Chapter 70 A calligraphy and painting wins the concubine
On the night of Ji Liunian's attack on Jincheng, Cheng Zun's "fast letter" arrived. Ji Liunian couldn't wait to open it. She was very happy to see Fu Guifei give birth to a son, and she was very painful to see Fu Guifei's death. At the end of the letter, when it came to the dream that Cheng Zun had, it was almost the same as the dream he had that night. I couldn't help but be grateful to Fu Guifei: even if she died, she was also worried about Ji Liunian's safety.
Seeing Ji Liunian crying and laughing, the drunken woman couldn't help asking, and Ji Liunian told her.
"This blessed concubine's life is really bad. Even the dragon was born, but there is no life to enjoy." The drunken mother sighed.
"Miss, don't be sad. After this battle, we took revenge and immediately went back to burn more paper money for Fu Guifei to let the monk surpass her. As for the son, you can just accept it yourself, lest the people in the harem rob her and abuse him.
Ji Liunian nodded, choked, and slowly fell asleep.
The good news came frequently, and Cheng Zun was very happy. Now he has captured the golden city and let the king of longevity kneel down and beg for mercy.
The Empress Dowager was busy day and night because she took care of her grandson, and the harem became more and more unable to move. The six little masters were bored and did their own things. Watching the days go by day, they also panicked day by day.
If you miss the best childbearing age, it will not be so easy to have a child in the future. But they racked their brains and still couldn't think of a chance to get close to the emperor. Only the emperor could see them, and they could not walk out of the harem casually.
When he learned that Fu Guifei had died and gave birth to a little dragon, he frequently heard the news that Da Liguo fought with Dacheng, and Dacheng repeatedly prevailed. The king of Daqi married the third princess again.
Cheng Jun has no choice but to accept it, and the marriage is also very concise. Because Cheng Zun felt guilty about the noble concubine Fu, and the third princess was also the sister of the second princess, so he also made her a noble concubine and gave her the word Jie, which is synonymous with "Jie", which means victory in the war. Although Jie Guifei is two years younger than Fu Guifei, she is more experienced than Fu Guifei, and her appearance is beautiful and charming.
Cheng Zun liked her, and even the Empress Dowager gradually fell in love with her and asked her to help take care of her grandchildren. The Empress Dowager handed over all the affairs of the harem to her, and she didn't worry about it at all.
The noble concubine Fu left, and the queen left again. Several little masters in the harem thought that it would soon be their turn. They didn't expect that another noble concubine came. Even the empress dowager liked her. Naturally, they were full of jealousy for this new noble concubine.
One day, Huimei grabbed Princess Jie and asked her to taste the pastries she made herself in Fengxian Palace. Jie Guifei saw that Huimei was clever and cute, so she agreed to her request.
"Sister, you are so beautiful. No wonder the emperor likes you, and even the Empress Dowager likes you." Huimei's clever words are beautiful.
"My sister is also good. I'm a foreigner, which is much more difficult than your own people. It's easier for you to please the emperor. Princess Jie knew that the emperor respected her but did not love her. Since that day, he had never touched her again. She knew that there were several little masters in the harem and thought that Cheng Zun had devoted his mind to them.
"You don't know how picky the emperor is. Even we are difficult to get close to her. To tell my sister, I have only seen him twice since I entered the palace. Sister, what can you do to remind the emperor of me? Huimei's words shocked Noble Concubine Jie. She didn't expect Huimei to be so bold, let alone that the emperor didn't touch them much.
"I can't help it. I seldom see him. Sometimes I meet him on the Empress Dowager's side. He comes to see the children. I just came here, and I don't know a lot of things. Just do it according to the Empress Dowager's wishes. Does the Empress Dowager know about this situation? Princess Jie blushed.
"I know, but there is nothing I can do. She also said in turn that we can't catch a man's heart and can only blame ourselves for being incompetent. Huimei sighed deeply.
"I don't think there is any way. Can I do something for you? As long as it doesn't violate the palace rules, I will definitely help you. Noble Concubine's innocent face made Huimei embarrassed.
"I don't know, why don't you send me a small sachet?" Huimei said tentatively.
Since you have said this, I have to help you. Well, I'll come back tomorrow. I'll inform the little masters later and ask them to give their favorite things to the emperor. Maybe the emperor will think of you. Noble Concubine knows that things should be fair, otherwise it will attract malicious attacks from others in the future.
Huimei is very happy.
The next day, they all came to the yard to wait for the arrival of Noble Concubine Jie, holding their beloved things in their hands, afraid that others would see them, and wrapped them in silk.
Lan Chun felt that this was boring, so she casually wrapped her jade pendant in it. Seeing that the other little masters were looking forward to it, she felt even more bored. But since this is the intention of Noble Concubine Jie, she feels that she can't refuse, otherwise she will be scolded by others for not knowing good or bad.
Lin Lin knew that the emperor liked calligraphy, so she specially asked someone to bring the best calligraphy collected by her father last night. Seeing Lan Chun's boring face, she secretly asked her, "What kind of baby do you have?"
Since Lan Chun knew that Lin Lin told the empress dowager last time, Lan Chun has been more wary of Lin Lin in her heart, and her words are not as casual as before.
"It's a small jade pendant." Lan Chun didn't say much and didn't ask Lin Lin. Lin Lin then talked to his sister.
The noble concubine took their things one by one, found a reason, and took them to the emperor's study.
"Your Majesty, this is the little heart of the little owner of the harem. Open it to play when it's convenient for you, and I'll go down." Guifei knew that Cheng Zun didn't like nagging people, and she always spoke briefly.
Cung Zun smiled bitterly. Now that the Empress Dowager doesn't care, they will toss around by themselves. So I took them all to the place where the old things were put, but one thing fell off.
Chengzun wrapped the things, but vaguely saw a corner and knew it was calligraphy and painting, so he opened it and appreciated it carefully.
"That's great. I thought this dynasty couldn't find his things." After enjoying it, Cheng Zun opened all the things of the other little masters to see if there were any unexpected discoveries.
There is a beautiful embroiderer's savor bag. Cheng Zun threw it away after playing with it. That's Huimei. There are also inkstones, jade pendants... All of them can't be obeyed. Only this calligraphy and painting is good. So Cheng Zun remembered Lin Lin, and the next day Cheng Zun asked his father-in-law to ask Lin Lin to go to the Yuyu Hall to sleep.
Lin Lin knew that it was the calligraphy and painting that worked, and secretly thanked her father for giving up the bleeding book and offering all the most precious famous paintings. In the evening, she proudly sat on the sedan chair and went to the Yuyu Hall.
"Look at her ugly appearance, but there is a good father. I don't think she is as good as me. The emperor is really blind..." Huimei quickly covered her mouth. Lan Chun smiled secretly beside her, and it seemed that Huimei began to care about her tongue.
Lin Lin soon arrived at Yuyu Hall. Because it was her third time, she was not nervous. Cheng Zun still came very late.
"Where did this calligraphy and painting come from?"
"My father bought it from an old friend." Lin Lin talked about the story in detail. The words are elegant, generous and decent, and Cheng Zun feels that she has a very popular style.
"Can you do it yourself?"
"Of course, I will. I will practice for the emperor tomorrow and ask him to correct me. I will make rapid progress."
Cheng Zun finally felt that he had met a person with the same hobby. After a shower that night, he asked her many questions.
The next day, Cheng Zun took Lin Lin into the study and practiced calligraphy together. Because of excitement, Lin Lin slowly exerted her level after a long time.
"Your calligraphy and painting are as dignified and beautiful as you, but lacks aura." Cheng Zun's evaluation coincided with Lan Chun, which made Lin Lin secretly shocked.
Cung Zun quickly sent Lin Lin back. A few days later, the father-in-law came to announce the decree, and Lin Lin was awarded the title of Lin Jieyu.
For a while, the little owners of the harem began to practice calligraphy seriously, hoping to attract the attention of the emperor with calligraphy like Lin Lin. Huimei has always felt that Lin Lin is pretentious and doesn't like her, but now she hates her more and more.
Lin Jieyu soon moved into a new palace called "Yuli Palace", and Lin Jieyu's relatives also ascended to heaven with chickens and dogs.