Chapter 149: That little fool won’t believe it
How could Chuxiu Palace Concubine Hesheli swallow such a sigh of relief?
She is the biological sister of Empress Yuan.
After Empress Xiaocheng passed away, she entered the palace at the age of ten to accompany the emperor.
Fifteen years have passed, and she has not been able to give birth to a son and a half. She even still lives in the cramped Chuxiu Palace, watching the newcomers come and stay in the palace year after year.
The noble concubine Niu Hulu of Wenxi entered the palace only two years before her. She first lived in Yongshou Palace with her sister, Queen Xiaozhao, and then moved into Chengqian Palace.
Originally, the Hesheli family did not like the place where the Niu Hulu family lived.
She just thought that the little Tong Jia family must want to seize the position of Chengqian Palace, and she would undoubtedly compete with that old woman.
Unexpectedly, before any of them took action, Zhang Jia, an inconspicuous concubine, took over the position first.
Hesheli almost cried with anger, thinking that her sister, as the Queen of the Yuan Dynasty, was the Qing Dynasty who opened the middle gate to welcome the generation of virtuous queens who came to live in Kunning Palace.
And she was only born a few years later, so her treatment can be said to be completely different.
The family coaxed her into entering the palace at a young age, regardless of her difficult situation in the palace.
At this time, the eunuch who was delivering the message from outside had no choice but to kneel down and kowtow carefully, even though the ground was covered with fragments of blue and white porcelain. "Mother, there is someone at home."
Hesheli wiped his tears and snorted: "Please come in."
The palace people quickly cleaned up.
The nun sent by Suo'etu held her breath and concentrated, and made a big salute after entering.
Hesheli's mood calmed down a little, and then he asked her to get up: "Mom, please get up. What are your orders from home?"
With a smile on her face, the old nanny said respectfully: "I don't dare to give orders, but I just miss my empress, so I sent my slave to bring things in."
The palace attendant came in carrying a big box.
It was always like this. Once the situation in the palace was not favorable to her, people would send things in to comfort her.
But is this what Hesheli lacks?
What she lacked, like her sister, was the opportunity and situation to be favored by the emperor.
"knew."
Hesheli's expression was bleak.
After a while, the old nanny said again: "Mother, my dear, if you have any questions, you might want to go to Yuqing Palace for a walk."
Mr. Hesheli couldn't help snoring again: "What did my family do when I first entered the palace? But Yuqing Palace's defense of Chu Xiu Palace, isn't it because of the family's 'credit'?"
The emperor was on guard against her.
He didn't want her to get too close to the prince.
Kangxi hoped that the prince would be the prince of the Qing Dynasty, not the prince of the Hesheli family.
At first, when Hesheli was still young, she just thought that since she was the prince's aunt and had a natural blood relationship, she often went to Qianqing Palace in the name of visiting the prince.
Three out of five times, Hesheli could not see the prince.
Later, the prince moved into Yuqing Palace, and she rarely saw the prince himself every time she went there.
The prince was raised by the emperor, so he naturally understood the emperor's thoughts.
Suo'etu was an important minister in the court and the prince could not avoid her, but it was easy for the prince to hide from a little concubine.
The old mama was still patient: "My queen, things are different now. The prince needs us right now."
That's it for now.
Even though Hesheli didn't understand for a moment, she knew she couldn't ask any more questions.
It was rare that she sent the old nanny out of the palace politely.
After passing the meal, I thought about the meaning of this sentence.
Compared to the big commotion in Chuxiu Palace, Yongshou Palace was much quieter.
Little Tong Jia was silently practicing her fingering on the guqin.
How could a nephew from a wealthy family have so many talents?
When little Tong Jia was practicing piano when she was young, the violinist invited by her family would not let her get started at the beginning.
The violinist is an old woman with white hair and meticulously combed hair, but her whole body is impressive and her words are particularly convincing.
The sound of the piano flowing under her fingers was like the sound of heaven.
It wasn't until it was confirmed that there was nothing wrong with little Tong Jia's fingering that the piano master allowed her to start.
With the right fingering, little Tong Jia's sound was beautiful and did not foul the listener's ears.
As a result, there were rumors that Tong Jia's youngest daughter was a genius on the guqin and should be regarded as a talented girl.
Therefore, it is reasonable for talented women to wait until a certain age before entering the palace.
Since she is a genius, she naturally has a more critical eye.
Ordinary people are not worthy of her.
People may believe these tricks.
Everyone in the family just listened indifferently.
As a result, little Tong Jia developed the habit of practicing reciting fingering techniques silently whenever she felt upset.
As her fingering skills became more and more proficient, the depression in her chest also dissipated a lot.
The maid came in and gave her the news of Hesheli.
Little Tong Jia said with a smile: "Since Concubine Chu Xiu is so anxious, why not let her know the clues of the news we have in hand first. Let her check the rest by herself."
I told you everything, but I'm afraid that little fool wouldn't believe it.
*
Ningshou Palace.
It's time to say goodbye.
As soon as Lu Zhi entered the door, he noticed that the atmosphere today was unusual.
Originally, even if everyone was at odds with each other again, once they entered the territory of the Queen Mother, they would always restrain their sharpness and pretend to be harmonious in front of the Queen Mother.
There seems to be a lot of sword edges and barbs hidden in this friendly atmosphere today, but I don’t know who will tear through that false layer of protection first.
Many concubines were working hard, just waiting for an opportunity to stab him.
Unexpectedly, Queen Mother Bo would not follow the routine as soon as she appeared.
Everyone saluted, Queen Mother Bo looked around and said, "Is Concubine Min here?"
Zhang Jia, who was originally behind Concubine De, immediately came out and stood in front of the Empress Dowager: "I would like to pay my regards to the Empress Dowager."
Zhang Jia is tall and has fair complexion.
"Okay, he is a spiritual child. There has been no excitement in the palace for a while. You have just moved to a new palace, and it is time to hold a banquet to create a new atmosphere."
Zhang Jia didn't speak Mongolian very smoothly, so she just nodded in agreement.
With the Queen Mother's words, the other concubines who were still gathering energy all stopped talking for a while.
Even if he has a huge temper, he is not suitable in Ningshou Palace.
Since a banquet is going to be held in Chengqian Palace, they will definitely go to "help" to make it lively.
Why rush this moment.
Lu Pheasant thought to herself that she was worthy of being the Queen Mother who survived until the end, and instantly eased the situation.
Everyone's minds are clear.
Empress Yi Fei was still the one who answered the question the fastest: "According to the wishes of the Queen Mother, Concubine Min cannot make small fuss. She is determined to satisfy the empress."
Concubine Hui responded: "Yes, if you need anything else, just come to Yanxi Palace to see me."
Concubine Rong: "Maybe the things in the palace haven't been arranged yet, right? You move things from Changchun Palace to Chengqian Palace, which is closer to my Zhongcui Palace, but you have to come over more often to drink tea."
The others looked on coldly, but Concubine Rong's words were sincere.
She simply felt that there was one more person she could talk to.
Concubine Chu Xiu and Xiao Tong Jia from Yongshou Palace looked at each other in tacit understanding.
I hope that the excitement of Chengqian Palace that day will also make Concubine Rong happy.
