Chapter 7 Flowers fall in the palace garden
In Weiyang Palace in May, rose flowers explored the long corridor along the wall of Xiyuan. This corridor went straight east and ended at Zhaoyang Palace, the emperor's bedroom.
It was a refreshing afternoon. The beauties newly entering the palace were blooming all over the courtyard like spring flowers.
In the Zhaoyang Palace, the orioles are singing and the swallows are dancing. The beauties from the south of the Yangtze River are accompanying them.
The song "Spring Sentiment" was sung by her so passionately that he could not stop talking, and made Emperor Ming Jing's heart itch and his thoughts linger...
Three thousand willows contain smoke, and the spring breeze makes shadows
Phoenix roosts in front of the building, enjoying the evening sunshine
Spring overflows the river embankment, and it’s a good time for butterflies to dance
Swift swallows are standing on the swing, and the pink peaches are secretly fragrant
The morning wind is cold, thinking about it in the west moon is the present and the past
Half a pot of yarn, the sound of piano plays on the screen at night
Recalling last night’s spring dream, passionate love leads to peach and plum blossoms
Compose a new song to restore the spring flowers and autumn moon...
The beautiful lady turned sideways towards the emperor. Her delicate and graceful figure, like a light bird, fluttered into the emperor's arms.
The endless spring dreams, the tenderness of the plump breasts and red sleeves, made Emperor Ming Jing unable to stop. He seemed to have forgotten the pregnant Qin'er, and seemed to have forgotten the charming concubine Lin Zhenzhu.
Not to mention Qiao Wanbi, Xiao Xiuyi, Su Meiren, Zhao Liangren... As a result, the secret war among the beauties in the harem was about to break out, and they came to Weiyang Palace one after another to complain, express their thoughts, and express their sorrows.
Concubine Shu, Lin Zhenzhu, was extremely calm. She lived in seclusion, and even the slaves and eunuchs in Shuyi Palace spoke in a gentle manner.
Madam, I heard that the one from Yunfang Palace has been favored for three days in a row. Your Majesty... Your Majesty, how long has it been since he came to our Shuyi Palace?
How about we also make some noise, empress?
Xu Fu, the eunuch consul of Shuyi Palace, and Lu Luo, the palace maid, surrounded Concubine Lin Shu with frustrated faces.
Concubine Lin Shu: Ho ho, can’t you sit still now?
She smiled contemptuously, and played with the colorful embroidered peony flowers on her Yunchun brocade robe with her slender fingers, and the anger and jealousy in her heart gradually overflowed.
I saw her nasal voice "humming" twice, and the colorful embroidered peony flower had already broken her heart and intestines.
Bin'er, hurry up and bring me Baihe lotus seed soup.
While Lu Luo was giving instructions, she quickly kneaded the acupuncture points on Lin Shufei's meridians that were burning.
After Concubine Lin Shu drank the lotus seed soup, her mood seemed to calm down. She changed out of the cloud spring brocade and put on a cloud gauze dress with green bamboo and smoke, not to mention how graceful it was.
Concubine Lin Shu: Luluo, bring me the Chuan Yun Chai.
My empress, you are so beautiful, you look like a boudoir girl, elegant and charming!
Concubine Lin Shu has a graceful figure and plump lips. She is satisfied with her talent and appearance, and there are ripples at the corners of her mouth.
Let’s go and have a look at Weiyang Palace…
Concubine Lin Shu got on the majestic chariot sedan, and the group of people walked towards Weiyang Palace.
In Weiyang Palace, Queen Nalan had just woken up from her lunch break, and a palace maid was waiting to rinse her mouth. She only heard the palace maid Jin'er reporting.
Jin'er: Please tell me that Concubine Qiao Wanbi has arrived with Xiao Xiuyi and Su Meiren.
This... Empress Wanbi's sachet, I say you... recognize it.
Queen Nalan, who was sitting on the couch, frowned slightly and glanced at her quietly.
What sachet? Bring it to me and show it."
The palace maid Hongye said cleverly, "My queen, wait a minute, I will check it first.
I saw Hongye pulling off the silver hairpin and inserting it into the sachet skillfully. Then she smelled it carefully with the tip of her nose. After a while, Hongye frowned and presented it to Queen Nalan.
Queen Nalan looked at Hongye with comfort, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
What, is there something wrong?
The queen yawned and asked softly.
Jin'er also looked at the red leaves, her eyes filled with suspicion.
Red leaves - delicate and lively, a woman from the Qiang Yi tribe in the Western Regions. She understands pharmacology and is good at adjusting fragrances.
Madam, the spices in this bag are different. Please look at it. You should not touch it. Please wait for me...
Uh-huh, Jin'er, go and invite Qiao Wanbin and others into the palace.
After Hongye left with the sachet, Jin'er invited the three imperial concubines into the palace.
Qiao Wanbi was the concubine of the King of Chang'an at that time. She entered the palace a year after Queen Nalan and had no children.
She is the niece of Li Fuchao, the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital, and she has some medical skills. When she was in Jizhou Prefecture, she and Nalanqin were relatively close friends. However, this woman was very scheming, and Nalanqin always kept a distance from her.
Qiao Wanbin: My sister pays homage to the queen sister. I wish her good health and good luck to her descendants.
Xiao Xiuyi: The queen is in good health and good luck!
Sumeiren: My sister wishes my sister well, may the phoenix’s body be golden and the dragon’s veins be everlasting!
Queen Nalan: Sit down, no courtesy.
Thank you sisters for thinking about me. I feel much better today. Sisters, please rest assured.
Well, my sister's well-being is related to the country. I, my concubines, and others are willing to pray for the dragon heir and my sister every day!
The three beauties greeted him charmingly and sat down gently.
Concubine Shu has arrived, Concubine Shu has arrived...
Outside the gate of Weiyang Palace, there was already a loud announcement. The formation was so big that the guards guarding the palace thought it was the emperor coming.
I saw people's heads moving and floats riding high. Concubine Lin Shu in the eight-person sedan chair had exquisite makeup, as graceful as a fairy, noble and cool.
Haha, the Queen and Concubine Shu have arrived...
Qiao Wanbin looked at the outside of the hall in a flattering manner, and said with a slight curl of her lips.
The maids and eunuchs all stared at Queen Nalan's expression, waiting for orders. Queen Nalan straightened her clothes, and her pretty face was as bright as a smile.
Jin'er, quickly bring all the Suzhou embroidery that the emperor rewarded yesterday - Yun Zhijin. I want to give it to the empresses of each palace.
Oops, my concubine Pearl is late, Queen Jin An!
The concubines and other concubines paid homage to Concubine Shu. They paid homage to the empress. She was blessed with all the best.
Well, I have some free time today, so I came here to pay my respects to the Queen. Why, you have no time to wait?
As soon as Concubine Lin Shu opened her mouth, the atmosphere in Weiyang Palace immediately became stagnant, and several concubines and palace officials lowered their eyebrows.
It was Queen Nalan who broke the situation and ordered Jin'er to take Yun Zhijin one by one.
Sister, congratulations on the divine gift of dragon veins. This is the health blessing package that I prayed for at Longquan Temple yesterday specifically for my sister and the dragon fetus. You see, it is a blessing package that was blessed by the abbot Master Hongzhi. It is very precious and auspicious!
Okay, okay, thank you sister for your thoughtfulness. Everything is going well here in this palace, and my sister should also be well-educated and start to flourish for the royal family as soon as possible...
Queen Nalan really doesn't want to tolerate her words anymore. She knows that Concubine Lin Shu has been favored for many years, but she has never been pregnant. Her heart has been broken thousands of times, but today she just brought it up to the public.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The smile on Lin Shufei's face seemed to be frosted, her pink cheeks twitched a few times in embarrassment, and there was a moment of sadness in her eyes, but she turned around and immediately became angry
Peaceful and beautiful.
What my sister said is, I will work hard.
Then, she changed the topic and said with a smile: "You three sisters, please go to Shuyi Palace to sit there more often when you have time. The Phalaenopsis where I live is in bloom. It is a tribute from the Western Regions. Let's enjoy it together?"
Xiao Xiuyi: Concubine Shu, how long has it been since this emperor entered the harem?
Concubine Lin Shu's face turned frosty again. She glanced at the concubines present with her cold eyes, and suddenly laughed, hahahahaha, there are so many people who want to have a baby, don't you think?
Queen Nalan's eyes were slightly gleaming, and her charming face sank: My sister has been serving the emperor for how many years, why do I become more and more ignorant of the rules?
The four concubines had never seen Queen Nalan lose her temper before, and they were all stunned for a moment.
I saw her raising her head slightly: "Thank you! The beauty of Yunfang Palace has been accompanying you for your hard work, and you will be rewarded with two pieces of cloud brocade, a phoenix hairpin, a ginseng plant, and several dendrobium agate beads."
Ah, Queen Nalan's operation simply made all the palace concubines confused for a moment, and several of them dispersed in boredom.
In June, the emperor came to Weiyang Palace twice and Shuyi Palace three times. He also spent more time visiting the beauties of other palace concubines than in the previous month, so he should have been exposed to both rain and dew.
In the Xiafei Hall, Qiao Wanbi and Su Meiren tried their best to flatter each other just for the last visit of Bo Sheng, but their efforts paid off.
Your Majesty, what do you think of playing like this?
Qiao Wanbin's guqin music is the most beautiful in the palace. Today she played the song "Feng Qiu Huang" to express her heart's desire:
There is a beautiful woman, I will never forget you when I see her
Not seeing you for a day makes me miss you like crazy
The phoenix flies and soars, the phoenix is sought from all over the world
There is no need to praise the beauty, she is not on the east wall
Use the qin to express your words, and talk about your heartfelt words
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In the Imperial Garden in June, the peonies are still as luxuriant as the clouds. But the peach blossoms that scorch their flowers are already out of season. Just like the beautiful lady in Yunfang Palace, she was favored for a while, and finally came to an end after she became pregnant with the fetus of a dragon.
In July, bad news came that she had a miscarriage, and the emperor visited her once. Afterwards, the playful emperor wandered around other gardens like a child.
The beautiful woman was shouting hoarse, and the emperor was very upset...
So, the cruel nun in the palace simply locked her up in Yunfang Hall.
Concubine Shu of Shuyi Palace murmured: "Maybe she didn't understand that there is never a shortage of flowers in the emperor's back garden. When the flowers bloom and fall, she is just a piece of red..."
(To be continued)
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