering the palace, and they don't usually come out. I didn't expect that the relationship with Qin Xiyue looks good now.

I don't know how much Qin Xiyue has worked in secret, she deserves to be the heroine, everyone is working so hard, she can't be lazy as a supporting actress.

After the banquet ended, it was completely dark outside.

Anshun waited with someone carrying a palace lantern and a warm sedan chair, and when he saw Yun Zhao coming out, he immediately greeted him, "Master, hurry up and get on the sedan chair."

Song Yunzhao nodded, and got on the warm sedan chair. There was a charcoal cage in the sedan chair, and it was heating up. After sitting in it, he felt warm.

She lifted the car curtain to bid farewell to Han Jinyi and the others before leaving.

As soon as Song Yunzhao left, the rest of the people also left one after another according to their status. Concubine Shu in Cuiwei Palace was happy today, so she inevitably drank a few more glasses, and only felt a little sober after washing up.

Leaning on the soft pillow and slowly drinking sober tea, she looked at Nanny Wen and asked, "Is nothing wrong?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, everything is going well." Nanny Wen is really happy. Today, Madam is elated. Before her title was revoked, Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Wan had a lot of talk, and today she finally let out her breath.

Concubine Shu said with a smile: "Song Jieyu is very knowledgeable today."

Nanny Wen also said: "Yes, the servant was worried all night, but fortunately it passed smoothly."

It's not because I'm afraid of offending Song Jieyu, but because the empress is hosting the banquet, and if something unpleasant happens, it's the empress who will be ashamed.

It is best to be happy with everyone.

Concubine Shu was also very satisfied, and just about to go to rest, she heard Nanny Wen say again: "There is one more thing, I wanted to tell the empress tomorrow morning, but I am afraid that I will miss it."

Concubine Shu looked sideways at Nanny Wen, "What's the matter?"

"It's just for the monument of merit." Nanny Wen said.

"The matter of the monument of merit and virtue cannot be decided by anyone at once. Those rumors in the palace are obviously disturbing the water. I think it is Concubine Zhuang who has bad intentions and is not good for others." Concubine Shu said angrily.

"It's not because of this, but because there are other rumors that the number of merit monuments is limited, and not everyone's name can be engraved on it." Nanny Wen said hastily.

"The quota is limited?" Concubine Shu trembled all over, "Tell me carefully what's going on?"

This is related to her glory, and she can't make mistakes at all. If anyone dares to block her future, she will tear off a piece of flesh from her!

"The stele of meritorious deeds is a voluntary act of the common people, but how big the stele can be, and the names engraved on it have a fixed number. This time the donation of silver and goods is not limited to the harem, there are also many courtiers and private merchants outside, and it is said that they can be distributed There are not many seats in the harem."

Concubine Shu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that, "Even if it's like this, no one will lose me. I did this thing back then."

Wei Wei has a guilty conscience and proposes Song Yunzhao, but she will definitely not treat her badly, her share is indispensable.

Besides, she didn't dare to be less, Song Yunzhao really dared to make trouble.

"Your Majesty said that the servants also heard that the quota is determined by the amount of donated silver."

"Then what's there to argue about?" Concubine Shu felt relieved. She donated the most when the harem was full, and she was happy thinking about it. I regret it. At that time, I advised them to do more good deeds, but these two people insisted on singing against me. Now it’s all right, I have fooled myself.”

Concubine Shu is in a good mood, and the more she thinks about it, the more proud she becomes. The first round of the year went smoothly, and everything will go well this year.

"No, Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Wan must be regretting it. Their expressions at today's dinner were not good-looking, and this matter is very uncomfortable." Wen Nanny said with a smile.

Concubine Shu had a smile on her face, "By the way, have you found out where this rumor came from?"

"This matter is almost clear. With so many people coming and going in the harem, anyone can pass it in." Madam Wen sighed. The palace gate is not strict so that the concubine can contact her family, but correspondingly, it is difficult to find out if this kind of thing happens. Get to the bottom of it.

Concubine Shu sneered, "It's nothing if we can't find any evidence. If you think about it carefully, you can guess who did it. If it's not Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Wan, then it must be Qin Wanyi."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"In this disaster relief, Song Yunzhao's father and Grand Tutor Qin only got false names, and only my father got real benefits. Speaking of which, Taifu Qin was the first to act first, and the Qin family would definitely not let it go. Once the matter of the monument of merit and virtue came out, What can Qin Wanyi do?"

After finishing speaking, Concubine Shu said with a bit of pride, "I have been fighting with Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Wan for so many years, and I have always won the upper hand these few times. Naturally, they can't sit still, and they are also going to stir up trouble with the monument of merit. As expected."

"Your Majesty, are things just left to them?" Nurse Wen said with a frown.

"Of course not." Concubine Shu couldn't hold back her breath, "I'm in a daze today, what good idea I can think of, I'll talk about it tomorrow."

"Your Majesty has been tired all day, and this servant will help you to rest."

Concubine Shu supported Nanny Wen's hand into the bedroom. After lying down, she slowly said, "Song Yunzhao is not a disadvantaged person. You are watching Wangyou Palace for any movement in this matter."

If Song Yunzhao made a move, she would be happy to watch the excitement, and give her a boost by the way.

Nanny Wen responded, and blew on the lamp in the bedroom, leaving only a small lamp in the corner, and the hall fell silent instantly.

Concubine Shu closed her eyes and soon fell asleep. In her dream, she still thought about going on like this, maybe the position of Concubine would not be far away from her.

In Wangyou Palace, Song Yunzhao got a message from the emperor, and there was an urgent note sent to the palace, so he would not come at night.

Song Yunzhao was stunned for a long time, the emperor wouldn't come if he didn't come to Wangyou Palace, so why did he say hello to her?

Hey, this is a big improvement.

Even the empress didn't dare to ask about the emperor's whereabouts, and Song Yunzhao didn't dare to probe easily, but the emperor himself delivered the letter to her, so don't blame her.

Song Yunzhao is in a good mood, this is not a matter of oral communication, this shows that his weight and status in the emperor's heart are different from before.

In the past, the emperor only regarded her as a favorite concubine, as a harem garbage sweeper, but now she is a bit of his own.

Her hard work in the past few months was not in vain, Song Yunzhao slept very sweetly that night.

In the Taiji Palace, Feng Yi was raised alone on the dragon bed. For the first time, he felt that the dragon bed was too empty, and he couldn't sleep.

The urgent note was sent from the palace, saying that the empress dowager was ill.

Feng Yi sneered, he had his own eyeliner in the palace, if the Queen Mother was really ill, he would have already heard the news.

The queen mother couldn't bear it anymore, so she passed a message to herself.

Feng Yi couldn't sleep anymore. When he thought of the queen mother, he couldn't help but think of the days before he became emperor, of the queen mother's dissatisfaction with him, and of the queen mother's willingness to use him as a stepping stone in order to regain her favor.

He remembered the sarcasm and disdainful eyes of the late emperor's empress and concubine when they looked at him. At that time, he wished he could sneak in, but at that time he was soft-spoken and not loved by his father. It was the empress and concubine who humiliated him. Can only stand there and listen.

However, thanks to his father's dislike for his son, he was allowed to avoid the battle for the throne. Who would have thought that he would be the one who would sit on the throne of God in the end.

He thought it was funny when the Queen Mother said that he could sit on the throne of God because of her.

Before the coffin of the first emperor was buried, he was asked to promote the An family, and he felt that he could not swallow the title of Marquis of Gu En. If it were not for the rules, the new emperor ascended the throne and wanted to reward the descendants, and he would not even look at the An family. .

The queen mother is not in the capital, and Gu Enhou is not on the banquet list every year, and he doesn't want to be said to be mean, so he sends people from Gu Enhou's mansion to the palace to accompany the queen mother for the festival every time.

This time the queen mother is anxious to come back, and I am afraid that the An family will also contribute a lot.

After much deliberation, Feng Yi decided not to take the Queen Mother back to Beijing in advance. Since she is sick, it is not suitable for bumpy roads, so it is better to send an imperial doctor there to treat the Queen Mother.

Early the next morning, Feng Yi sent the imperial physician to the palace, and news of the Queen Mother's illness spread.

Zuo Xiangfu.

Zuo Xiang and his son Ji Yunting are playing chess, the father and son have been playing a game of chess for an hour, the black and white sons are fighting fiercely, and now they are in a state of anxiety.

"How is your stay in the Hanlin Academy?" Zuo Xiang looked at his son and asked.

Unlike Song Yuran who was released to the outside world, Ji Yunting accepted the test of Shu Jishi to stay in Beijing.

"Everything is fine, father don't need to worry." Ji Yunting said with his son down.

Zuo Xiang followed suit, "Don't be arrogant in the Imperial Academy, but be humble. It's not easy to get out of here. But once you get out, it's much easier to ascend to the court to worship the minister than to be an outsider."

"My son knows." Ji Yunting nodded in response.

Prime Minister Zuo raised his head, "You also have to plan your marriage. Your mother said that she will see you after the new year. Don't shirk this time. Your marriage with Ming'an County Master is like a farce, and it will damage your reputation. Next time, you must find a woman who is famous and talented to be engaged, so as to save you a little bit."

Ji Yunting tightened his hands on the chess pieces, hesitating to refuse the marriage, but finally he couldn't say it out, "Marriage is a big deal, but it's up to the parents."

It's not that Prime Minister Zuo didn't see his son's hesitation, but since he agreed, it means he figured it out himself, and he didn't need to say anything else, he just said: "Nowadays the situation in the court is changing, the emperor is getting stronger and stronger, you have to hurry up Growing up, it can no longer be the same as before."

Ji Yunting raised his head when he heard the words, "Dad, because of this, it is actually the best policy for me to let go."

He doesn't want to take the exam for a good scholar, he also wants to be released. The qualifications in the Imperial Academy are getting higher and higher, and it is not easy to get ahead.

Because of the resignation with He Lanyun, it was boring for him to stay in the capital, and he really wanted to go out to relax.

Prime Minister Zuo looked at his son, "Why do you suddenly have the thought of letting go? Did someone tell you something?"

Ji Yunting shook his head, "My son just thinks that the Imperial Academy is a good place, but if the son wants to get ahead and become a prime minister like his father, he may not be able to do it in twenty years. Rather than gaining qualifications in the Imperial Academy, it is better to let go Going out, at least the son has to know what to do as an official and how the common people live. If the emperor asks about politics in the future, the son must not ask three questions."

"It's just a joke, don't you understand this if you don't let it out?" Zuo Xiang frowned and stared at his son.

Ji Yunting didn't take back his eyes, and met his father's sharp eyes, he said slowly: "My son doesn't want to stay in the capital, and it has something to do with the county lord's resignation. Now because of this incident, my son's reputation has been damaged, so it's better to go out. After a few years, no one mentioned it again.”

Sure enough, it was because of this.

Zuo Xiang remained silent with a sullen face. It was his intention to be engaged to the Prince of Zhenbei at the beginning, but it was such a coincidence that the daughter of the Qin family also wrote a letter to her son. By accident, the Prince of Zhenbei knew about the marriage. Chicken feathers all over the place.

Thinking of Qin Wanyi, Prime Minister Zuo's expression became ugly, "I told you that the daughter of the Qin family is already the Emperor's Wanyi, and you can no longer have the slightest contact with her. If it wasn't for her, how could the marriage with the Zhenbei Prince's Palace happen?" If there is an accident, if you still miss the person you shouldn't, I don't think you need to be an official, if something happens, the whole family will follow you and pay for their lives!"

"My son said that since she entered the palace, he has never had any contact with her. It is true that she wrote the letter, but it was not what my son intended." Ji Yunting's face was pale, and he couldn't get out of this quagmire. . "Even before Qin Wanyi entered the palace, her son had nothing to do with her."

He really didn't know why there were rumors that he liked Qin Wanyi.

Prime Minister Zuo said lightly: "Since it wasn't your intention, why didn't you make it clear to the County Lord?"

Ji Yunting was silent, "The son really has no love for the county magistrate."

Zuo Xiang was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "Think about it for yourself, what have you gained and what have you lost in this matter, obviously you are not at fault, but in the end all the faults are borne by you. If you In this way, even if you enter the officialdom, you will be skinned and eaten by others, rather than waiting until that day, you might as well stay at home to keep you safe."

Ji Yunting remained silent, he could not refute this statement.

Thinking back carefully, he is actually not sure what he thinks about Qin Xiyue, does he like it? There seems to be no such impulse.

However, every time Qin Xiyue and He Lanyun meet him, it seems that there will always be a strange scene repeated, and he is deeply trapped in this scene and cannot escape.

He knew that he was wrong, but he didn't expect that things would develop to what they were later.

He didn't feel sad when Qin Xiyue entered the palace, and he didn't feel happy when he got engaged to He Lanyun. It seemed that his love for men and women was always lacking in some enthusiasm in his life.

But he knew that even if he said it, no one would believe it.

Because, every time He Lanyun and Qin Xiyue quarreled because of him, he was the one who favored Qin Xiyue.

Even he himself feels very puzzled when he thinks about it now, but he did the thing, so he can't tell the difference and can only keep silent.

"Father, my son wants to be released outside."

Zuo Xiang frowned.

Ji Yunting sighed softly, "Staying in Beijing, every time I see others, I will feel that I am a joke. You might as well let me out, my son will be an official and I won't embarrass you."

Zuo Xiang looked at his favorite eldest son, and finally sighed, "You can go if you want, but this time how you let go, where you go, I will not interfere, you make your own decision and bear it yourself. I will not intercede for you even if you have gone to a place of bitter cold."

If you want to go out, you have to bear the consequences yourself.

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