The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

Slanting Light to Xiaochuan Zhuhu (1)

Zhu Xi wondered: "Since the emperor has already made a decision, why bother to ask the empress again?"

Zhu Chengbi sighed silently, only watching his face as calm as ice reflected in the blue tea soup in the teacup, and the inch of sunlight that leaked in from outside the hall was reflected by the slight movement of the tea leaves, speckled and broken. sparkling.

Zhu Chengbi said quietly: "I may not be able to figure out what the emperor means. Xia Mengxian's methods are insidious. Although she has not received much favor over the years, at least the emperor's trust in her is still true. Otherwise, there will be more disturbances in the harem. How can the position be so stable? Now that I am in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace and the power is in the harem, the emperor is naturally worried that I will follow in Xia Mengxian's footsteps. If I insist on continuing to confine Xuanji, firstly, I will ignore the life of the emperor's heir, and secondly, I Now that he can be ruthless towards Xuan Ji, how can he know that he won't deal with Xuan Qing in the same way in the future."

Zhu Xi couldn't help gasping when he heard the words: "Is the emperor trying to test the empress?"

Zhu Chengbi pressed his chest, and said lightly: "It's also fortunate that I realized it. If I don't answer well, I'm afraid I will lose everything I have in the future."

Zhu Xi took a step forward, took Zhu Chengbi's slightly cold hands into his own, and said in a low voice, "Even though the empress is unshakable today, she is still walking on thin ice, but the empress should not forget that no matter what happens , the slaves will always stand beside the empress, and will always be with the empress."

Zhu Chengbi was deeply moved, and looking into Zhu Xi's deep eyes, he sighed and said: "Zhu Xi, without you these years, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to go on."

Zhu Xi smiled slightly, but Zhu Yu came in and said, "Madam, Imperial Physician Liang is here."

Turning his eyes, Zhu Chengbi saw Imperial Physician Liang stepping in, his complexion was particularly rosy, he cupped his hands slightly, bowed to the bottom, and said in a loud voice: "My servant sees Lin Concubine Empress, my empress is blessed and safe!"

Zhu Chengbi smiled and said to Zhu Xi: "Hurry up and get my wishful golden lock."

Imperial Physician Liang was slightly embarrassed: "Your Majesty is so polite."

Zhu Chengbi took the veil and covered his mouth with a smile: "I heard that your wife gave birth to a fat boy, I must congratulate you very much. Speaking of which, your wife's first two babies were girls, and now she has added a boy." Ding, it seems that there is a job for my parents."

Just as he was talking, Zhu Xi came back with a golden nanmu box. Hearing the words, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Lord Liang is the most dedicated. I heard that your father and Lingtang are urging you to accept it every year." A door to the side room was blocked by you, isn't Mr. Liang more confident now?"

Imperial Physician Liang hurriedly said: "My aunt is joking, the humble minister and his wife are in love with each other, but I don't want to mix in others, that would be awkward."

Zhu Chengbi's eyes froze for a moment, and then he returned to normal in a flash. He motioned to Imperial Physician Liang to take the box, and Imperial Physician Liang knelt down and kowtowed again, earnestly saying: "I thank you for your kindness. But, my minister is abrupt, and I beg you to give the dog a name."

Zhu Chengbi couldn't hold back his hands when he heard the words and said with a smile: "Lord Liang really knows how to plan. It's not enough to ask for the wishful golden lock from my palace, and I'm thinking about giving it a name."

At the end of the speech, Zhu Xi and Zhu Yu also covered their mouths and laughed lightly. Zhu Chengbi pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "'Wanbi sings the dove, Hanfei ruthless the sky', how about naming it Hanfei?"

Zhu Xi recited it silently, with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I hope that the young master will be able to soar in the sky in the future!"

Imperial Physician Liang was overjoyed, and kowtowed deeply again: "Thank you for your name, my servant, on behalf of my wife and Han Fei, thank you!"

Zhu Chengbi nodded lightly, and when Imperial Physician Liang stood up, Fang asked, "Now you are in charge of the emperor's body, why did the emperor cough again recently?"

Physician Liang didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly said: "The emperor's body has been worse since last year. Due to the successive incidents in the palace, it has been slow to get better. Compared with last year, although the spring is extraordinarily warm this year, the autumn It is also extremely cold, which is not conducive to the emperor's body resting."

Zhu Chengbi sighed deeply, rubbing the center of his brows and said: "You should take a good look at Emperor Gu's body, if there is any situation, please come and report to me early."

Jiang Chengyu walked out of Prince Liang's mansion, but he saw Zhu Qizhen and Sun Chuanzong standing outside the mansion, and they didn't salute, but just smiled arrogantly: "Why are Master Zhu and Master Sun here?"

Zhu Qizhen hurriedly said: "Master Jiang, we are here to pay homage to the prince."

Jiang Chengyu smiled coldly, just flicked his sleeves and said: "My lord is very busy today, I'm afraid I won't be free, you two should come back."

Sun Chuanzong was surprised when he heard the words: "Since Mr. Jiang knows that the prince is very busy, why did he bother the prince?"

Jiang Chengyu didn't expect Sun Chuanzong to be so sarcastic about himself, so he couldn't help but raised his brows, rolled his eyes, and then smiled: "My lord Sun is wise, it turns out that in the heart of the prince, he treats the rough people who practice martial arts as the same as the official."

Sun Chuanzong secretly clenched his fists, ready to argue, but was held down by Zhu Qizhen, so he had to grit his teeth and hold back.

Zhu Qizhen cupped his hands and said: "In this case, I will go back first, Mr. Jiang, please go."

Jiang Chengyu snorted coldly: "Master Zhu is quite acquainted. If he is like Master Sun, there will be a shortage of people on the southwest battlefield." After speaking, he ignored the two of them, just flung his sleeves and walked away.

Sun Chuanzong was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke, and he gave a loud pooh: "Who does he think he is? He is just a doctor of the fifth rank! His official rank is four ranks lower than yours! He is so majestic!"

Zhu Qizhen patted Sun Chuanzong on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down, but after thinking for a while, he just sighed: "He is the number one confidant of King Liang, and you and I cannot compare. It is already a great job to be the leader of the Shenji Camp." At the end of the day, unlike the Six Departments, if you do well, you can be a second-rank minister, or even a first-rank official. I heard that Zuo Shaozhan, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, is about to retire, so it’s hard to guarantee that he won’t succeed him in the future.” Zhu Qizhen paused for a moment, and said meaningfully, "Even if he is a member of the official department, we must not offend him easily."

On October 11th of the [-]th year of Longqing, a day that has been chasing the moon for a long time, it was auspicious. Kapok married into Zhu's mansion in the south of the city as a concubine, and Zhu Chengbi went to officiate the marriage in person.The Zhu Mansion has once again become the focus of the capital city. It is more lively than the time of marrying Qiu Yicheng, and the concubine and concubine also come to add to the fun. The whole Zhu Mansion is shrouded in a joyful atmosphere, and it is even more a bright light. High light, brocades flying, glazed light, incense and mist, fragrant wind sends warm rouge powder, and fine wine adds light to the night.

Concubine Lin, Concubine He and Concubine En are in the most honored seats, flanked by ministers and wives at all levels, as for Zhu Qizhen, who is being dragged to drink by the officers of Shenji Battalion and Xiaoqi Battalion, it is very lively.

Su Suixin raised his glass with a smile and said to Zhu Chengbi: "Congratulations, Concubine Lin, Mrs. Zhu has already become the commander of the Shenji Battalion at such a young age, and the future is bound to be bright!"

Zhu Chengbi smiled lightly: "Master Su has auspicious words, and I also wish Master Su a bright future. In the future, it will be an honor to be a first-rank Da Sikong, and I will definitely come to congratulate you!"

Su Suixin understood what he said, so he just bowed without saying a word.

Concubine En turned her eyes and smiled lightly: "I really want to thank Concubine Lin for calling concubine to come here, otherwise concubine would not have had the chance to meet that Chen Zhengze!"

Concubine He pushed Enpin with a smile and said, "Chen Zhengze is quite eloquent. When he saw you, his aunt was long and his aunt was short. Even Concubine Lin was forgotten."

Zhu Chengbi sneered, and only played with the exquisite wine glass in his hand: "He draws pictures in the court all day long, and he must have rarely seen such a scene. I will forgive him once, and I will turn a blind eye to me next time. So send him to the frontier to build water conservancy."

Kapok sat quietly in the room, no matter how pleasant the sound of silk and bamboo outside was, it was like weaving a piece of murderous music, lingering in her heart for a long time, maybe after sitting for a long time, she felt that the phoenix coronet and Xiapei on her body became more and more delicate. It was heavy, and the incense in the tent in the room made people dizzy. After the red hijab, it seemed that the outside seemed hazy. In the vagueness, it seemed to see many things from the past.

That was ten years ago, I was still so young, entered the palace, and was accused of serving in Hanzhang Palace. At that time, Concubine Lin was still a noble concubine of Lin, with lofty glory, sitting on the throne in the middle of Deyang Palace.He and Mu Jin quietly knelt on the hard and smooth orange mud floor tiles, lowered their eyes, held their breath, and waited for Concubine Lin Gui to speak.The sunlight outside the hall is sparse and long, sifting in through the bamboo curtain, like a nimble young fish, gently kissing its own delicate fingers, and gradually giving birth to a little warmth.

That's right, Concubine Lin Gui smiled and rewarded the silver. The sachet embroidered with blossoming kapok was so soft, like a young girl holding her little hand tightly before leaving home for Beijing. She couldn't stop looking up, Zhu Jiao and Lianqiao were also looking at her with a smile, they were the most honorable female officials in Hanzhang Palace, so beautiful and kind.

The first reward had actually bound him firmly to Hanzhang Palace. From that day on, he was born as a Hanzhang Palace person and died as a Hanzhang Palace ghost, so he had no choice.

Now, ten years have passed, Concubine Lin has become Concubine Lin, Zhu Jiao has married as a wife, Forsythia has become a bamboo breath, hibiscus has become a bamboo language, and I have also reached the day of getting married. ah!His eyes turned, and the color-picking holding box on the side seemed to have a faint luster. Inside was a fine sapphire roll-colored silver kapok hairpin, whose value was far more than a hundred times or a thousand times that of the sachet back then. However, In my heart, that hairpin is like reminding myself from time to time that I am a craftsman.

Kapok tightly clutched the gorgeous wedding dress on her body, almost vomiting blood with hatred, she was so loyal to Concubine Lin, why in the end, her fate was so unbearable!It's fine if it's just a detailed work, but why is it Zhu Qizhen?That man blowing the xun to himself by the Taiye Pool?

The heart is in a mess, cutting and reasoning are still chaotic, I am like a butterfly about to break out of the cocoon, but at the moment the cocoon breaks, I suddenly realize that it is a dreary rainy day outside, flying out is death, hiding in the cocoon In, is also death.Such a difficult choice, like a strong hand, strangled his throat fiercely, so, after all, he understood how the bamboo breath and bamboo language survived the days that made people unable to breathe.

The words Zhu Xi said to himself echoed in his ears: "My misfortune is irreparable, but you still have a chance. The empress doesn't want to harm you, but you should also understand that in this scene, you and the empress are different. Take what you need, and only if you each take what you need, can you sing this scene well, otherwise, the song will end, and it will be no good for both parties."

That's right, people will disperse at the end of the song, and the moon will lose when it is full. I should be content. After all, compared with Zhu Xi and Zhu Yu, I am still much luckier. At least, no matter whether it is good or bad, I am always by his side.

I don't know how long it took, but I felt that the hustle and bustle outside gradually calmed down, the fragrance in the tent was so sweet and warm, and my consciousness became a little hazy. The kapok slowly leaned against the head of the bed, the gauze tent of Baizi Baifu fell down, and the window was covered with a A layer of translucent window paper with the silver thread pattern of "Two Immortals of Harmony" reflected the candlelight and shone brightly. After all, the red hijab slowly slipped off, and two lines of tears slowly flowed down Kapok's delicate face.

"Qi Zhen." Kapok murmured, "Purple potato cake, is it delicious?"

As the night recedes and the dream returns, a melodious music flows slowly, like a gurgling clear spring. Kapok is stunned for a moment, but for a moment he doesn't know where he is, until he sees the red hijab beside the bed bathed in the soft I woke up suddenly in the morning light, did I actually sleep deeply all night?

The red candle at the head of the bed has long been burned out, and the remaining red tears are falling down. Only the incense mist in the tent is still floating, showing an incomplete ring.Kapok stood up slowly, her eyes shifted, the Baizi brocade quilt behind her was still folded intact, like a dream that she couldn't bear to touch.From today onwards, I am the second wife of the Zhu family, no longer a little girl serving others in Hanzhang Palace, even if I am the only one on my wedding night.

Dazed for a moment, Mu Mian suddenly remembered that singing Xun and making peace, Qiu Yicheng can't do Chi, and neither can he.

Turning around leisurely, facing the soft and slightly cool sunlight of the morning sun, I just feel the moisture in the corners of my eyes is irresistible.

Throw away all my fantasies and expectations, only stay by your side.

Note: "Wanbi sings doves, Han flies to the sky", from "The Book of Songs? Xiaoya? Xiaowan"

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