Chapter 39 Yufei's Plan
After a few days, the girls were punished by the queen and banned from copying scriptures in the Taoyuan Hall these three days. Fortunately, they copied early and did some idle things in the hall to pass the time. The weather was getting warmer, and nearly April. The peach blossoms outside the Taoyuan Hall bloomed at their peak, and the fragrance of the garden was refreshing. The spleen adds a lot of tenderness to this cold temple.
And Wang Shuzhen's death has faded in these days, and no one mentions it. After all, it is unintentional to mention it.
At noon, Yao Yulu was sitting in bed with Ji Shuidong. She got bamboo slices and cut silk from nowhere and was thinking of making a fan for summer.
"Sister, this cut feels smooth, cool, thin and light. I really don't know where you got it."
Yao Yulu smiled and said, "That day, the jade princess sent the maid in the palace to me, and she also wanted to do more and give it back."
"My sister is still thoughtful. After this fan is cut, how about making a hexagonal type?"
"Vit's very good. The hexagonal style is unique. Although it's a little troublesome to be tensed, and more bamboo slices are used, but it's exquisite and different from others."
With that, he carefully cut and polished the bamboo pieces and took a long time to take shape.
At this moment, a maid of honor knocked on the door gently and said, "Yao Xiunu."
As soon as Yao Yulu opened the door, Bier, the maid of honor, stood outside the door.
"Yao Xiunu, Empress Jade, please go over and have dinner with her." Bi'er said with a slightly blessed body.
"There is Sister Labori. When Yulu is dressed, she will go there quickly." Yao Yulu was not surprised by this. According to Yao Yujiao's statement last time, it seems that this sister is about to fulfill her promise.
She hurriedly found a decent light skirt in the room, diluted her eyebrows, and followed Bier to the Yuxia Hall.
After arriving at the Yuxia Hall and being notified by the internal supervisor at the door, she was guided into the hall by Bier. Yao Yujiao is now sitting in the hall waiting for her sister.
Seeing Yao Yulu coming in, Yao Yujiao hurried up and said, "Are you here, sister? Everyone else should step back."
The people in the hall dispersed, and Yao Yulu said, "The people visit the Jade Concubine, the Empress Jin An."
Yao Yujiao smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. Sit down."
Yao Yulu got up and sat down and listened to Yao Yujiao continue to say, "I heard that a beautiful girl went to Taoyuan Hall a few days ago."
Yao Yulu knew that her sister and she were a grasshopper tied to a rope at this moment, so she knew everything and said, "Yes, as soon as Wang Xiunu was praised by the emperor in the afternoon, it was indeed a little strange that she fell into the water at night."
Yao Yujiao sneered and snorted, "Isn't it just made by Xiao Shufei?"
Yao Yulu was shocked to hear that this unfounded sister dared to say so.
Yao Yujiao saw Yao Yulu's panicked face and smiled and said, "My sister, don't worry about what I said. She dares to do it so clearly, and she is not afraid that others will know that the death is just a nameless and powerless girl. She won't worry at all."
"How can my sister believe that she did it?"
"I guess randomly. She is usually spoiled and delicate, and she can't allow others to share the emperor's favor with her."
"Wang Xiu's death is so miserable that this Xiao Shufei is really vicious that she dares to do this."
"sister, this happens every day in this harem. It's not poisonous and unknown, but it's just that this time it made you panic. Not to mention, this time I'm looking for my sister, you can know what's going on.
"My sister is stupid." In fact, Yao Yulu was thinking about what Yao Yujiao promised last time, but she was afraid of being sentimental, so she didn't say it.
Yao Yujiao smiled lazily and said, "Actually, my sister's heart is as clear as the mirror, but she just doesn't say anything. Such cleverness has won my heart. Do you remember the last time I promised to introduce you to the emperor?"
"My sister is flattered. Yulu has always been in my heart what my sister said last time."
"The time of the draft is approaching, and I want to do it well in these days."
"What's your sister's mind?"
"Actually, the woman in the harem thought that she could fly to the sky with a few words of praise from the emperor? Just like the last time you danced, the emperor praised it, but he turned around and forgot you. In addition to this appreciation, the emperor should also keep you in mind, and only one more unique chance of winning.
"What my sister said is very true, but my sister is stupid. How easy is it if I want the emperor to take herself to heart?"
"If I deliberately introduce you to the emperor, I will only be disgusted. The emperor loves bamboo very much, which coincides with a bamboo forest next to the Taoyuan Hall. This palace will take the emperor to the bamboo forest, and you will dance from bamboo, and you will definitely get the results you want.
"My sister's idea is excellent, but as long as it is?"
"That day, you must wear a light gauze coat similar to the color of the bamboo forest, that is, to freeze your little face red in this spring, pick up fine bamboo, and coat it with bamboo leaves the night before, and the bamboo fragrance will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."
Yao Yujiao deserves to be the favorite concubine around the emperor, and the idea she came up with is also so wonderful. Yao Yulu praised: "My sister's idea is really wonderful. Yulu should try her best to prepare."
"Okay, what will happen next depends on your creation." After saying that, Yao Yujiao ordered the maid to serve the meal, and the two shared the dance meal and urged Yao Yulu to hurry back to prepare properly.
Yao Yulu returned to the Taoyuan Hall. Seeing that Ji Shuidong was still fiddling with bamboo strips, she had a plan.
"Sister, what's wrong with you, Empress Yufei?"
Yao Yulu closed the door and whispered, "I was officially introduced to the emperor."
"Whether it has been decided or not, the sister congratulates her sister first, which is a great good thing." Ji Shuidong has always been simple-minded. Yao Yulu has helped her so much since she entered the palace. From the last life-saving kindness to the small things she usually borrows clothes, she remembers in her heart, and she is not an ungrateful person. Seeing that Yao Yulu can have the opportunity to be appreciated by the emperor, she has been happy for her from the bottom of her heart.
"I want to practice my dancing skills more these days. Can you ask my sister for help?" Yao Yulu didn't want to open her mouth. After all, it was a beautiful woman who didn't want to win the emperor's favor. She had to ask her sister, who was also a beautiful girl, for help. She felt that her heart was a little strange, but she couldn't get out these days, and she felt that it was an indispensable thing, so she reluctantly opened her mouth.
"If you don't want to help, just say it frankly."
"My sister has made up my mind, but I feel that I still need a fan as a foil. I'm afraid I don't have time these days. I can only bother my sister for help.
"The ball fan as a lining? It seems to be very famous. Shuidong will do his best to help his sister.
"The sister thanked her sister first. Instead of the hexagonal fan, she wanted a round fan, cut the silk to make a bandage, put on the green bamboo leaves, and accompany the breeze." Yao Yulu described it according to what she thought.
"My sister understands and please rest assured that Shuidong has no talent, fortunately, if the female red does a good job, it will definitely satisfy her."
"That would bother my sister."
"My sister is still so polite to me. Sister, hurry up and prepare. This opportunity is rare and must not be missed." Ji Shuidong said.
Ji Shuidong picked up the bamboo strips on the table, cut them according to the round frame, and polished the cut bamboo strips with sandpaper. It looked really meticulous.
Yao Yulu first picked out the beautiful green smoke yarn dance skirt. The inside of the skirt is made of grass green cloud satin, and the outside is a layer of emerald green smoke yarn, which happens to be embroidered with bamboo forest style, surrounded by a few bamboo butterflies. It is not dazzling and precious, but it is beautiful and touching.
She rushed to the bamboo forest before it was dark. It was spring. The bamboo forest was green and refreshing. As soon as the breeze passed through the forest, it added some natural music. She picked some new and tender bamboos and folded them, brought them back to her bedroom, and then smoked bamboo under her clothes. Imagine that the bamboo fragrance would spread in a few days.
At dinner time, I saw that Ji Shuidong had almost made the bracket of the fan, but he continued to polish it and had no intention of eating at all.
"Sister, it's time for dinner. Let's do it later."
"This has just been made of the bracket, but I don't know when this opportunity will come. If I don't do my sister's business well, Shuidong will feel at ease."
"That can't delay the meal. How is it that the sister is safe if she is in poor health?" Yao Yulu said toughly, but looking at Ji Shuidong doing so hard for her, she couldn't help but feel more relief. I'm afraid it's the greatest blessing she has suffered since she was born in this cold harem.
"That... Well, let's eat quickly, but sister, this bedroom is narrow, and it is eye-catching to practice dancing in the yard. What do you plan to do?
"I have already thought about it. When it gets dark after dinner, I will go to the depths of the bamboo forest to practice dancing. There are very few people in the bamboo forest in the middle of the night, and even if they come to the forest, they can hide in silence."
"My sister is really smart. If you practice like this, you will get twice the result with half the result."
The two hurriedly had dinner, and Ji Shuidong hurried to the table and continued to pick up the fan.
Yao Yulu changed her skirt and went from the side door of Taoyuan Hall to the bamboo forest.
The bamboo forest at night is a little cautious. Fortunately, it is not dark with the torch of the palace wall. She used the old fan she brought into the palace as a foil and danced in the forest. With this stretch, she could see that her hard work over the years had not been in vain, and she turned her eyebrows during the dance, and her charming body was self-evident.
She seemed to have danced for two hours. Although she stopped twice on the way, she still showed thin beads of sweat. At this time, a string of applause sounded. She was shocked. She didn't expect that she was too focused to feel that someone had entered the bamboo forest, and she didn't expect that someone would be so late. Appearing in the depths of the bamboo forest, just as she was thinking about how to prevaricate the past, she looked up and saw Li Qingyu standing in front of her with a smile.
"The women pay a visit to the Eighth Prince." She quickly replied, but unexpectedly met Li Qingyu again.
"I just watched you dance for a long time. It's really beautiful. It's lighter and touching than Zhao Feiyan in the Han Dynasty."
Whenever Li Qingyu was a little bored, he went to the bamboo forest to relax. He and the emperor were the current empress dowager. At that time, the empress dowager was still a noble concubine and lived not far from the Taoyuan Hall. She often took them to the bamboo forest to play, and often taught them to be a gentleman like bamboo and be a gentleman like bamboo. He and the emperor both love bamboo, but his brother has loved bamboo since he became emperor. Although he rarely came to the bamboo forest near the Taoyuan Hall, he planted a bamboo forest next to his own hall, but it is not as lush and green as this area.