Chapter 36: Cold Encounters (III)

Yuan Xi did not expect the Empress will personally leave her to ask questions, but both called her she can only be invoked, so with the guidance of Qian Han came to the West Warm Pavilion. At this time, the Empress gently leaned on the couch, not like just sitting that kind of majesty, seems to have a few more feelings of intimacy.

"Concubine Hu Yuanxi pays her respects to Empress Dowager!" Yuan Xi performed a full salute, calling herself a concubine in front of the Empress was not like calling herself a concubine in front of the Emperor, she could still open her mouth.

"Rise! Give me a seat!" The Empress said.

Qian Han sniffed and moved a soft stool to place it beside the couch.

"Do you know why this palace called you to stay?" The Empress could not hear any joy or anger in her tone, but the question was very direct.

"Guessed a little." Yuan Xi answered truthfully.

"I didn't expect my sister to be so straightforward, in this case, the Palace will not beat around the bush. You refused to serve the bed and angered his majesty the harem is known, the emperor generosity, did not take it up with you, but if this matter is spread to the front court, the courtiers will certainly be on the table to demote your father's official position."

"His promotion and demotion is not my business." Yuan Xi instead answered dryly.

The Empress was stunned to see her answering like this, and couldn't help but ask, "You don't agree with your father?"

Yuan Xi did not hide, the mother was killed by Erniang, but his father did not want to avoid the family scandal as much as possible to protect the matter and disclose.

"No wonder! You are also a pitiful person!" The empress sighed, and said: "Although you told this palace these, this palace also do not believe that you are for the mother to observe filial piety, only refused to serve the bed. You are about to tell this palace today, this palace will also advise you that serving the emperor is not for others, only for yourself, hope you behave yourself!"

"Many thanks for your mother's teachings." Yuan Xi bent down and left the Hall of Xianyang.

The Empress did not make things more difficult, the Emperor no longer patronized the Hall of Containing Zhangs, the concubines no longer came and went to the Hall of Containing Zhangs, and she did not have to be ushering in and out of the Hall, there was nothing better than this for Yuan Xi, and she really did have a happy time.

But the original thing is not as simple as she thought, she wanted to be calm and peaceful, not to fight and not rob in the harem after a lifetime. But the palace has always been a place of right and wrong, the most common is to hold high and step on the low, she does not look for trouble, but trouble to find her, want to hide can not hide.

The first to begin to make things difficult for them is the yellow door Zhang Youwen, the general manager of the Shangyi Bureau and the Shangzhen Bureau, this Youwen since Hu Chenghua when he first entered the palace did not give him any reward on the heart is not hidden, and later because the emperor ordered the Shangyi Bureau to give her five sets of new clothes, to the Shangyi Bureau has added a lot of trouble. Now that Yuan Xi has been treated coldly by the Emperor, this You Wen has found an opportunity to retaliate.

This is what the ancients meant when they said that it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain.

Spring passed by, now has entered the summer, the Palace as early as in the beginning of summer on the issuance of summer clothing, and contain Zhang Hall's share of the straight wait until the small full are not issued.

The spring and fall seasons in Yebu were extremely short, while the winter and summer seasons were long. The day Yuan Xi entered the palace was the Double Two Festival, which coincided with winter, and there were no summer clothes to speak of in her palace uniform; although she had brought a few sets of summer clothes before entering the palace, they did not conform to the canonical system, so today when she went to the Hsien Yang Hall to ask for good health, she wore the same sets of spring clothes, which became the object of ridicule for the crowd.

Yuan Xi was cold, the emperor as if deliberately angry with her, from palace to palace, in addition to not yet reached maturity of Chen Chenghua, as much as possible, including Han Shifu, including.

Han Shifu got the lesson of the last time, no longer dare to dress in the dress on the wrong, even preferences do not dare to have a little bit of the same as the one with the Hall of Zhang, this bedtime is quite satisfied with the emperor, the emperor will have the favor of the bottom of the speech, now people like her dare to be in the Hall of the apparent sun on the Yuan Xi cold taunts.

Yuan Xi although by the emperor's cold treatment, but the Empress of the daily morning introspection or to go, and now the Palace are wearing brightly colored texture thin summer clothes, only Yuan Xi a person wearing a spring dress is very point eye.

On this day, the Empress has not yet appeared, a few women who arrived early will sit in a chat, a few people from time to time swept to Hu Chenghua's position, and from time to time to cover their mouths and laugh lightly.

A man said, "Now that it's already summer, Hu Chenghua is still wearing spring clothes, and I don't know what's going on?"

Another person said quietly: "You do not know? Those sets of clothes are specially rewarded by the emperor, can not be worn every day on the body has been to show the imperial grace?"

In fact, when the emperor gave Yuan Xi made winter clothes, Yuan Xi, although very fond of two of them, but do not want to fall into the corner of the people, so that the emperor deliberately made a few sets of palace clothes pressure simply did not go on the body, will be pressed in the bottom of the box.

However, people's words are always since the ancient inconvenience of the truth, you do not wear does not mean that others will not wear, now Yuan Xi is wearing this body of light lake green palace dress is her position within the due, but also to be so choreographed.

"What are you few saying again?" Cui Jieyu swayed a silk rocking fan embroidered with orchids as she swayed into the Xianyang Hall.

A few worldly women saw that Cui Jieyu had arrived, and busily got up from their seats, bent down and said, "Get up! What are you talking about?"

Han Shifu said, "In chatting about Sister Hu's set of clothes, that lake-green material looks exceptionally cool in the hot, dry weather full of red flowers and green leaves!"

Cui Jieyu glanced at Hu Chenghua's clothes and scoffed, "It just looks cool, how can it be cool when the brocade of this spring dress is so dense and the material is thick?" After saying this, she sat straight up on top of her seat.

Yuan Xi saw them sneering at themselves, but did not care too much, since they have chosen to end up alone in the palace, then everything is now should be. These sneers, after a long time, will also have no taste.

But Qian Yun followed behind Yuan Xi, but the heart is very not taste, Miss in the Hu House has always been the master and lady in the hands of the treasure, why ever suffered such a wrongdoing. Qian Yun heart does not understand, Miss why will refuse to serve bed, why the emperor is obviously very good to Miss, Miss but have to anger the emperor to put themselves in this field!

"Empress Dowager has arrived!" As Qian Han's voice rang out, all the people closed their mouths, and the Xian Yang Hall was so quiet that it seemed as if one could hear the sound of a pin dropping on the ground.

"Empress Mother is a thousand years old!" Everyone rose from their seats and blessed themselves.

"All rise!" The Empress said.

The Empress smiled and said, "Have the sisters ever heard of the legend of the Two Immortals of Harmony?" The concubines shook their heads.

"No one in Yecheng Palace can compare to Sima Guihua in terms of talent; if Guihua knows about it, she might as well tell us about it!" Wang Guihua said with a smile.

Sima Guihua has always been cold in nature, never competitive, if not asked to the face, she will not speak, but Wang Guiren asked, if you do not answer, it will appear to be the same as those who are ordinary people as ignorant, so they cleared their throat and began to tell a story: "Legend has it that there are two very good monks, one is called Cold Mountain, the other is called Picking up, one of them is a vagabond, one is an orphan, both from a very poor background. One of them was a vagabond, the other was an orphan, and both of them came from very poor backgrounds. But low birth does not mean learning, the two of them weekdays, in addition to cooking for the temple, is to recite poetry and discuss the Tao, learn from each other, learning and friendship is also getting deeper and deeper.

One day Cold Mountain asked Shide, "How can the world deal with slandering me, deceiving me, humiliating me, laughing at me, belittling me, cheapening me, eviling me, and cheating me?"

Shide replied, "Just bear with him, let him be, let him be, avoid him, be patient with him, honor him, pay no attention to him, and stay a few more years and you will see him."

"Well said!" The Empress exclaimed in praise and asked again, "Have all the people understood?"

Some in the crowd nodded, while others still shook their heads.

"Sima Guihua, you continue!" The Empress continued.

So Sima Guihua continued, "Later on, the two were extremely famous and were known as the Two Immortals of Harmony."

The story ends here. Some of the consort's poorer knowledge, even if Sima Guihua even after telling the story, but also did not understand the meaning of the Queen's two words, so the Queen said: "folk pray for the family and all things are prosperous, so the annual festival will be enshrined in the two Immortals, praying for family harmony, peace, reunion. In the harem, it is also the same, what you just said, I heard in the inner temple, but the harem is also the emperor's home, only the harem harmony, the emperor can put his mind on the court! Sisters can understand?"

"I understand!" A few of the Shiyu who had just choreographed Hu Chenghua only dared to reply in a low voice.

"Well, in that case, all return today!"

Yuan Xi knew that the Empress was defending herself and couldn't help but give the Empress a grateful look. However, the Empress didn't seem to see it and went straight into the inner hall.