Chapter 108
Chapter 108
The newcomer can go to bed on the night after paying respects to the queen.
There is a saying in the harem that the newcomer who takes the lead in serving the bed will surely have a great fortune in the future!
So, this is an exciting time!
It's not just the newcomers who are anxious, those "old people" also want to know, among these new concubines who entered the palace, who holds the most weight in His Majesty's heart.
Different from the anxiety of other concubines, Jiang Ning went to bed that night after washing, and the lights of Changle Palace were turned off as usual.
Some of the concubines who were stationed in the Changle Palace knew the news that the lights of the Changle Palace had been turned off early, and unanimously scolded Jiang Ning for pretending to be good, but he was probably crying under the covers!
Some concubines also hurriedly changed their clothes and rested, trying to get up early tomorrow, so that they could see the red and swollen eye sockets and haggard face of the concubine when they paid their respects.
After all, the newcomers don't have much foundation, so they are easy to deal with. They can't compare to the noble concubine who has fallen out of favor and still stands tall.
They couldn't wait to tear the concubine's calm face.
When I think about it, I get very excited.
Same as the previous life, Concubine Xie attended the bed on the first night, and Xie Xianzi went to Fengqing Palace with a red face on the second morning.
Jiang Ning went a little earlier than Xie Shi, and many concubines saw that her expression was normal, she didn't look like someone who cried all night, and felt a little disappointed in her heart.
But today's highlight is not Jiang Ning, all the concubines just sighed and passed away, and then they all waited for Mrs. Xie eagerly.
Xie Xianzi evenly applied a thin layer of powder on her face, deliberately showing off her unabated blush. She propped her back while saluting, looking weak and weak.
Looking at the concubine with disgust.
It's uncomfortable to sit in bed for the first time, but she is too good at pretending, so pretentious, it seems that she has never slept with others before!
Du Fangyi cast a disdainful glance at Xie Xianzi, and then said with a smile all over her face: "Concubine Xie is the number one attendant, so I'm sure I'll be able to win the conferment of the Jin Dynasty. I'm here to congratulate you first."
There was an unwritten rule in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If the emperor was very satisfied with the newly promoted concubine, he would usually send the imperial decree of the promotion to the central palace on the second day of her first bedtime, when all the concubines said good morning. It is a way of manifesting grace.
Xie Xianzi felt that she was not only the emperor's cousin, but also the first among the newcomers. Her cousin must like her, and it would be no problem to be promoted to a first or second rank.
So he happily accepted Du Fangyi's congratulations.
However, after waiting for a long time, the imperial decree never came.
Xie Xianzi's face was a little stiff.
The concubines also somewhat understood what the emperor meant at this moment, but it was because of that kind of affection that Xie Xianzi came out on top, but Xie Xianzi was holding a chicken feather as an arrow, so she couldn't see her situation clearly.The time to ask for peace has long since ended, but the concubines still stayed in the middle palace, somewhat interested in watching the excitement.
After waiting for about half an hour, Xie Xianzi finally gave up, and with tears in her eyes, she resigned and left aggrieved.
Seeing that there was no excitement to watch, the concubines also left one after another.
Coming out of the central palace, Jiang Ning had someone carry a sedan chair and drive him to the library.
The Book Pavilion in Da Zhou is full of precious and unique copies handed down from generation to generation, which are rare to see elsewhere.
Jiang Ning randomly pulled out a book from the bookshelf, and read it with relish.
"Concubine, do you also like to read books?"
After Xiao Yan came down to court, he walked around casually, and when he reached the Library Pavilion, he wanted to come up to read a book, but he didn't expect to meet Jiang Ning here.
I heard that after her miscarriage, her temperament became calmer, and she often came to Zangshuge to read books.
Jiang Ning half-squatted and replied: "It's just to have nothing to do, to pass the time."
Xiao Yan helped her up with one hand, and asked in a harmonious voice: "How is the imperial concubine's health?"
Jiang Ning lowered his head and said, "It's all over."
Xiao Yan frowned, suddenly felt that Jiang Ning treated him a lot colder.
Jiang Ning lowered his head and did not speak, Xiao Yan looked at her coldly, and did not make a sound, the library was silent for a while.
Xiao Yan looked at it for a while, but didn't see Jiang Ning intending to make a sound, so he sighed and asked, "What kind of book does the noble concubine like to read?" He glanced sideways, it was a medical skill.
"My concubine's views are a bit mixed, so I can see whatever I like."
The two were speechless again, Xiao Yan felt bored, let go of her hand, found an ancient book himself, and sat on the desk specially set up in the Library Pavilion to read it intently.
Seeing Jiang Ning, he also continued to read.
Neither of them bothered the other, calm and peaceful...
After an unknown amount of time, a strange voice suddenly came out of the quiet Library Pavilion.
Jiang Ning suddenly raised his head and looked in Xiao Yan's direction, and the other party just happened to look up at her, and the two looked at each other.
"Goo-"
Jiang Ning covered her stomach in embarrassment, but couldn't stop the loud humming in her stomach.
The concubines of the harem would go to the middle palace every day to pay their respects.Jiang Ning is not used to eating breakfast too early, so when she went to greet the queen in the morning, she used something to pad her stomach. After the greeting was over, she went back to the palace to pass on breakfast, but she came to the library today, and she Forgot that my breakfast was not used yet.
It was rare for Xiao Yan to see Jiang Ning in such embarrassment, so he laughed happily.Jiang Ning's ears were slightly red when he heard this, Xiao Yan actually felt that the noble concubine at this time was extremely cute!
Jiang Ning called Jing Qiu in a low voice to ask about the time, only to realize that she had been here for more than an hour.
Jiang Ning said: "Your Majesty, the concubine has not eaten breakfast, so I will leave first."
There was still a smile in Xiao Yan's eyebrows and eyes: "I don't need any breakfast, let the imperial dining room deliver it here."
Jiang Ning shook his head: "Cangshuge is full of precious ancient books, and the smell of food is hard to get rid of when it sticks to the books. The concubines don't dare to spoil these ancient books, so let's go back to the palace to eat."
"Then I will accompany you to Changle Palace for dinner."
Jiang Ning hurriedly refused: "The food in Changle Palace is simple, the emperor should go back to Zichen Palace to eat."
After understanding what Jiang Ning meant, Xiao Yan's face darkened immediately: "Are you rejecting me? Or are you blaming me for neglecting you?"
Jiang Ning naturally said he didn't dare.In the past, the original boss relied on Xiao Yan in everything, but now she just rejected Xiao Yan a little, and he reacted so strongly, he really is the emperor, with a small belly.
When he treats you well, he will hold all kinds of treasures, and once he hates you, he kicks them away, but Xiao Yan still regards Jiang Ning as his possession, and thinks that Jiang Ning should take him as his own!
I don't know what he thought of, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "You go."
Jiang Ning was driving in a sedan chair, and when passing by the Royal Garden, he happened to see the gorgeous crape myrtle flowers in bloom. Anyway, he didn't feel hungry at this time, so Jiang Ning drove off to see the flowers when he was interested.
Then I heard Concubine Xie who was sitting in the pavilion shout loudly: "The imperial concubine is well."
Although it was an ordinary greeting, but Jiang Ning's status was much higher than that of Concubine Xie, and Xie Xianzi actually sat on a stone bench to say hello, which was simply unruly.
Jing Qiu couldn't help being angry, "My mother is a noble concubine, won't Concubine Xie come to pay her respects?"
"It's just an abandoned woman who has fallen out of favor. She has the title of noble concubine in vain, but she is actually worse than a low-ranking dresser. How dare you ask me to greet you?"
As soon as the words were finished, Xie Xianzi came out of the pavilion, holding her head high and her chest high, as if asking a teacher for a crime.
I heard that Jiang Ning met his cousin in Zangshu Pavilion. The two of them stayed there for an hour. They lived alone in the same room. Moreover, Mrs. Jiang was a legitimate concubine. Do you need to talk about what the two of you are doing inside? ?Xie Xianzi's nose was crooked when she heard this, and she rushed to block Jiang Ning.
"The imperial concubine clearly doesn't want to fight or snatch, but she even went to the library to seduce her cousin in private! It's really shameless to use such low-level methods!"
Jiang Ning didn't say anything, just stared at her coldly, then looked at a group of palace ladies passing by, and asked coldly: "Can you see clearly?"
Jiang Ning's nonsensical words made several court ladies confused, and even Concubine Xie looked at her indistinctly.
In the end, a little palace maid boldly said: "Your maidservant saw clearly, the imperial concubine passed by the imperial garden, and the concubine Xie not only didn't pay her respects according to the etiquette, but instead scolded her."
Jiang Ning nodded in satisfaction, and then raised his voice towards the rockery not far away: "Did Yang Cairen see it clearly?"
Yang Wanruo accidentally ran into the scene where the imperial concubine and Concubine Xie were fighting each other, she didn't want to be involved in the power struggle in the harem prematurely, she is now playing a delicate role in front of the emperor, if the emperor finds out that she dominates the harem Her ambition will inevitably greatly reduce her impression.It's a pity that there are many flowers and plants in the imperial garden, but there is no place to hide. In a moment of urgency, I can only dodge to the back of the rockery, hoping that the two people will finish their work soon.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ning would call her out, Yang Wanruo couldn't get off the horse now, so she had no choice but to come out and salute Jiang Ning and Concubine Xie respectively.
"I'm just an abandoned woman who fell out of favor, and I can't compare to Concubine Xie's overwhelming love. With the title of a small imperial concubine, Concubine Xie won't be convinced by how I will be treated, so I will ask Cairen Yang to replace me. Go to Fengqing Palace and tell the empress what happened just now." Jiang Ning said solemnly.
Yang Wanruo was taken aback for a moment, but then she could only agree with a wry smile, thinking that there were so many ways to get back to the bedroom, why was she so obsessed with going to the Imperial Garden!
Go to Fengqing Palace to report the truth?
The imperial concubine said it nicely, but no matter who she helped, it would be an offense to others.
However, she could not afford to offend the two of them. It stands to reason that Concubine Xie's family background is detached, and she is also the emperor's cousin, with a bright future. However, the imperial concubine has fallen out of favor, and the treatment she receives has not decreased at all due to the emperor's severe warning, but has increased slightly.Although she didn't know the reason, the emperor's move also showed Jiang's position in his heart.
Xie Shi?Ginger?
On the way to Fengqing Palace, Yang Wanruo had already made a choice.
Looking coldly at the back of Yang Wanruo leaving, Jiang Ning sneered in his heart, now he wants to stay away from the fight and pretend to be a naive and ignorant girl in front of the emperor?
She refused to let Yang Wanruo get what she wanted, but wanted to wring her out of this muddy water and let her fight Xie Xie ahead of schedule!
The queen is the lord of the harem, how could she not know about such a big event in the imperial garden?
It's just that he wants to use Xie Xianzi's hand to hit Jiang Ning in the face!
If Jiang Ning fights back, Xie Xianzi will also be unlucky.
No matter what the result is, she will benefit in the end, so why not do it?
Who knew that Jiang Ning would ask Yang Cairen to be a microphone, and she would no longer be able to sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight with this move.
After finishing the service, he took the phoenix to the imperial garden.
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