NovelsAlex Chapter 809 July 3 [Part 8]
Chapter 809 July 3 [Part 8]
Chapter 809 March Eighteenth [Part [-]]
Zhongcui Palace.
Coming out of the darkroom in the backyard, Concubine Wu Gui took out the handkerchief from her waist and wiped the sweat from her forehead vigorously, she regretted that she shouldn't have acted on a whim, and forgot that she had to do it herself, there was no way to do it to others.
Fortunately, after working for a while and resting for a long time, it was barely done.
Breathing a sigh of relief, she turned around and locked the darkroom again, then went back to the main hall and ordered the new female officer to invite Jiao Shun to come—the point is, she must bring the big box given yesterday.
Although it was finally found that the death of the Supreme Emperor had nothing to do with the maids and eunuchs of Zhongcui Palace, Concubine Wu still replaced most of the people around her in one go. Although the new female officials were not as caring as before, they were better than never Question any of her orders.
After the female official left, Concubine Wu Gui felt that she was sweating profusely, so she ordered someone to bring the bathtub, and was going to take a bath and change clothes before seeing Jiao Shun again.
I don't want to think that just when everything is ready here, before she undresses, it will be reported that the queen is coming.
Concubine Wu Guifei's eyes lit up immediately, she couldn't wait to welcome her out, she joked with a flowery smile: "Could it be that my sister has changed her mind and is going to watch that good show with me?"
The queen backed away from the left and right, and said helplessly: "You should at least restrain yourself in front of people, because you always talk so outspoken that something will happen sooner or later!"
Without waiting for Concubine Wu Gui to reply, she solemnly stated: "I'm back here because I have something serious to discuss with you."
Saying that, he pulled Concubine Wu to sit on the Arhat bed on the west side of the living room.
Hearing that it was a business matter, Concubine Wu Gui felt bored, picked up the teapot on the kang table, poured a cup for the queen and herself, and then asked: "What business is it that deserves my sister to come to me in such a hurry?"
The queen's gaze first turned around on the teacup, and then she looked at Concubine Wu Gui and said: "My sister promised to forgive Concubine Xiande, I just told her about it, and she was very grateful, and reminded me of the two queen dowagers. Co-existence, although there is no old example in this dynasty, there are in the Ming and Qing dynasties!"
"coexist?!"
Concubine Wu Guifei's original casual attitude suddenly changed, her small and exquisite body moved forward subconsciously, and the tea splashed on the kang table when she hit it, she was stunned again, and she tried to cover it up with a sneer: "Sister, you are joking, grandpa!" He is the rule left by the ancestors, can it be changed if it is said to be changed?"
While speaking, she was agitated and directly wiped the tea on the table with her hands, only to realize that she was scalded by the tea, hurriedly tore off the veil to dry her hands first, and then prepared to wipe the table again.
"Let me do it."
The queen rushed to take off her veil, and stretched her arms to wipe the tea stains on the table. It seemed that she was worried that the big sleeves of her toga would knock over the teacup, so she purposely used her left hand to hold it.
In fact, this posture is quite awkward, it looks as if you want to hold the Kang table in your arms, normally Concubine Wu would find it funny, but at this time, she couldn't care less about it.
Her eyes were shining brightly, she wanted to urge the queen to get to the point quickly, but she didn't want to be too active, so she forcibly held back the words when she reached her mouth.
Seeing this, the queen wiped the table repeatedly, and joked: "If you say that, I, I, I, I will take it as you who disagree."
In the middle of the conversation, there was a sudden crisp sound on the table, which seemed to be caused by the collision of two pieces of porcelain. The queen stumbled subconsciously, and her face showed a bit of discomfort.
Gaozi, Concubine Wu Gui was so excited that she wanted to jump her feet when she heard that the two empress dowagers would stand side by side. Why would she pay attention to these irrelevant details?
She swallowed hard, and said in a shy voice: "My sister always makes fun of me. There is a law established by my ancestors. What's the use of me not agreeing to this matter?"
"As long as you agree."
The queen finally finished wiping the table, picked up her own tea, and said while sipping, "No hurry, let's moisten our throats first."
Without further ado, Concubine Wu took up the still hot tea and drank it down in one gulp. She slapped the teacup on the table, and then Sihashi urged, "Okay, sister, tell me what you can do!"
She was really afraid that if she said a few more polite words, the queen would retreat.
A little guilt flashed in the Queen's eyes, but it was quickly covered up: "Actually, the key to this matter lies with the Queen Mother. If she is willing..."
"Queen?!"
Before the Empress could finish speaking, Concubine Wu Guifei changed her expression again, turning blue and red in worry, and said: "She can, can..."
At this moment, Concubine Wu Gui regretted to the point of death, she had just had a bad fight with the queen mother a while ago, who would have thought that the key to her desire to go further was in the hands of this old godly woman? !
"Sister, don't panic."
The queen raised her hand and pressed down: "As the saying goes, you have to tie the bell. You also know that the queen mother loves Concubine Xiande the most. If she is willing to help her sister speak well to the queen mother, things may not turn around."
Concubine Wu Guifei breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, but she couldn't help asking, "Then what will happen before..."
Just halfway through speaking, the queen suddenly stood up from the opposite side.
Concubine Wu Gui was feeling puzzled, the queen glanced outside the door, and said in a panic: "It's good that you know there is such a thing, and we'll talk about the rest later."
As he said, he folded his hands on his lower abdomen, and walked out in a steady manner.
Concubine Wu Gui followed her figure and saw Jiao Shun standing outside the hall in the middle of the courtyard, and then realized that the queen was shy.
Cursing inwardly that Jiao Shun came at the wrong time, she also got up and sent the queen out.
When the queen came out of the hall, her gait was still very calm, but after passing around Jiao Shun, her steps suddenly became scattered and much faster.
Seeing this, Concubine Wu regretted that she could not stay and witness the drama she was preparing in the darkroom—of course, she was even more regretful that she could not witness the Queen's performance during the theater.
It wasn't until the queen's figure disappeared outside the courtyard that Concubine Wu's eyes turned to Jiao Shun and the big box beside Jiao Shun.
"Humph~"
She snorted coldly: "Bring it in first."
Jiao Shun also talked a lot, and carried the box into the hall with his strength.
Concubine Wu took the first step back to her original seat, staring at Jiao Shun with an unkind expression and asked, "What is the reason why you begged to see Ai's family over and over again?"
Ordinarily, only the queen mother and the queen who is about to become the queen mother are qualified to call herself 'Aijia', but Concubine Wu obviously couldn't wait and wanted to enjoy the treatment of the queen mother in advance.
"This, minister..."
Jiao Shun seemed to be intimidated by Concubine Wu's cold attitude, he hesitated for a long time and couldn't say a whole sentence, his head lowered lower and lower.
Seeing him make such a gesture, Concubine Wu Gui felt a little proud. Compared with her attitude of being neither humble nor overbearing at the beginning, Jiao Shun was still cowering under the power!
So he smiled disdainfully: "Hehe, the Ai family knows, you must have come to thank me, right?"
"Exactly, that's right! Chente came to thank Madam Long En!"
Jiao Shunru was pardoned, he hurriedly knocked his head on the ground, and wiped the non-existent cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.
At this time, Concubine Wu Gui's original dissatisfaction with Jiao Shun had already dissipated. Thinking of the preparations she had made in the darkroom, she thought that she couldn't just let him retreat, she had to let him leave more excuses.
So he said again: "There is no need to thank you. Since you are very satisfied with the reward from the Ai family, then take this opportunity to experience it. What is good and how good is it? You have to write it clearly to the Ai family. ——Not just writing, but also shooting! Ai’s house has a darkroom for taking pictures, and there are various tools in it, try them one by one, don’t miss any of them!”
Jiao Shun was still thinking about how to play an exhibition match in this palace, but who knew that he didn't have to worry about it at all, so Concubine Wu set up the steps.
While being overjoyed, he hurriedly put on a frightened look, wanting to catch him and said: "This, how is this in the palace, how to make it happen? Absolutely not, absolutely..."
slap~
Concubine Wu Gui slapped the table aggressively: "Ai's family told you to go, you go! How can you bargain here? Come on~!"
She shouted loudly, and the female officer on duty outside the door immediately responded.
Concubine Wu pointed at Jiao Shun: "Take him to the darkroom and see if the camera can still be repaired."
After a pause, he said again: "The camera can't be easily touched, let alone see the light. After you take him there, come back and report. Don't stay in the darkroom."
The female officer agreed, then turned her head and said 'please' to Jiao Jiao.
Jiao Shun hurriedly got up, carried the box on his shoulders again, and at the same time took the opportunity to glance at Concubine Wu Gui. Seeing the flushed brows and eyes, he followed the female officer with confidence.
After the two of them left with one box, Concubine Wu raised her hand to fan the wind, wondering, "Why is it so hot today?"
Just now when she was talking to Jiao Shun, she felt a little hot, but she didn't take it seriously, she just thought it was because of too many activities before.
Remembering that she was planning to take a shower first, she got up and went to the inner room.
After such a long delay, the water was already a bit cold, and more than half of the petals soaked in it had wilted. Concubine Wu Guifei stretched out her hand to try it, and immediately called the maid in disgust to replace it with hot water flowers.
The court ladies are naturally well-trained, and hot water is always available, so it only takes a cup of tea, and the water has already been changed.
But at this time, Concubine Wu Gui had no intention of washing up.
After Gein worked so hard, the evil fire burned all over her limbs, and she didn't even drink twice as much tea. Her mind was in a mess, and she was inexplicably obsessed with the darkroom.
Although she organized a tea party with the empress, and even offered to help the empress expand the "library", in fact, Wu Guifei has never been interested in Jiaoshun, because what she is really curious about and imagining is the "nature" behind the empress's dignity, not what A man of five big and three rough.
So after the queen clearly refused to accompany her to the theater, she only wanted to read some summaries with pictures and texts afterward, and didn't plan to go to the darkroom to see what happened.
But it was different now, what was about to happen in the darkroom, like a magnet, attracted her full attention.
What exactly happened here?
Concubine Wu tugged at her collar impatiently, then reached out to pick up the teapot to pour water, but only a little tea spouted from the spout, and it was completely empty.
For the current Concubine Wu Gui, such a little water is simply beyond her means.
Putting the teapot back on the table heavily, she was about to call for someone to come in for more tea, when the former female officer came in and reported that someone had taken it to the darkroom in the backyard.
"Have you... Forget it, you go down!"
Concubine Wu Gui subconsciously wanted to ask a question, but soon thought of her previous warning, and knew that the female official could not see anything at all, so she waved the other party away upset.
She got up and walked back and forth in the room twice, then gritted her silver teeth and walked out of the main hall quickly.
What happened in my own palace, what can I do if I, the master, just pay attention to it? !
(End of this chapter)