Chapter 385 Yixiu 63
"Nianpin has been recuperating from her illness and hasn't been seen for a long time. It's okay that no one can understand what she says, but it's not good if her illness hasn't fully healed yet or her temperament has changed."
Yixiu picked up the tea and said with a smile, "After all, you're out now. If you act out among your sisters, we can just laugh it off. But if you do it at a palace banquet during festivals, I'm afraid it will not only tarnish the reputation of the Nian family and lose face for the imperial family, but will also anger the emperor and harm his health. Then, Concubine Nian, you will be blamed for it."
This was a blatant threat and mockery, and to Nian Shilan it was no different from slapping her in public.
However, the Queen paid no attention to her furious expression and even said in a leisurely tone, "Everyone, try the new tea I made in the palace and see if it tastes right."
The three newlyweds were puzzled. Aren't tea tastings supposed to be about whether the tea tastes right or not? Why was the Queen asking about whether it was right or not? Could the tea the royal family drank be fake?
Looking at the tea bowl, I was even more puzzled. This wasn't tea, was it? Even though it had the word "tea" in it, wasn't almond tea a beverage? There weren't any tea leaves in it, either.
Looking up again, they saw their senior colleagues at the same company looking peculiar, clearly aware of what was going on. At that moment, the three of them finally felt a bit bewildered: What the hell? What's going on? Can you please be considerate of the newbie, Xiao Bai?
Nian Xiwen felt like she was being scratched by a kitten. She was sitting diagonally opposite Nian Pin, so she naturally saw the whole process of her face changing from red to blue and then to white. She clearly guessed that this might be related to her cousin who liked to look down on others at home. Unfortunately, she had been in the palace for too short a time and had too little friendship with others to understand the details.
It's such a pity.
Of course she didn't know. In fact, the ladies present at the scene didn't know the full story either. They could only guess a little. In the entire Forbidden City, the Empress at the top was probably the only one who knew the inside story best. Perhaps even the parties involved, whose faces were even more like a seasoning dish, might not fully understand it.
"Your Majesty's almond tea tastes so good that I miss it. I thought I would never be able to drink it again, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to actually make it. This shows the deep sisterly love between you and Queen Chunyuan."
Others did not dare to say this. After all, generally speaking, a living queen is always reluctant to mention her dead predecessors. But Maopin saw clearly that the queen was obviously a broad-minded person. She did not bother herself with the dead and was even willing to use the dead. In this case, she should naturally take the lead. Among those sitting here, she had the longest seniority.
After all, she didn't know that there was such a thing as time travel in this world. Those who cared about it were already caring to death, and those who didn't care wanted to go to Q on their own initiative.
The emperor has used Chun Yuan to market his affectionate husband. As a good sister who is related by blood and has worked with him for many years, she must follow her superior's footsteps and give herself the buff of sisterly love.
Seeing Concubine Mao come up, Yixiu's smile became more sincere. "Do you think it tastes the same as my sister's? Ever since my sister passed away, I have missed her so much. Drinking this, it feels like I'm back to the days when we were together in the mansion."
"In fact, tea made from bitter almonds has a stronger aroma, but bitter almonds are highly toxic. Even though they can be prepared, they make people feel uneasy. Therefore, I still use sweet almonds, but I always feel that something is missing."
Yixiu sighed slowly. Concubine Qi on her left finally saw the opportunity and said with a smile, "Of course it's better not to swallow something poisonous. It would be bad if it hurts someone. I find this tea I'm drinking very good."
"Well, Concubine Qi is right. I am afraid of this too."
Yixiu looked at Concubine Nian with satisfaction as she lowered her head and finally behaved herself. Then she smiled and waved her hand to let them disperse.
For the next three days, the emperor only summoned Concubine Guaerjia to sleep with him, and gave her the title of Ke. Now she has become Concubine Ke.
For a time, she became increasingly popular in the palace. On the other side, Concubine Nian was fine, but Concubine Wu was secretly anxious. Before she could decide whether to risk offending others to fight for her, the emperor, after a brief relaxation, buried himself in the vast amount of memorials from the previous dynasty again.
In the early stage, the emperor was more in line with the setting of a hard-working emperor who puts work first and his wife second best. Yixiu felt sorry for the two less fortunate girls in the palace for two seconds without any real emotion.
Wu's hesitation turned to regret and then to jealousy. Especially after feeling the obvious neglect from others, the resentment in her heart grew like a weed that took root and grew wildly.
"My lady, Concubine Wu has gone forward again."
As soon as Rongxue entered the room, she grumbled indignantly to Nian Xiwen, who was drawing patterns in the east room. But Nian Xiwen smiled and said, "It's good that Rongxue came at the right time. Help me draw it quickly. My eyes are dry after just a while."
Rongxue came over and apologized. She had first helped with a few strokes, but then she forgot everything else and buried herself in the work for the entire afternoon. Nian Xiwen felt bad first, worried that her neck would not be able to bear it, so he patted her gently and said, "Good Rongxue, there's no need to rush. I see it's getting late. Go ask Fuyun to bring my dinner."
Rongxue put down his pen with a feeling of being unsatisfied, and then he realized that it was already this late. He apologized repeatedly, secretly annoyed at himself for being so ignorant of the seriousness of the matter. Seeing that the young lady was in a good mood, he felt so relieved these past few days.
After a quick reminder in his mind, Rongxue completely forgot that he had to advise the young lady to be careful of Wu and to be more ambitious when he entered the room. He hurriedly cleaned up the table, went out and told someone to get the food, and then turned around to busy himself with other things.
Although the young noble only lives in the east side hall and is properly served by two palace maids and a eunuch who runs errands, there is still a lot to do. Every month, their allowance is paid out together with the main seat of Changchun Palace, which in turn requires Rongxue, a personal maid, to coordinate between the upper and lower levels.
Rongxue has always done a good job in this regard. She had worked in Kunning Palace for a period of time before and knew one or two people there. She knew that the emperor would not stop once he got busy. She also saw that her young lady always looked like she was in a bad mood. In addition, Concubine Wu seemed to have hooked up with Concubine Qi recently, and her attitude towards them became increasingly wrong, so she became a little anxious.
Nian Xiwen knew what was going on, and she certainly didn't really intend to just give up. She was just taking this opportunity to hone the personalities of the people around her.
She is still very satisfied with Rongxue and doesn't want to change it for the time being.
Looking at the half-finished image of Our Lady of Mercy in my hand, I originally drew it out of selfish desire, but after finishing it, I found that the Queen's facial features did not look out of place in the middle of it, and it was actually an image of Guanyin with both form and spirit.
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