Chapter 76 New Year's greetings at the beginning of the new year
Does the Empress Dowager really value Lan Xuanshi and Muhan Diji? I'm afraid this is just another warning to Princess Xie. The Empress Dowager was shrewd. At the beginning, she gave the abortion pill, but Xie Guifei had nothing to do with it. It was inexplicable. Later, she suddenly said that she was frightened and had a cold and unfortunately had an abortion. How could she not doubt about this? Presumably, the Empress Dowager has known it for a long time.
Now the ruler of the harem is the queen, but if you despise this woman because of this, it's really a big mistake. The empress dowager is still sitting in the palace. Concubine Xie dares to play with the power of the emperor's heirs. It's okay if she is not known by her. How can she turn a blind eye to it once she knows it? If it's next, maybe she will open one eye and close the other, but it's the heir!
Sure enough, even if Xie Guifei did not deliberately look weak and haggard today, but instead applied light powder to cover her face, it can be seen that there is still obvious failure and vulnerability. Because this is not only a warning to her, but also the saddest place for her - childless.
Doesn't she want to be really pregnant? What's the use of thinking about it? Generally speaking, she is also quite favored, but she has no children so far. A small maid can be treated differently by the empress dowager with a baby girl, if she has a child...
Oh, in fact, what if you have children? The Empress Dowager didn't want to send him off with her own hands! Xie Guifei only felt that the heavy mouth seemed to be pressing a big stone, and she was out of breath. She was unwilling, really unwilling! Sorrow and indignation, the more sad, the more angry. Gradually, a stream of anger emerges from that heavy sadness, strong anger! How has she ever suffered this humiliation!
Xie Guifei's nails hidden in her sleeve were almost broken, and her head was also faintly painful. In this way, the resentment in her chest was barely suppressed, but her chest was slightly undulating, but others seemed to be infinite grievances and frustrated, or sympathy or gloating.
Ling Xiao looked coldly and strengthened his original plan. Xie Guifei's family was powerful, charming, and had a deep foundation. She was definitely a very powerful opponent. Once she wants to be fierce, I'm afraid it's not easy to resist.
"The emperor arrived, and the Prince Rui arrived--" At this time, the sharp voice of the internal prison sounded outside the palace gate. All the people present, except the empress dowager, stood up together, led by the queen to stand up from the position, ready to welcome the holy driver.
Not long after, the two brothers, Feng Yuqi and Feng Yurui, came in from the door. One was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, the other was wearing a red python robe, with a similar face, one was more cold, and the other was mostly gentle, but they were all sword eyebrows and star eyes. Yushu was facing the wind. Standing together, it was like two completely different styles, but it was the same that people couldn't move. Open the view of the scenery.
Some concubines have even blushed, especially those who rarely see the emperor. At this moment, they can't wait to look more, but there is still the prince present. It's not easy to always raise their heads. Although Prince Rui is a member of his own family and has a deep brotherhood with the emperor, he still needs to avoid it more or less.
"The emperor is auspicious--" The queen took the lead in saluteing, and all the concubines also followed Fu.
"Queen, please rise up, and all the beloved concubines should also be flat." Feng Yuqi's face was a little warm, which made everyone get up. Then he showed his robe and knelt down in front of the empress dowager. Feng Yurui knelt on his side and leaned a little back. The two kowtowed down together. After three times in a row, they straightened their backs and arched to the empress dowager and said, "I wish my mother a happy life and a long life."
Although it is also these old sayings that are nothing new, the Empress Dowager is very happy to hear it and repeatedly let them get up. "You can come to see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is very happy. How can it be such a big gift?"
"As long as the mother is willing to go out of this lonely ancient palace, the minister and the royal brother will be filial to the mother every day. There is no need to look forward to the stars and the moon every day, just look forward to seeing the mother on the festival." Feng Yurui also got up together and said to the Empress Dowager with a smile.
"You--" The Empress Dowager was so scounded that the two of them sat down beside her, left and right. Hearing Feng Yurui's words, she couldn't help but feel a smile on her face. The originally slightly haggard and old face seems to be much younger.
Feng Yurui has always been raised by the empress dowager's side, and his relationship with the empress dowager and Feng Yuqi is very good. Even if he moves out of the palace and lives in another place now, his former closeness has always been there.
Feng Yuqi looked at her with a smile and said, "Yui has been able to speak better than me since I was a child, and now it's even more amazing. Looking at my mother, she is so comfortable to be coaxed. I think I'm going to be compared. In the future, I'd better let Yu Ruiduo go to the palace to accompany his mother.
"That's natural, brother, don't you think you can't even go back to the royal palace with my drinking capacity? But it's just to find an excuse to stay in the palace, so that I can catch up early and give New Year's greetings to my mother in front of the rest of the brothers.
Since the two brothers entered the door, they have made the empress dowager much happier, and their smiles are much more sincere. Sure enough, this is the one with blood and family affection in it.
"The mother is really blessed. The emperor and Prince Rui are both very filial." The queen also said with a smile.
"Queen, why do you have to be humble? Thanks to you, my harem is so orderly, and I can feel at ease with national affairs." Feng Yuqi praised, which made the queen's cheeks slightly red and lowered her head slightly.
Qin Xiaoyuan squeezed her lips and said with a smile, "Yo, look at the Empress, I'm embarrassed." The dignified and generous queen can only show such a look in the face of Feng Yuqi.
However, Ling Xiao felt that the queen's praise this time was not all joy. Is the harem really in order? Although it is not her fault for the successive storms, only she knows what it feels like as a queen, especially a virtuous queen.
At this time, Feng Yuqi turned his eyes and saw Lin Xuanyu sitting at the bottom right, so he said with concern, "Is Xuan Gui here today? Is your body good?"
Lin Xuanyu stood up, bowed, lowered his head and replied, "Thank you for your concern. I'm much better."
"Isn't it afraid to bump into the empress dowager when he is sick, but he doesn't avoid it?" This cold word came from the mouth of the ice concubine.
"Ice Concubine, if you say so, you will erase Sister Xuan's sincerity." Ling Xiao deliberately said in a joking tone, frowning slightly, and looked very wronged, "If Sister Xuan's body has not healed, how dare she come to the Empress Dowager? In fact, she was almost well, but the empress was sympathetic and worried that Ye Lu would aggravate her illness, so she specially avoided the fatigue of attending the night banquet last night.
Then he said, "It's just today. After all, it's not good to be lazy to pay a New Year call to the Empress Dowager. What's more, as Prince Rui said, he only sees the Empress Dowager several times a year. How can he waste this hard-won opportunity? If that's the case, I'm afraid Sister Xuan will get sick even if she is not sick.
"Oh? How do you say this?" The Empress Dowager not only did not feel unhappy because of Bingfei's words, but also asked with great interest.
"Acacia." Ling Xiao replied very serious. Everyone was stunned, so they laughed and swept away the tension just now.
The queen also laughed. She patted her chest and said to the Empress Dowager, "Yes, Queen Mother, Xuan Guiren's health has been almost better, but she is still a little weak. It's just that the minister is worried that the cold night will not be good for her recuperation, but it will delay you to pay a New Year call to your mother today. At that time, I'm afraid that my ministers will be blamed.
"How dare I? I haven't thanked the Queen for your pity." Lin Xuanyu still half-hanged his head.
Ling Xiao saw that the ice concubine's face was not very good, so he said, "The ice concubine is also a piece of filial piety, wholeheartedly for the Empress Dowager."
Bingfei just pulled away a faint smile and said, "This is natural."
"You are all good children, and your family is happy." The Empress Dowager Quanzuo did not notice the small disturbance in the language just now.
Lin Xuanyu was still silent. She sat in an inconspicuous place and listened to what people said, as if she were out of the matter. However, she is different from Xie Guifei. Xie Guifei is really inconvenient to talk, and she probably has no intention to talk about it. However, she was deliberately silent in order not to attract the emperor's attention - although he did not pay attention to her. But at this time, it's better not to get into his eyes at all, so that the effect will be better in a few days!
After chatting harmoniously for a while, the Feng Yuqi brothers said that there were still state affairs, so they left first. After a while, the queen also got up and left the empress dowager and left one after another with a group of concubines.
In fact, no matter what's wrong, it's time to leave. After that, other royal disciples and foreign wives came to visit the empress dowager. As for the emperor and empress, the courtiers, royal clans, and even foreign envoys, etc., they will not stop for several days in a row. As the saying goes, if you stand in any position, you must bear the responsibility of the person who belongs to that position. If you enjoy a certain degree of excellence, you must bear the corresponding responsibility.
But at this time, some people are very idle.
When you go out of the gate of Guhua Palace, "sister and sister" say goodbye, and those on different roads will disperse. If you have a good relationship and are on the way, you can make a companion together.
"Sister, the weather is good today, which is a good start for this New Year. It will probably not be bad in the next year." Ling Xiao said a pun and asked Lin Xuanyu to go for a walk in the Royal Garden and then go back for a walk.
Lin Xuanyu was a little hesitant. He was worried that there were too many idle people waiting for him to enter the palace today. Don't make trouble again. Otherwise, we'd better go back to the palace earlier.
"Uh-huh--" Ling Xiao squintched his mouth, and the ending was elongated. He was obviously reluctant. "Let's go. On the first day of the first lunar month, it is not suitable to visit other places except for the elders or respects. We also stay alone when we go back to the palace. What's the point!"
"All right." Lin Xuanyu thought for a moment and had to agree and said, "Although there are many people entering the palace, it is not easy to walk around the imperial garden. And the emperor and queen are busy meeting everyone. Maybe there are fewer people now.
The two sisters made up their way to the Royal Garden while enjoying the unmelt snow and the artificially cultivated flowers by the roadside.
Since yesterday evening, the snow has stopped. It seems that in order to give people a sunny New Year, a little residual snow has been specially left to add a little different flavor to the world.
All the snow on the road has been cleaned up. Overnight, it seems that there has never been a trace of those light fairy. The best fiery red brocade satin is made into big silk flowers hanging on the original bare branches. At first glance, it is very warm.
Only on some winding paths can you see some residual snow that has been trampled and dirty by passers-by and mixed with dead branches and leaves. If you are in a bad mood, you will feel sad when you see it. Ling Xiao had to walk on these paths, saying that it was of natural interest.
"It's up to you, but you slow down. Don't slip. Although you wear a lot in winter, it hurts to fall." Lin Xuanyu pulled her sleeve and asked her to slow down.
"Shh--" As he walked, Ling Xiao suddenly stopped. Lin Xuanyu was about to ask her what was wrong, but he saw that she made a quiet move. Although she was confused, she stopped talking. Seeing Ling Xiao holding her breath and looking at the opposite side with her eyes, there was nothing? However, after calming down and concentrating, I heard a faint voice not far away.