Chapter two hundred and ninety seventh proud work
Cining Hall of Song Palace
The Song Palace has one characteristic, that is, it is not as magnificent as the Tang Palace, but its beauty and exquisiteness are far superior to the Tang Palace.
Cining Hall and Ciming Hall are the hall where the Empress Dowager Song lives. Of course, the same is true. The colorful glazed glass is tiles, white jade is railings, vermilion lacquer and gold nails are the gates. There are dragon, phoenix, flying clouds and stone sculptures on the walls between the doors. There are several towering ancient trees around Ciming Hall, and the environment is extremely elegant and unique.
"Empress, how are you today?" In the Cining Hall, Zhao Ji greeted you every day as usual and came to the Cining Hall to visit the sick Empress Dowager Xiang.
But Zhao Ji asked three times, but there was no reaction in the bedroom. So Zhao Ji looked at the door of the Queen Mother's bedroom in wonder.
After a moment, a palace official walked out of the palace and said softly to Zhao Jifu: "The official family, the empress has already gone to bed after taking the medicine."
This palace official is the Shangshu, who is introspective of Shangyu, and is responsible for the daily life of the Empress Dowager Xiang. His surname is Xi, his name is Qiaofang. He has eyebrows like green feathers, his muscles like white snow, his waist like plain buns, and his teeth like shells. He wears a winter outfit that fits very well and looks extremely beautiful.
"Little lady, why did the empress go to bed so early?" Zhao Ji saw that the palace official looked pretty and cute, and suddenly smelled a refreshing fragrance in his nose, so he moved his heart and walked forward and asked almost close to Xi Shangyi's body. There was a clear sense of teasing in his words.
The emperor's mourning period was twenty-seven months, so it was still the mourning period of the late emperor Zhao Xu. Zhao Ji was still mourning for Zhao Xu, and he still had to wear filial piety clothes in the harem.
During the emperor's mourning period, there were bans for banquets, bans for concubines, abstinence, etc., but despite this, abstinence is impossible. If abstinence is required for abstinence during the three-year mourning period, most people will not be able to bear it, let alone Zhao Ji, a young emperor who is in his youth.
It’s just that you, Zhao Ji, can indulge in lust in the palace, but you can’t be too blatant and cannot enthrone a concubine, otherwise you will be impeached and scolded by the empress dowager.
Zhao Ji can ignore the impeachment, but Zhao Ji dare not ignore the Queen Mother Xiang.
And Empress Dowager Xiang was like a tight spell, tightly slinging on Zhao Ji's head.
Therefore, at present, only Empress Dowager Xiang can restrain Emperor Zhao Ji of Song.
However, as long as Zhao Ji is not too blatant and not canonize concubines with great fanfare, Zhao Ji can still do whatever he wants in the harem.
Speaking of the secret matters of the emperor, who was so brave that he took the courage to talk outside? Even the historians who claimed to be a righteous minister did not dare to publicize the matters between the emperor's slept, nor did they dare to waste too much on it.
The romantic emperor Zhao Ji, the palace maids, have long experienced it, and are not surprised to see it. At the same time, they are secretly happy to be favored by the young and handsome young emperor.
"Official family, Empress today...Today..." Xi Shangyin was interrupted by Zhao Ji before he finished speaking.
"What's wrong with the Empress today?" Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Well, it's still early today. I'd better wait a while and wait until the Empress wakes up and greet you."
"Since that's the case, please come in!" Xi Shangyi respectfully invited Zhao Ji into a side room of Cining Hall.
Several charcoal braziers were burned in the side room, and the room was warm, just like spring.
Zhao Ji sat in the side room and waved his hand to let Xi Shangyi stand in front of him.
"Is it because of the matter between the Empress and the Palace?" Zhao Ji asked while unbuttoning Xi Shang's bedding.
Zhao Ji knew in his heart that although Empress Dowager Xiang had returned to her power, what happened in the court would soon reach her ears, whether it was a big or a small thing, no matter what was happening.
"The official...the family...is precisely because of this, the empress even had dinner today. "Xi Shangyi did not dare to move around, so she let Zhao Ji take off his clothes and replied with a slight breath.
The women in the entire harem, except for Zhao Ji's elders and women who are related to him, can be said to be his women, and Xi Shangying can't do anything, so how dare Xi Shangying move around? She didn't even dare to show a hint of rejection or disgust, otherwise what awaited her would be a miserable fate.
At this time, Xi Shangyi felt more expectant in his heart.
This is an excellent opportunity to reach the sky in one step.
Although Xi Qiaofang was an introspective palace official at the time of the Shangshu and had a much higher status in the palace than ordinary palace maids, she was still a palace maid and a palace maid. She had not yet become the "master". If she had a good time with Zhao Ji, she might have the opportunity to completely change her status in the future.
"Well, what do you think of the Empress?" Zhao Ji took off Xi Shangyi's clothes and asked while playing with her body.
"The Empress only said two...two sentences...I didn't say much else..." Xi Shangyi replied with some trembling answer.
There are several burning charcoal basins in the side room. Although they are as warm as spring, winter has arrived at this time. Therefore, how can we not feel cold at this time?
"What two words did you say?" Zhao Ji continued.
"The Empress said, 'Ai family is old, anyone can bully it'." Xi Shangyi replied, "There is another saying, 'Not only is the Ai family bullied, but even the Ai family members are bullied to the house'."
"Well..." Zhao Ji nodded to Xi Shangyi after hearing this, and said, "You can tell me what the Empress said in the future, and I will not treat you badly in the future."
"I obey the order...I thank God...Official...Home...I...I..." Xi Shangyi's speech became increasingly incoherent. I don't know if it was scared or for other reasons...
"Don't move...Don't move..." Zhao Ji, who had already taken off his shirt, looked at Xi Shangying's snow-like body, and suddenly had a whim or inspiration flashed through him. So he hurriedly put on his clothes and said to Xi Shangying repeatedly.
Zhao Ji suddenly "stopped", and immediately shocked Xi Shangyi to a pale face, standing in the side room with trembling all over, looking at Zhao Ji for no reason, not knowing what he wanted to do...
"Come here, come and get the pen and ink, hurry up!" Zhao Ji laughed, looked at Xi Shangyi, whose clothes had been removed, and shouted.
Zhao Ji has painted on cloth, on paper, and even on walls, on trees, but has never painted... made drawings or mentioned characters.
In comparison, the joy of bed fell second, and Zhao Ji no longer had such a "elegant pleasure" at this time.
Zhao Ji became more and more excited as he thought about it, and kept urging the eunuchs and palace maids who served on the side.
Under Zhao Ji's series of urging voices, several small yellow doors snatched pens, ink, paper, inkstones, paints, etc. and brought them into the side room.
Zhao Ji took the brush, then splashed ink, and started painting on Xi Shangyi's body.
“Haha, I promise
I haven't made such a satisfying painting for a long time..." After a long time, Zhao Ji threw away his brush and looked at the painting painted on Xi Shangyi with satisfaction, laughing.
This painting was painted vividly by Zhao Ji using Li Sanjian's "birth painting" technique.
"Your Majesty's painting is a magical stroke, it is a work of immortals!" Liang Shicheng, who served on the side, praised repeatedly.
"Oh, I haven't thought of the name of this painting yet. Why not give it a name for the Liang Qing family?" Zhao Ji glanced at Liang Shichengdao.
"Official family, this..." Liang Shicheng said after thinking hard for a moment: "How about it be called 'cold snow wintersweet'? Official family, I grew up in the palace and have never read any books..."
"Haha, 'Cold Snow Wintersweet'?" Before Liang Shicheng finished speaking, Zhao Ji interrupted with a laugh: "You really have you, you can come up with it... But the name of the painting is still good, and I will definitely reward you with a lot when I look back."
"I thank God for your kindness." Liang Shicheng was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked.
Xi Shang had been standing naked for a long time. Not only was he frozen so badly, but he was surrounded by Zhao Ji, Liang Shicheng and others to give him some comments.
Xi Shangyi felt extremely embarrassed and angry at this moment, and was so ashamed and angry that he was dying of shame, but he did not dare to act rashly, and did not dare to arouse Zhao Ji's displeasure. He just looked up shyly and said to Zhao Ji: "Official family, you painted such an immortal painting on Nu... Nunu... He dared not wipe his body or take a bath... If the official family's imperial pen is broken, Nunu can't afford to compensate."
Xi Shangyi entered the palace at the age of 11. She struggled in the palace for eight years before she became a Shangyu official who was introspective of the Shangyu Palace in the Song Dynasty.
In eight years, Xi Shanghui learned a lot of things and knew what to do, what not to do, what to say, and what not to say.
If you say something you shouldn't say in shame and anger, which will arouse Zhao Ji's disgust, unhappiness, or even anger, not only will you be wasted all your efforts, but you may also be in a dangerous place, at least you will be thrown into the cold palace and lose the opportunity to "take power" forever.
The hard-earned strange fragrances in the Western Regions have been used by Xi Shang recently.
Xi Shangyi's sweet and silly voice immediately made Zhao Ji feel moved again and was a little excited, but when he pounced on him, he would destroy such a "beautiful scenery"...
So Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment and smiled, "Put on his clothes first and follow me back to the palace. I will enjoy the 'cold snow wintersweet' today."
In the cold weather, you won’t freeze people to death just to appreciate the “good works”, right?
As for how to appreciate the "cold snow wintersweet" it is Zhao Ji's own business.
"Why don't you thank me?" Liang Shicheng said after glaring at Xi Shang, who was standing in the side room, who was stunned.
Zhao Ji's meaning is already very clear. He has already planned to include Xi Shangyu in the room. Whether to enthronement depends on her performance. Of course, the enthronement must be done after the mourning period of the late emperor Zhao Xu.
Although Xi Shangyi was a person in the empress dowager's harem at this time, it was not a matter of just one word for Zhao Ji to ask the empress dowager for a slave, and he didn't even have to say anything by himself.
"Nu Nu thanked God for your kindness." "Painting" knees softened, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Wash it if it should be. At worst, I will draw it again in the future." Zhao Ji then said with a smile.
As soon as Zhao Ji said this, everyone looked at each other.
Chapter completed!