Chapter 313 Watching the Sky at Night

Author: Fragrance is all over the world

Chapter 313 Watching the Sky at Night

On this day, the weather in Beijing was exceptionally clear and cloudless, and you could see the blue sky at a glance.

The emperor went to court and was in a good mood. "Come, come with me to the imperial garden."

"Yes." The eunuch replied.

At this time, it is already July, and autumn will soon come.

The summer flowers have almost finished blooming, and the autumn flowers are just about to bloom. There is no shortage of scenery worth admiring in the Imperial Garden.

As soon as the emperor left, the little eunuch sweeping the roadside quickly picked up the broom and ran to the harem while no one was paying attention.

Here, the maid in the Palace of Rejuvenation who received the news said excitedly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty has gone to the Royal Garden, let's get ready quickly!"

The imperial concubine was overjoyed and ran to the dressing table with bare feet, "That's great, Jin Yu, come and freshen me up quickly and give me a neat bun."

Many plain-colored dresses were found in the palace and hung neatly on the shelves for the concubine to choose from. Various wooden hairpins and white jade hairpins were lined up on the dressing table.

In order to cover up the illness on her face, the imperial concubine applied a thick layer of powder, but in Jin Yu's skillful hands, this thick layer of powder became light and translucent.

Soon, the imperial concubine, who had swollen eyelids and dark blue eyes, looked at herself in the mirror, who seemed to be naturally beautiful, and said, "Jinyu, you are the most skillful with your hands. Without you, I don't know how much trouble I would have."

Jin Yu smiled slightly, "It is the slave's duty to share the worries of the empress."

"Wear a rose-colored dress, and remember to dye it with sandalwood. Also, change your bracelets to rosary beads, and don't carry a purse."

The imperial concubine gave orders and the servants worked in an orderly manner.

It has to be said that the imperial concubine is very good at giving full play to her own strengths. After dressing up and changing her style, she is even more eye-catching.

At this time, the emperor was standing by the lotus pond admiring the last white lotus flowers in summer.

Many of the lotuses in the pond are dead, and only the lotus pod in the middle is left. However, there are also lotuses that are about to bloom. In this pond, withering and blooming balance each other skillfully.

"What time is it?" asked the emperor.

"It will be late in about a quarter of an hour. Your Majesty wants to have lunch?"

The emperor glanced at the lotus pond with nostalgia. Thinking of the pile of memorials in the imperial study room, he felt a headache. He said helplessly, "Let someone put lunch in the imperial study room."

On the way back to the imperial study, the emperor suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Although this chrysanthemum is not as precious as those green clouds and lotuses, it does have a different flavor when it blooms. Although it blooms a little early, someone will take this chrysanthemum back to the palace to keep it alive."

The voice was as soft as clouds and like the tinkling of spring water. The emperor was curious as to who was speaking. He stopped in his tracks.

Through the scattered shadows of the trees, the emperor saw a graceful figure of pink color moving. The emperor was even more curious. He could not remember any concubine in the palace who liked to wear pink dresses.

Thinking about it, the emperor moved towards the figure and came behind the lotus-colored figure.

When Jin Yu saw the emperor, he quickly saluted and said, "I have seen the emperor."

The imperial concubine turned around in surprise, "Why is the emperor in the imperial garden?"

When he saw it was Concubine Rong, the emperor's eyes lit up and he looked her up and down, "Concubine Rong is really radiant today."

Abandoning the nobility of the past, today's imperial concubine is more like a fairy.

The emperor took the concubine's hand and chatted while walking. Unknowingly, the emperor's lunch was moved from the Imperial Study Room to the Palace of Rejuvenation.

"Why do you, your concubine, eat all the vegetarian dishes today? Come, try this piece of meat."

The emperor picked up a piece of meat and put it into the concubine's bowl.

The imperial concubine stretched out her hand to stop her and hurriedly explained, "Thank you, Your Majesty. However, I have to be a vegetarian for one year and not eat meat. I'm afraid I will let down the Emperor's kindness."

The emperor was surprised, "How do you manage to become a vegetarian?"

The imperial concubine nodded, with a deep look in her eyes, "Your Majesty doesn't know something. Half a month ago, I always dreamed about the days when I got along with the Queen Mother, and I remembered how kind the Queen Mother was to me, so I decided to be a vegetarian every day for a year.

Hand-copied scriptures to pray for the Queen Mother."

After hearing this, the emperor was greatly moved and said, "The imperial concubine is interested."

After the meal, the emperor stayed in the Huichun Hall and said some thoughtful words to the imperial concubine before leaving.

Returning to the imperial study, the emperor looked at the Zhezi absently.

It turned out that two days ago, a servant reported that many swallows suddenly appeared in front of the Queen Mother's tomb in the imperial mausoleum. The emperor called Qin Tianjian and asked him to see what was going on.

The Imperial Heavenly Supervisor observed the celestial phenomena at night and reported the situation the next day, saying that all he had to do was find a concubine whose zodiac signs did not conflict with those of the former Empress Dowager and pray for her.

Because he was busy with government affairs, the emperor temporarily forgot about this matter.

When I was having dinner with the imperial concubine just now, I remembered that the emperor dropped the note and said, "Come, go and invite Qin Tianjian!"

As soon as Qin Tianjian arrived, the emperor asked, "How is the matter with the imperial mausoleum going?"

Qin Tianjian stroked his beard and said solemnly, "Reporting to your Majesty, I watched the sky at night and found signs of a solar eclipse in the near future."

Halfway through, Qin Tianjian did not dare to continue.

The emperor frowned and asked, "What is the eclipse of the sun and stars? If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't hesitate."

"There is a saying in the celestial phenomena that the emperor is unfilial, and the sun and stars will be eclipsed." Qin Tianjian knelt on the ground, "Please calm down your anger."

As soon as these words came out, the emperor's face turned pale, and he turned away with a flick of his sleeves.

The emperor calculated in his mind and found out that he had not been to the imperial mausoleum to worship for nearly ten years.

He sighed complicatedly. When he was a child, his mother-in-law was partial to his younger brother. It was not until his younger brother fell into the water in winter and contracted the cold that he died of an illness. After that, his mother-in-law seemed to have noticed him.

But what followed was not maternal love that came late, but resentment. The mother-in-law resented why it was not him who fell into the water.

Until he ascended the throne and his mother became the Queen Mother, he thought the relationship between mother and son would be better.

I don't know if it was a trick of fate, but the Queen Mother died of illness just two years after she ascended the throne. Before she died, she still recited her brother's nickname.

The emperor was in a mess, "That's all, is there any solution?"

Qin Tianjian secretly let out a sigh of relief and said, "Reporting to the emperor, we only need to find a concubine with the five elements of water and who is located in the southwest to guard the imperial mausoleum to resolve this celestial phenomenon."

The emperor thought to himself that since it is located in the southwest, the imperial concubine's palace must be located in the southwest.

"Rong Guifei Lin, please go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get her birth date and birth date to see if she is suitable to guard the imperial mausoleum."

Qin Tianjian nodded, "I obey!"

"You go down."

The emperor waved his hand and suddenly felt very tired, as if he had been busy all his life without getting any rest.

The screen retreated to the left and right, and the emperor sat dejectedly on the dragon chair. He patted the handle of the dragon chair and looked at the tall jade at his feet. His heart felt as heavy as a weight weighing ten thousand kilograms.

Looking back on my life, it seems that in the end, it was all a waste of water.

Is this what it really means to be alone?
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