A high-pitched voice shouted: "Fengyi Palace has arrived. Please get off the sedan chair, Mr. Wan." Then an eunuch raised the curtain, and Kang Luhai stepped forward to hold my hand and walked all the way into Zhaoyang Palace.

Fifteen beautiful ladies have arrived at the palace, and the concubines have also arrived one after another. They sat down one by one according to their status, and they were silent. Only the sound of dense footsteps, a jingle of rings, and a gentle breeze could be heard.

, the Queen was surrounded and sat on the throne. Everyone hurriedly knelt down to say hello, and neatly said: "May the Queen be safe."

The queen wore a purple gold Zhai phoenix bead crown and a crimson gold and silver silk court dress with phoenix embroidery patterns on her head. Her demeanor was calm and graceful. The queen said with a pleasant smile: "Sisters, you are here very early. Please be healthy!"

Jiang Fuhai led a group of newly promoted concubines to bow down to the queen. After the queen accepted the ceremony, she also ordered the eunuch to present the gifts, and everyone thanked her.

The first seat to the left of the Queen was vacant. The Queen lowered her eyes slightly and Jiang Fuhai said: "Concubine Duan is ill and cannot come today."

The Queen said "Hmm": "Concubine Duan's health is not in good shape. After the ceremony is over, you can send someone to take a look."

Jiang Fuhai pointed to the first person on the Queen's right and said, "Young masters, please see Concubine Hua."

I quickly glanced at Concubine Hua, and a pair of red phoenix eyes flew up slightly, showing indescribable charm and fierceness. Concubine Hua's clothes were only as luxurious as the queen's. Her body was slender and fit, her skin was delicate, her face was like a peach blossom, and her fingers were like

Her lips were covered with spring green onions, and thousands of strands of green silk were combed into a gorgeous and complicated deer bun. They were only decorated with hairpins of red gold and rubies, which made her look even more dazzling. She was indeed a natural beauty, so bright that she couldn't be compared to anything else.

Concubine Hua said "hmm", but did not say "get up" or speak. She only fiddled with an jade-embedded ring on her finger leisurely, looked at it for a while, and then said to the queen with a smile: "This year

The jade sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not very good, the color is not green at all."

The queen smiled slightly and simply said: "The ring on your hand is not good, so who else's is good? Let the sisters get up first."

Concubine Hua suddenly remembered something and turned to us and said: "I was only talking to the Queen and forgot that you are still polite. Sisters, don't blame me. Get up."

Only then did the young masters dare to stand up. I said "I don't dare" in my mouth, but in my heart I said: What a huge threat! It forced all the concubines except the queen to worry about her at all times.

Suddenly, Concubine Hua asked with a smile: "Who are Shen Xiaoyi and Wan Guiren?"

Meizhuang and I immediately knelt down and saluted again, saying, "My concubine, Xiaoyi, please go to Meizhuang."

"My concubine, the noble Zhen Huan, comes to see the Concubine Hua, and wishes her good luck."

Concubine Hua smiled and excused herself from the ceremony, saying: "The two sisters are indeed very beautiful. No wonder they caught the emperor's attention."

Meizhuang and I both changed our expressions slightly, and Meizhuang replied: "Your Majesty's country is beautiful, graceful and luxurious, which is what really attracts people's attention."

Concubine Hua chuckled softly: "Sister Shen has such a sweet little mouth. But isn't it more suitable for a queen to say that the country is beautiful, fragrant, graceful and luxurious?"

I thought to myself: Concubine Hua is so powerful, she raises her eyebrows as soon as she speaks a word. So I said out loud: "The Queen is a mother-in-law to the world, the empress is so graceful and luxurious that all the concubines and ministers can't match her." Concubine Hua then smiled sweetly, We were left alone to chat with the other concubines.

Below Concubine Hua is Concubine Chou. The emperor has many favors, but the highest-ranking concubines under the Queen are Concubine Hua, Concubine Duan and Concubine Chou. Not only are the seats for the four noble concubines of the first rank empty, but also Concubine Duan and Concubine Chou. The wife from the first rank is also in name only. Duan Fei Qi Yuebin, the daughter of Huben General Qi Fu, was the first to enter the palace and was the first concubine around the emperor. She was also canonized as a concubine on the same day as the current empress. Her seniority is far greater than that of Hua Fei and even the two empresses. On top of that, she has still been the concubine for more than ten years, probably because she has nothing to do. It is also said that she is frail and sick, and only sees the emperor a few times. Concubine Chou is the biological mother of the emperor's eldest son, although her mother was promoted to concubine based on her son's wealth. However, due to the mediocre qualifications of the emperor's eldest son, he was not favored by the emperor, and his biological mother had not favored him for many years. Concubine Hua had only been in the palace for three or four years, so to be ranked first among the three concubines was already a great honor.

The current queen is the concubine of the past. Her position is second only to her sister, Queen Chunyuan. In addition to the queen mother, there is also an empress and a concubine. Her power is so prominent in the world that no one can match it. The concubine De who was tied with the concubine at that time , all the virtuous concubines have passed away. I heard that the death of the two concubines was related to the death of Queen Chunyuan. In one day, the emperor lost an empress, two concubines and a prince who died just after birth. Apart from the pain, he had no intention of returning. The concubines who were given high status and the girls in the harem who showed affection were all of low status except those who gave birth to children.

After seeing all the concubines one by one, her legs were already a little sore. The queen said kindly: "All the sisters are smart. From now on, when we are in the palace, we must serve the emperor wholeheartedly and create descendants for the royal family. The sisters must also work together. We share the same virtues and live in harmony." Everyone respectfully answered "Yes". The queen asked Jiang Fuhai again: "What did the Queen Mother say?"

Jiang Fuhai replied: "The Empress Dowager said that everyone's thoughts are understood. But you must pay homage to the Buddha calmly, so that the empress and the concubines do not have to go to the Yining Palace to pay their respects."

The queen nodded and said to everyone: "All sisters are tired, please kneel down first."

For a while, everyone dispersed, and Meizhuang and Lingrong and I walked together. Someone behind me laughed and said, "The two sisters were so articulate just now, and I admire them." The three of them turned around and saw that they were from the same generation who entered the palace.

Liang Cairen saw her step forward and said provocatively: "My two sisters let the servants take so many rewards, can the palace still let them go?"

Mei Zhuang smiled and said kindly: "Master Wan and I both feel that all the sisters should share the kindness of the heavenly family. We were planning to have someone pick some good ones and send them to the sisters after returning to the palace. Unexpectedly, Liang thought

My sister is here first, so let’s pick out some of the things you like and take them.” Then he asked the eunuch to bring the things the Queen had rewarded to Liang Cairen.

Unexpectedly, Liang Cairen didn't even look at it, and sneered slightly: "Sister is really virtuous, no wonder the draft emperor also praised her that day. It seems that sister is really good at winning people's hearts!"

Even though Mei Zhuang is honest and well-educated, her face immediately couldn't stand after hearing such explicit words. She was so embarrassed that her face turned red with anger. I was upset that such a virtuous person could be selected into the palace, and it was a waste of time for her.

You look good! But the way Meizhuang and I have attracted attention, if we get into trouble again, I'm afraid we will be in trouble. While I was hesitating, Meizhuang held my sleeve tightly and told me not to be impulsive.

I saw the usually timid Lingrong flash out from behind, walked up to Liang Cairen and said with a smile: "I heard that Sister Liang comes from a scholarly family? I really admire my sister!"

Liang Cairen said proudly: "My family is from a well-known scholarly family in Xunyang. How can it be compared to the daughter of your little county magistrate? It's really vulgar!"

Lingrong was neither upset nor annoyed, still maintaining a decent smile, and said neither humble nor arrogantly: "My sister has been admiring my sister for a long time, but it's a pity that seeing her is better than hearing it. I really suspect that the rumors about my sister's family background are false rumors."

Liang Cairen was still confused and said: "If you don't believe me, go to Xunyang area and ask..." Lingrong Meizhuang and I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Even the prison maid behind us covered her mouth and snickered.

.It is really ridiculous that there are such stupid people in the world, and they can be called talented people! Liang Cairen saw us laughing so rudely, and then he understood. Suddenly his anger showed, and he stretched out his palm towards Lingrong.

She slapped her face. I quickly stepped forward to block her slap with my hand. Unexpectedly, she reacted very quickly with her hand. She raised her other hand high and swung it towards her. Seeing that I couldn't avoid it, I was about to suffer the humiliation of her slap. Her.

But his hand was grabbed hard in mid-air and he couldn't move anymore.

I looked behind Liang Cairen and immediately knelt down and saluted: "Good luck to Concubine Hua!" The people in Lingrong Meizhuang and other palaces were frightened by Liang Cairen's actions. They didn't react until they saw me saluting, and they all paid homage to Concubine Hua.

Please greet me.

Liang Cairen was held tightly by both hands by Zhou Ninghai, Concubine Hua's close prisoner. He could neither see what was going on behind him nor could he resist. Seeing us salute and say hello, he was so frightened that his whole body went limp. Concubine Hua shouted: "Let her go!"

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Liang Cairen could not stand firmly on his feet. He suddenly fell to the ground and kowtowed as if he were pounding garlic. He couldn't even speak completely. He could only say desperately, "Concubine Hua, please spare my life."

The three of us also lowered our heads, wondering what Concubine Hua would do to us. Concubine Hua sat on the chair brought by the palace people and said leisurely: "The scenery in Qiulai Palace is very good. Why doesn't Liang Cairen take good care of us?"

Why should appreciation be so unrestrained in Shanglin Garden?"

Liang Cairen burst into tears and cried: "Anxuan's remarks were rude, and I just wanted to give her a lesson."

Concubine Hua didn't even look at her, and smiled softly: "I thought the palace and I were gone, but it's really hard for you to bother Liang Cairen to discipline the concubines." She glanced at Liang who was shaking on the ground.

Talented person, "I'm just afraid that you can't bear such hardship, so why not ask Eunuch Zhou to take you to a good place!" Her voice was indescribably charming, but the situation and scene made people feel uncomfortable.

The word is shocking, as if hidden in this indescribable charm is indescribable danger.

She looked at the bright red maple trees in Shanglin Garden leisurely and contentedly, and said slowly: "The maple leaves are so red this year, so let's appreciate Liang Cairen's 'one foot red'."

I was horrified when I heard this. "One Zhang of Red" was a punishment used in the palace to punish concubines who made mistakes. A two-inch-thick five-foot-long board was used to beat the female prisoner below the buttocks, and she was beaten countless times until all her muscles and bones were broken.

Until it was blurry, it looked bright red from a distance, hence the name "Yizhang Red". Such torture made Liang Cairen's legs useless!

Zhou Ninghai responded and dragged Liang Cairen away together with several strong internal inmates. There was deathly silence all around, and Liang Cairen had already passed out!

My heart was beating wildly. Concubine Hua was indeed ruthless. She destroyed Liang Cairen's legs while talking and laughing. The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became. After a moment of silence, I heard Concubine Hua say: "Just now Liang Cairen"

A person of lower rank committed an offense and used his humble position to beat a nobleman, which frightened the three sisters. Let’s go down and rest first.”

As if they were receiving an amnesty, everyone hurriedly said goodbye and left. They only heard a groan of "Ouch", but Lingrong was so frightened that her legs became weak. Concubine Hua chuckled, feeling very proud.

Meizhuang and I immediately helped Lingrong leave and walked for a long time before stopping. I told all the palace attendants to go back first and sit down with the two of them in the "Songfeng Pavilion" deep in Shanglin Garden.

I took out the silk scarf to wipe the cold sweat on my forehead, and it was completely soaked. When I looked up at Meizhuang, her face was pale, as if she was recovering from a long illness. Lingrong's body was trembling slightly. The three of them looked at each other, all feeling frightened.

It was hard to say. It took Lingrong a long time to say, "I was scared to death."

I pondered for a moment and said: "I have always heard that Concubine Hua is a favorite and no one dares to offend her, but I didn't expect her to be so ruthless..."

Meizhuang sighed: "It's just a pity for Liang Cairen. Although she is stupid and arrogant, she is not guilty of this."

Lingrong hurriedly looked left and right, fearing that Concubine Hua would overhear her. Only when he was sure that there was no one around, did he say in a very low voice: "Concubine Hua severely punished Liang Cairen, and she seemed to be intending to win over us."

I was silent for a long time, and when I saw a look of doubt in Mei Zhuang's eyes, she whispered: "I will have to rely on others from now on, and life will be difficult..."

The three of them were silent for a long time, listening to the rustling of fallen leaves in the autumn wind.

Note:

1. Grass-worm head: grass-worm-shaped jewelry made of gold and jade.

2 Xue Cong called the Lu Lu bun bun as "having upper and lower wheels, which means that the layers are like wheels. The lower wheel is ** and the upper wheel is small. There must be pillars when decorating this bun." From the above description, the Lu Lu bun bun cannot be described as
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