Among the five islands in Tai Ye Pool, Small Fang Hu and Small Ying Zhou occupied the largest areas. As roads in Small Fang Hu twisted and turned and the land was not spacious, it was not a suitable place for holding grand banquets.
In contrast, Small Ying Zhou was endowed with a flat ground which was big enough to accommodate those people participating in the summer banquet.
When people and Empress Dowager arrived at the pier not far from Yan Fu Palace, several pleasure-boats had been waited for a long time. It could be seen that those boats were not used for a long time and were dressed up temporarily. The paint was bright and some incense were used for covering the odor of the paint. At this moment, though they did not approach, they already smelled a strong aroma of the incense.
As Empress Dowager was older, she frowned slightly.
Queen Mother Ji also covered her nose with a veil and looked at the Empress reproachfully, “Even if
Hearing that, Yun Qingman said automatically, “But Fenghuang and...”“You are also here?” The maid, as if she just saw Yun Fenghuang, smiled and invited, “Duchess Yi mentioned you with the wife of Shizi just now. Would you like to go together?”Yun Fenghuang shook her head, and said to Yun Qingman, “Qingman, you can go, and I won’t bother you.”She let Miao Cai, who accompanied Yun Qingman as a maid to join the Imperial Harem, leave here. After that maid and Yun Qingman left, she asked Miao Cai to find a eunuch to inform Yun Qike next door, “Tell him that I want to talk with him.”After a while, Miao Cai returned, saying that the eunuch had passed the words and Yun Qike would meet Yun Fenghuang at Mei Wu Pavilion near Tai Ye Pool.Yun Fenghuang let Xi Le reward her a pair of silver bracelets, saying, “Your master is talking with her family happily. If you go back to her at this time, you will disturb her. You can follo
When Yun Fenghuang returned to the banquet in front of Shi Cui Building, Duchess Yi had gone, and only Ms. Han, the wife of Shizi, was chatting with Yun Qingman casually. Seeing Yun Fenghuang coming, they got up and greeted her.“Qingman, how are you feeling now?” Yun Fenghuang sat down and asked Yun Qingman with concern, “Are you still uncomfortable? I’ve asked Xi Jing and Miao Cai to go back to bring medicines for you, and they will be back soon.”Yun Qingman froze for a moment, and said, “It would be inconvenient. I’m much better now... Have you found the maids of Her Highness? Would you bother her?”“Sister, you can rest assured.” Before Yun Fenghuang replied, Ms. Han said smilingly, “Her Highness favors Pin Yun so much and everyone knows that. For her, it’s a piece of cake, isn’t it? What’s more, since Pin Yun always stays with Her Highness, she must know how to behave in front of those people. Am I right, Pin Yun?”Yun Fenghu
“... What do you want?” The young man in the red robe said the third time to let Yun Fenghuang speak out her idea. He was no longer calm but helpless.He was handsome and tall. When he frowned at the moment, despite more disgust, he showed a charming temperament of being pale and fragile.At least Xi Le couldn’t help being softhearted when she saw this.However, Yun Fenghuang had no feelings at all. She only glanced at him and then said, “The jade pendant at your waist looks priceless.”The young man was cold, threw it to her instantly, and asked indifferently, “Are you satisfied?”Yun Fenghuang didn’t pick up, so the jade pendant fell to the ground in front of her. Xi Le picked it up and gave it to her after cleaning it. It was really priceless even in the eyes of laymen. It was made of flawless white jade and carved into the shape of a little deer lying on a bluestone and holding glossy ganoderma in the mouth. It fel
As Yun Fenghuang was suspicious and tried to find an excuse to find out if something had happened, a group of well-armed guards appeared. When seeing them, they all sighed with relief. Then... Yun Fenghuang and Deng Chengzhai were “invited” to have a talk in the vihara not far away.“Pin Yun, where did you go, whom did you meet and what did you do after you left the banquet?” In a separate room of the vihara, two eunuchs and two older fine-dressed maids asked smilingly. Their attitude was polite but made Yun Fenghuang feel that she must answer them.Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly, and quickly glanced at the door... The guards who “escorted” her over just now stood outside motionlessly. It seemed that they were on guard, but they could hear clearly the conversation indoor since the doors and windows were open.It was better to say that they were keeping watch on her instead of doing their duties.Did someone know that she asked Xi L
Yan Fu Palace, as the residence of the Empress, was a magnificent palace where the servants were diligent. Even the flowers and plants there were all trim and leafy.Though the Emperor had taken over the reins of government, Yan Fu Palace was as magnificent as before.Yun Fenghuang was led to the gate of the palace. After waiting for a while, she was invited inside by a maid.“I’ve thought that His Majesty has forgotten you and planned to remind him. However, he mentioned about you just now, saying that you should come back.” Empress Ji probably just came back from the outside because she still wore Diyi, with a piece of jewelry on which a red phoenix held the beads in the mouth. But she looked quite tired and much thinner than before.With a weak voice, she pointed to the embroidered stool not far away, “Sit down.”“Your Highness, what’s going on?” After Yun Fenghuang thanked Empress Ji and sat down, she couldn’t wait
Yun Fenghuang was startled, and blurted, “Your Highness, do you suspect that His Majesty...”“Officials of the Ministry of Punishments, the Highest Judiciary, and Imperial City Division also participated in the summer banquet.” Empress Ji pinched her forehead and said tiredly, “They thoroughly inspected the scene and the vicinity under the watchful eyes of the people, and concluded that someone shot my grandmother with a 3 dan bow (dan: a unit of weight, 1 dan ≈ 120kg) from a hundred steps away, but this murderer has not been found yet.”A female from an ordinary family would not know what the 3 dan bow meant.However, people in the north were good at horseback riding and shooting, and even women knew about it. Yun Fenghuang, guided by her father and brothers, practiced horseback riding and shooting when she was only about seven years old. At the age of ten, she could take a small bow and drove falcons and hounds to participate in hunting. Alth
The situation was different from the past. When Emperor Chunjia did not take over the reins of government, most people in the Imperial Haram, except for those who were born in humble families and had no patron, would look down on him. Yun Fenghuang was not the only one who sat in the imperial carriage with him.Even after sitting down, some people would not think that this was a special gift from the Emperor...Perhaps they would murmur that without the support of their families, Emperor Chunjia would be a nobody. Therefore, the treatment of sitting in the imperial carriage with him did not deserve mentioning...However, now the Emperor took over the reins of government. Even the road to Hu Zhu Palace had been repaired. Therefore, it could be seen that the current situation...Yun Fenghuang thought she could take temporary setbacks, so she readily thanked Emperor Chunjia and sat on the imperial carriage.“You have been
How to award her?This was a good question.The circumstances had changed. Emperor Chunjia had initially taken the authority of an emperor.At this time, if she priced up terribly, the Emperor might not be able to give her what she wanted. Moreover, if he managed to give her what she wanted, he would ask her for more in the future, not to mention liquidating in the future. On the contrary, if she charged a low price, it didn’t make much sense for her current situation. Moreover, regarding Yun Fenghuang’s previous performance, the Emperor would not believe that she was a kind person who asked for no return.The most important thing was that the Emperor must have other intentions when he asked the question.Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and finally said, “My adoptive father intends to serve the Imperial Court, but his official position is low...”“I thought you would take the opportunity to ask for a pro
The first day of the newcomer's entry into the palace, Chunjia rested in the Raccoon Flower Hall, which is dedicated to the true beauty of the face.From the next day onwards, it was time to honor the newcomers one by one.Otherwise there is a suspicion of neglecting the families behind the newcomers.This day Chunjia did not intend to come to the splendor of the Palace, but the cloud wind Huang halfway to send food, ran into him casually counting Yin Qu, so come over to sit for a few moments to inform the cause, to go to the palace to spend the night anyway, the two palaces away from the close, separated by a Yijia Palace.However, such a sit on the meal time, looking at the son of heaven accompanied the real princess with the dinner, holding the tea slowly and methodically sipping, but also did not have the slightest intention to get up, left and right can not help but be a little uneasy, are to take the corner of the eye to aim at the goose guide, hope th
Yun Feng Huang was slightly stunned when he received the news that the second consort was seeking an audience, and then frowned.At this time, Xie Mang happened to be playing in front of her, saw the situation and ran over with a halfunraveled ninelink ring and asked curiously, "Auntie, this second consort's family history is excellent, quite popular with the royal courtesy, and now taking the initiative to be soft, is it not good?""What do you children care about these?" Yun Feng Huang smiled and touched her head, mouth angry at this niece nosy, but still for her to explain, "five consorts into the palace is the trend, can not be blocked. But they are raging, in aunt's position of power are very unfavorable. In order to avoid the people underneath the low worship high, listening to their family history, looking at the favoritism of the Empress Dowager Mother of Mercy on the reversal of the past, aunt this is in their first day in the palace to give color ....""S
Smoky Orchid Palace Xin Li Hall, although there has been no major construction, in the Xuan Fei a cadre of daughtersinlaw under the command of some pick up, but has been very different from the consort at the time.Not only in the temple furnishings style is very different, even with the flowers and plants in the court, also has pruning material.Even people who are familiar with the place may not recognize it at first sight.Spare a thought, Xuanfei's nursemaid Yin still has some regrets, "Your Highness first came to the palace right, if it is on the big move, not too frivolous ... Otherwise, the steps of the few clumps of flowers and trees, should also be replaced.""Almost done." Xuanfei Luo Hanyi hand on the railing, a little bit of survey of their own land, do not care to say, "His Majesty does not like Zheng, do not ask him to come here to think of the old man, swept away the interest on the good. The other, the day will come, slowly tidy up, but there
"I've been coming over at this hour for the past two days, what's there to do and what's not to do?" Chun Jia first leaned over and touched the top of Xie Mang's hair, smiled and told her to flatten herself, and replied, "Do you want to drive me away?"Yun Feng Huang smiled and said, "Your Majesty thought to where? Not today's new sisters into the palace, concubine thought you have to go to see them first?"As he spoke, Qing Xu and the others had already come up, taking Xie Mang's hand and leading her down.The Imperial Consort and the two of them walked inward as they spoke and took their seats in the hall."When is there a rule in the palace that when a concubine first enters, I must rest over?" Chunjia snorted, took the tea handed up by the courtesan sip, lazy, "people are eager to come to me, you're good, a little bit of a breeze, I haven't said anything, can't wait to close the door of the splendor of the Palace of the Qing Dynasty, will be shut out of m
Spring in March in the palace city is still craggy, but the branches have blossomed a bit of yellow and green buds, brushing through the temples of the wind also metamorphosed to the harsh, more or less show some tenderness, the whole palace inside and outside, a spring is full of flavor.Sweet white glaze lowpainted magpies in a tea cup of green and blue slightly rippling, repeatedly stained with phoenix flower juice of the fingertips brightly colored, more and more show that the catkin holding the tea cup is slender and white, race of snow frost Empress Yuan took the bowl of tea, surveyed in front of the face of the playful posture and dignified, from head to toe is not her familiar and respected the style of the new consort of the great lady, showing a satisfied smile.While she spoke to encourage the effort, the next Wei Heng Yan raised his sleeve to cover his mouth, whispered for the introduction of cloud wind Huang, "... This is Luo's daughter, the maiden name of
"This matter is troublesome." The next day, at the Duke of Yiguo's residence, the Duke of Yiguo, who had received the news, frowned slightly and said to his wife, "Before, Zhao was raised by the Empress, and now that Ji is in decline and disliked by His Majesty, the Empress, no matter how reluctant she may be in her heart, does not dare to slow down the heir who is credited to my son's name; however, now that the person has come into the hands of True Concubine, it is not easy to say."Han twisted her handkerchief uneasily, "But since the person who proposed to put an heir under my son's name was Concubine Zhen, she wouldn't have intentionally caused Zhao's miscarriage? Besides, my son is no longer alive, so even if she doesn't want to offend us, she won't treat Zhao's heir badly?"Wing Guo Gong said, "True consort indeed will not do so ... just this hand of the Queen, but it is like borrowing the hand of true consort, will drag us into the water ah! The next harem fight
At Jun Jia's request, Empress Qu's birthday passed in waves.In the end, Yun Feng Huang feel overly upset, privately sent a subcongratulatory gift to the Jia Shan Palace, than last year's birthday of Queen Yuan's congratulatory gift slightly cut down the kind of."The mourning family is actually not lacking in these." After all, she is the empress dowager, or Chunjia's birth mother, despite Chunjia's own request not to give her the same treatment as Empress Dowager Yuan, on this day, the consorts still have to come to Jiashan Palace to ask for peace and congratulations.But the curve of the Empress Dowager to maintain the usual silence and cold, will be sent away, only stayed in the cloud wind Huang meal, the reason is, "I'm afraid that you are not used to the meals here, so that the real consort on behalf of you to stay with the grieving family well, your heart grieving family know, are good children."Waiting for people are gone, but sighed and said to Yun
On the first day of the first month, the Son of Heaven, complete with crown, up the great dynasty, by the hundred officials to pay homage.Afterwards, the kings and ministers each pay homage to their ancestors.Returning to the harem after noon, he went to the Spring Lazy Palace, and met with Empress Dowager Yuan, while Empress Qu and a cadre of princesses and county princesses and consorts had gathered here for a long time to wait, and together they paid their respects to the Son of Heaven on his new jubilee.Chunjia just returned from the temple, still wearing a grand robe, looking not like the elegant and gentle, majestic and solemn.Sitting on the side of the two empress dowagers, his eyes swept over the three kneeling nine kowtowed internal order women, saw the head but still holding the sick Empress Ji, slightly frowned.After exempting himself from the salute, he said mildly, "the first month of the first day of the month exactly auspicious, the
"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood! Concubine is just afraid that Mang'er is worried, that's why I casually put her off." Yun Feng Huang painfully thought to himself afterward, "This is not afraid of revealing the stuffing, so that's why you have to send her away in a hurry?"Junjia grunted, "Cunning!""Concubine innocent ah!" Yun Feng Huang swore, "Concubine to have that ability to figure out the holy will, will still this long time can not see you?""Who knows if you are capable of figuring out the holy will, but impatient to do so?" Junjia glanced at her and said quietly.Yun Feng Huang jawdroppingly said, "The world is so stupid?"She said this so swiftly and justifiably that Chunjia was all but laughed at, saying, "Not stupidly!""That concubine here is certainly not such a person." Yun Feng Huang seriously said, "Concubine was praised for being smart and resourceful when I was a child, and his majesty also said the same about his concubin