Comprehensive Qing wear good luck

Chapter 184 Chang Zai's Promotion 14

"My lord, everything is packed, we can set off now."

"Well, let's go!"

Jihuan held Shuxiang's hand, then got on the carriage and followed the large group to the Old Summer Palace.

Qingyin: "My lady, we are here. The emperor has arranged for you to stay at Natural Painting. This place is not far from the emperor's Jiuzhou Qingyan. It is an excellent place."

Ji Huan smiled and nodded: "Was this place arranged by the Emperor or the Empress?"

"It was arranged by the Emperor. The Empress originally arranged for you to live in Wuling Spring. That place is not bad, but it's a little far from where the Emperor lives."

Ji Huan smiled and said, "Your Majesty is indeed thoughtful. I think the scenery of the natural painting is really nice. You have worked hard along the way. Please make arrangements and distribute some reward money to the people who followed you."

"My dear servants, I will make arrangements right away."

"Well, let's go!"

When he first arrived at the Old Summer Palace, Qianlong first stayed with the empress for two nights, then visited the concubines who had children one by one and stayed overnight there. It was only seven or eight days later that he remembered to send his concubines.

"I have met the emperor. May the emperor be blessed and safe."

Qianlong took her up and said, "My beloved concubine, there is no need to be polite. Are you used to living in this natural landscape?"

"I am naturally very happy with the place that the emperor has arranged for me. I like it very much. But I haven't seen the emperor come here for a long time. I thought the emperor had forgotten me!"

Qianlong smiled and patted her hands: "Are you jealous, my beloved concubine?"

Ji Huan said coquettishly: "How can I have it?"

"I think you are a jealous little person. How can I bear to forget my beloved concubine?"

"Emperor~"

The two of them went into the house as they talked. It was cool in the Old Summer Palace, but they still needed ice. There was an ice basin in the house, which was much cooler than outside.

People felt cooler and Qianlong was in better mood. Jihuan looked at him and hurriedly took out the work he had done in the past few days, which was a painting.

"Your Majesty, I really like the scenery of natural paintings. I couldn't help but draw a picture. Please give me some advice."

"My beloved concubine, can you paint? I have never seen you paint before."

"There are still many things that Your Majesty doesn't know. I will show them to Your Majesty one by one in the future."

"Okay, I'll wait."

As he spoke, Jihuan unfolded the painting. Although Qianlong liked to stamp his works and did not have much respect for art, he did have some artistic attainments after being influenced by many treasures. Of course, they were not much.

This little artistic accomplishment is just enough to appreciate Jihuan, who has only been painting for a few years.

Qianlong looked at Jihuan's paintings and thought they were indeed very good.

"The first rays of the sun dry up the rain on the leaves, the water surface is clear and round, and the lotus leaves are lifted by the wind one by one!"

"It seems that the lotus flowers next to the natural painting are very much to my liking. Do you like lotus flowers?"

Ji Huan smiled sweetly: "The lotus leaves are endless and green, and the lotus flowers are particularly red in the sun. Such beautiful flowers are naturally liked by me, but I not only like lotus flowers, but also peach flowers, apricot flowers, orchid flowers, crabapple flowers in spring, lotus flowers, epiphyllums, jasmine flowers, gardenia flowers in summer, chrysanthemums, maple leaves in autumn, and green bamboos and red plums in winter. I like all flowers to bloom, and there are so many beautiful flowers. If I only like one, wouldn't it be a waste of the other beauty?"

Qianlong liked to hear this. These flowers were like beauties, so he naturally liked to have a harem full of flowers.

"My beloved is a wise person. Different flowers bloom in different seasons. If you only appreciate one, you will be wasting the gift of nature."

"It's good that Your Majesty doesn't think that I am greedy."

"If my beloved concubine is a greedy person, then so am I. I also like a hundred flowers to bloom."

Ji Huan looked at him with sparkling eyes: "Your Majesty, could you please write a poem for this painting of mine? I have admired your talent for a long time."

Qianlong loved writing poetry the most. When he heard Jihuan asking him to write a poem, he immediately picked up his pen and improvised one without hesitation.

"The sweet rain has fallen, and the fragrant lotus is in full bloom! Your Majesty's poem is good, but it is my painting that has disgraced your poem."

Qianlong confidently comforted Ji Huan and said, "My beloved concubine has just learned to paint for a short time. She will get better in the future. I will write a poem for her then."

It was rare that Ji Huan was silent for a moment because of his self-confidence. She was just being modest and really didn't think that her paintings were unworthy of his poems!

Soon, she returned to normal, and said with admiration: "With the emperor's words, I will definitely paint often. I am waiting for the emperor to write poems for me again."

"I will never forget. My beloved concubine loves paintings. I have collected many treasures. Li Yu, go to my private library and choose two paintings by Tang Bohu to give to Concubine Rou."

Li Yu: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Ji Huan was really surprised, Tang Bohu! His paintings are priceless, and there are not many authentic ones left in modern times. Although there are fake ones in Qianlong's collection, most of them are real.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward."

"I can see that you like my reward very much. I will give you more paintings and calligraphy by famous artists in the future."

Ji smiled and said: "Then I would like to thank the emperor in advance. In the future, I will invite the emperor to give me guidance when I paint and write."

"Hahaha, with your talent, my beloved concubine, my collection of calligraphy and paintings will probably end up in your study."

……

The two of them started chatting in the study, looking at a painting of lotus flowers in a summer courtyard, and they couldn't stop.

In the evening, the two of them spent the night in harmony.

The next day, the imperial court not only sent two authentic Tang Bohu paintings, but also many authentic works by Song Dynasty masters, as well as many lotus-shaped ornaments, jewelry, and fabrics...

It can be said that Qianlong was very generous and Jihuan was very happy.

After arriving at the Old Summer Palace, the empress's health began to fail again. In addition, it was very hot in summer, so out of sympathy for the concubines in the harem, the empress exempted them from the daily greetings and only required them to go once on the first and fifteenth day of the month.

Jihuan also doesn't like running around in the hot summer. She can be free in nature. The natural painting place is not small. She can live alone, read books, paint, and make some summer drinks. It's so comfortable.

But the free days passed for more than half a month, and in the blink of an eye it was the end of May.

On May 15th, when paying respects to the Queen, it was suddenly announced that the Emperor wanted to hold a birthday party for Concubine Chun. The party was scheduled for May 21st. The party started with a flower-viewing banquet in the afternoon, and then a drama troupe was arranged, and there was a fireworks dinner in the evening. We would eat first and then watch the fireworks.

"My lady, Concubine Xian should be pregnant, but she probably doesn't know it yet."

"Oh? What's going on?"

"Doctor Sun accompanied the Emperor in the Yuanmingyuan this time. Although he did not check Concubine Xian's pulse, he overheard Doctor Liang, who was checking Concubine Xian's pulse, whispering to a young eunuch. He felt something was wrong, and then he secretly looked through the pulse record for Concubine Xian and found that the pulse record had been replaced. Doctor Liang must have been bribed by someone."

Imperial Physician Sun was the person arranged by Ji Huan before she entered the palace. Imperial Physician Liang was the imperial physician often used by Imperial Concubine Xian, so I guess he should also be her trusted imperial physician.

Considering that Concubine Xian only had children after she became the empress dowager, it is likely that she lost this pregnancy.

"The birthday banquet for Concubine Chun is coming soon. I'm afraid this banquet will not be peaceful. Go check and see if you can find out who bribed Doctor Liang."

There are not many military concubines in the harem. Shu Fei has her uses, and this Imperial Concubine Xian naturally has her uses.

Let’s wait and see. If she can save him, she doesn’t mind helping. If she can’t save him, she will let Concubine Xian know who the victim is.

She is a member of the Manchu military flag. As a concubine of the Manchu military flag, she naturally has to unite the forces that can be united to strengthen herself.

Concubine Xian will be able to become the queen in the future, so she is naturally a capable person. Like Concubine Shu, she has been praying for a child for many years.