Before the Huns came to the capital, there was a major event in the palace, and that was the Queen's death.
This year marks Queen Xie's thirty-three-year-old Qianqiu. She has been looking forward to this day. After all, thirty-three is a very important age for a woman. According to her own wishes, it was a big deal, but the Huns were coming to Dazhou, so she had no choice but to give up on this idea.
Queen Xie sat in front of the bronze mirror and looked at the face in the mirror. She suddenly noticed wrinkles at the end of her eyes, and a look of fear and panic on her face.
"Jiang Chuan, do you see any wrinkles in the corners of my eyes?"
Jiang Chuan lowered his head and looked carefully at the corners of Queen Xie's eyes, and found that there were indeed one or two wrinkles. Of course, she couldn't tell the truth.
"Your Majesty, you must have slept on your side last night, causing wrinkles at the corners of your eyes."
Queen Xie's entire face was almost stuck to the bronze mirror. She asked nervously: "Are they really wrinkles?"
"My Lady, please relax, it's really a wrinkle. After two days, the wrinkles on the corners of your eyes will definitely disappear." Jiang Chuan comforted Queen Xie and said, "I will go get some eggs for you to roll. "
"Go get it quickly." Queen Xie said hurriedly.
After a while, Jiang Chuan took out a freshly boiled egg and rolled it gently in the corner of Queen Xie's eyes.
Queen Xie still felt uneasy. She hurriedly said to Jiang Chuan: "Go and get some Zihe Che. Starting from tomorrow, I will eat Zihe Che."
"Yes, concubine."
"Wait a minute," Queen Xie called to Jiang Chuan, "I remember that deer fetuses are also good for replenishing blood and nourishing the skin. You should also prepare some."
"Empress, you can just eat Zihe Che. There is no need to eat deer fetuses." Jiang Chuan felt that eating deer fetuses was not good.
"What do you know? Deer fetus is a great tonic, so eating it is right."
Seeing Queen Xie's persistence, Jiang Chuan did not dare to persuade her any more.
"Yes, concubine."
Queen Xie waved to Jiang Chuan. She took out a small bronze mirror from her makeup bag and kept staring at the corner of her eyes. The more she looked at it, the more upset she became, and she put down the mirror angrily.
Thinking that anger would cause wrinkles, Queen Xie took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down, so that she could no longer get wrinkles.
A moment later, Jiang Chuan came back from outside and said respectfully to Queen Xie: "Your Majesty, I have already given the order. It will be delivered tomorrow, and I will ask the small kitchen to make soup for you."
"Stew and drink it with the blood swallow." Queen Xie explained, "The blood swallow is also an excellent tonic. Stew it with the purple river cart and drink it."
"Your Majesty is still thoughtful."
"You ask your family to send blood swallows in. The blood swallows at home are the best." Queen Xie showed a look of disgust on her face, "The blood swallows in the palace are not as good as the ones at home. Besides, if you keep eating the blood swallows in the palace, , it’s not good for the emperor to know about it.” The emperor advocates frugality and hates extravagance, so he doesn’t approve of eating extremely precious supplements like blood swallow. If the emperor knew that Queen Xie ate blood swallows every day, he would definitely think that Queen Xie was an extravagant person.
When it comes to frugality, Queen Xie feels a little aggrieved. She was born in the Duke of Zhenguo's palace, and had been well-dressed and well-fed since she was a child. Both the food and clothing are excellent and extremely expensive. Before she entered the palace, she had been living a luxurious life at home, but after entering the palace, as a queen, she had to lead by example and promote frugality.
Over the years, she has not dared to wear too luxurious clothes or eat too expensive things. She felt aggrieved and unwilling, but she didn't dare to say anything.
"Then Madam, are you going to eat Zihe Che without telling me?" Jiang Chuan asked.
Queen Xie glared at Jiang Chuan and said angrily: "Of course I have to eat it in secret, how could I eat it with all the gongs and drums?"
Jiang Chuan hurriedly apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I'm stupid."
"Do you think Concubine Rong, that bitch, has any wrinkles on her face?" Queen Xie suddenly asked.
Jiang Chuan was stunned when he was asked, with a blank look on his face.
"That bitch Concubine Rong is several years older than me. She must have wrinkles on the corners of her eyes and face." Empress Xie is the second youngest concubine among all the emperor's concubines. The first young concubine is Concubine Ying. "You see she usually covers her face with rouge and gouache. It must be to cover the wrinkles on her face and the corners of her eyes."
"My Lady, what you said is true." Jiang Chuan echoed Queen Xie's words, "No wonder Concubine Rong wiped her face as white as white paper. It turned out to be to cover up the wrinkles on her face."
"Have you noticed that that bitch Concubine Rong has aged a lot since this year." Queen Xie showed a mocking smile, "You see, the makeup she is wearing now is getting more and more colorful, no, it is more and more gaudy, in order to cover her up The old-fashioned look on his face.”
"Your Majesty is right, Concubine Rong is becoming more and more gaudy, just like a prostitute."
Queen Xie pointed at Jiang Chuan and said with a smile on her face: "Yes, you are absolutely right. Concubine Rong, that bitch, is just like a prostitute."
"My dear, please don't compare Concubine Rong with you. It's unlucky."
"You're right, I am younger than that bitch Concubine Rong." Empress Xie was originally upset because of one or two wrinkles growing out of the corners of her eyes, but when she thought that Concubine Rong was older than her, her bad mood immediately improved.
"Empress, what do you plan to do with Qianqiu?" Jiang Chuan asked, "Are you really not planning to make a big deal?"
"It's not a thousand-year-old birthday, so there's no need to make it grand. Besides, the Huns are coming to Dazhou soon. If I celebrate a thousand-year-old birthday at this time, the emperor will definitely be unhappy."
"Your Majesty, if it's not a big deal, then do it in a small way." Jiang Chuan said, "My Majesty, you have to do something for your Qianqiu."
"Just do it simple." Empress Xie repeatedly explained, "Keep everything simple."
"Empress, how simple is that?" Jiang Chuan felt aggrieved for Empress Xie, "You are the Empress, and your life cannot be too simple."
Queen Xie didn't want to make it too simple, but...she thought about it and said, "We won't do it this year."
"Ah, there's nothing left to do?" Jiang Chuan asked with a look of disbelief on his face, "Empress, are you really not going to do anything about your Qianqiu?"
"It won't be done anymore. I'll tell you, I won't do anything with Qianqiu this year."
"Empress, why is this?" Jiang Chuan asked in disbelief.
Queen Xie smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "The emperor is worried about the Huns. If I spend a thousand years at this time, I will be causing trouble to the emperor. Besides, the emperor is not in the mood to spend a thousand years for me. There is nothing better to do. This way You can still please the emperor, can't you?"
"Your Majesty is still thoughtful." Jiang Chuan said, "You are no longer a thousand years old at this time. The Emperor will definitely praise you for your virtuousness, and the Emperor will feel wronged by you. After the Huns leave, the Emperor will definitely compensate you."
Queen Xie said with a smile: "This is what I have in mind."
"Your Majesty is still wise." Jiang Chuan flattered her and said, "I admire you."
Queen Xie was coaxed to smile by Jiang Chuan: "You have a sweet mouth and can serve me breakfast."
"Yes, Queen."
After Queen Xie finished her breakfast, Prince Jing came down from court to pay her respects.
Queen Xie hurriedly asked King Jing what happened in the morning. King Jing didn't have anything important to do, he was just talking about the Huns coming to the Great Week.
"This time when the Huns come to Dazhou, they must be evil. They will definitely provoke Dazhou. You must behave well then."
King Jing said with disgust: "The Huns are just a group of barbarians. They only know how to wield swords and guns, so I don't bother to deal with them." King Jing said this, but in fact he knew in his heart that he was no match for the Huns.
"That's right, they won't compete with us in poetry and poetry."
King Jing said: "If the Huns compete with us in poetry and poetry, I would look down upon them."
"In that case, when the Huns arrive, you should stay away." Queen Xie also knew that her son was mediocre in riding, shooting and martial arts. If he wanted to fight with the Huns, he would definitely not be their opponent. Not only was it embarrassing, it was also embarrassing to Da Zhou.
"I will definitely not be involved in this matter." After King Jing talked about what happened in the morning, he asked about Queen Xie Qianqiu.
Queen Xie said that she would not be able to survive this year, and King Jing agreed with her approach after hearing this.
King Jing chatted with Queen Xie for a while and then left. He has already reached adulthood and is not suitable to stay in the harem for a long time.
Queen Xie asked Jiang Chuan to go to the imperial study room to take a look. If the emperor is not busy, she will go to find him.
Jiang Chuan received the order and went to the imperial study room. When Sun Doudou saw Jiang Chuan coming, he hurriedly walked up to her and asked her what happened.
"Little Eunuch Sun, is the Emperor busy? Does the Queen want to see the Emperor if you have something to do?"
"The Emperor is not busy now."
"Thank you so much, little Eunuch Sun. I will go back and tell the Queen."
Not long after, Queen Xie brought Jiang Chuan to the imperial study room.
The emperor was a little surprised to see Empress Xie coming to him at this time, and asked Sun Kui to invite her in.
Queen Xie bowed to the emperor first, and then brought the bowl of soup she had brought to the emperor.
The emperor was not in a hurry to drink the soup and asked Queen Xie if she had something to do with him.
Queen Xie also knew that the emperor was busy and did not dare to delay. She hurriedly told the emperor the purpose of her coming to the imperial study.
When the emperor heard that Queen Xie said that she would not do it this year, his first reaction was what Queen Xie was planning.
"It's just a few Huns. It doesn't bother me. You can do whatever you want Qianqiu to do."
"But, Your Majesty..."
The emperor smiled slightly at Queen Xie: "As a queen, you have to do it for your future. Just do it as in previous years."
When Queen Xie heard what the emperor said, she showed a happy smile on her face: "I thank you, Your Majesty." Seeing that the emperor wanted to review the memorial, Queen Xie wisely did not stay long and immediately left the imperial study.
After Queen Xie left, the emperor looked at Sun Kui who was standing aside and ordered: "Go and choose something to give to the Queen as a birthday gift."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Kui hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to reward the Queen with some dishes for her Qianqiu Banquet as in previous years?"
The emperor nodded lightly and said, "Just the same as in previous years."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor glanced at Sun Kui again: "The queen's Qianqiu is coming soon, why didn't you remind me?" If Empress Xie hadn't just told her about her Qianqiu, the emperor would have forgotten about it.
"I thought your Majesty would remember you." Sun Kui didn't expect that the Emperor would forget about Empress Xie's Qianqiu.
The emperor glared at Sun Kui and said in an unhappy tone: "I am so busy, how could I remember such a small thing?"
Sun Kui: "..." Your Majesty, is the Queen's longevity a small matter?
The emperor said angrily: "I don't even remember my own birthday, how can I remember other people's birthdays?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me, it's your fault." Your Majesty, you don't remember the Queen's longevity, and you don't remember your own longevity, but you remember the birthdays of Concubine Liang and His Royal Highness, and you don't need to be reminded by your servant at all.
"Okay, remember to remind me the day before Queen Xie's Qianqiu." Although the emperor now knows that Queen Xie's Qianqiu will be in a few days, he will definitely forget it in two days.
Sun Kui said respectfully: "I will definitely remind you."
The emperor didn't say anything more about the matter, and immediately lowered his head and continued to review the memorial. After approving for a while, he raised his head and said with a strange expression: "Why do you think the Queen suddenly doesn't want to hold her Qianqiu Banquet? What tricks is she playing?"
The emperor knew Queen Xie's temperament very well. Based on his understanding of Queen Xie, she would never be so virtuous and not hold the Qianqiu Banquet.
The second update is here.
Finally, I still ask for a monthly ticket!
