Chapter 5 — Noble Consort Muu Hau

I said: "In court affairs, this concubine cannot interfere." "But in the harem matters, the Queen Mother is not convenient to interfere, so naturally this concubine takes over." The Queen Mother smiled: "Your brother is also doing very well." I cannot answer these words. What did the elder brother do in the end, I actually don't know. But the Queen Mother said that the brother had ability, this I believe. "After all, that year, the Queen Mother herself chose the brother to enter the palace as a reading partner." The Queen Mother smiled: "That year, many people were chosen." "The princes are all chosen by the king, whoever obeys will be chosen by the family, Dung Te is the most obedient, most gentle, Ai family naturally chooses him." "As for your brother, Dung Te is close to him, enthusiastic and caring towards him, your brother. Of course, I'll put all my heart and soul into it for him." "It's just a pity..." The Queen Mother smiled at me: "... Your brother and I both saw it wrong." The Queen Mother smiled to herself, and I also curled my lips slightly. Yes, everyone thinks they are the most intelligent people. Who would have thought that he would lose to the so-called honest person. "Fortunately, after losing the cow, we had to start building a barn, it's not too late." The Queen Mother gave me a piece of paper: "The forbidden army has a vacant position, suitable for your brother." "Tell him to do it well, don't spare anyone's pain." I bowed my head and replied: "Yes." 13 When the brother entered the forbidden army, Dung Te also became busy. He rarely comes to the harem. The succession work is also temporarily postponed. Concubine Yen was extremely angry, but she didn't dare to easily tease me anymore. When we met in the palace, they just looked at me coldly. "Your Highness, how are you?" I nodded: "Yes, I'm fine." Concubine Yen quipped: "People say that one cry, two riots, three strangling is the commoner's way of doing things, but I didn't expect that the noble lady is a noble concubine, and it's as simple as that." "Yes." I was not angry: "My Lord has always been simple and rustic. When my father was still alive, he also taught us not to be extravagant and wasteful. It is truly not comparable to the Yen family." "However, I heard that in recent days, Deputy Yen Thai was harassed for being too extravagant and wasteful?" "You!" Yen Phi waved her sleeve: "Let's just wait and see!" I smiled faintly. In a good mood, the days pass quickly. At Mid-Autumn Festival, my sister-in-law brought my niece into the palace to give me moon cakes. After she left, I went to Vinh Khang Palace. The Queen Mother did not like sweets, so after eating a piece she immediately put it down. Instead, she asked about a few things in the house, such as how old her niece was, whether she was married or not. I raised my head and looked over, not responding for a moment. The Queen Mother smiled: "What are you afraid of? I just want to ask you, in the future do you want your granddaughter to enter the palace to be Queen?" I was stunned. Queen? "The princes in the palace now are about the same age as your niece, in the future... it's not impossible." I pursed my lips: "Is this the Queen Mother's return?" "You can think so if you want." The Queen Mother laughed: "Why, don't want to?" I shook my head. This is what our Lanh Thi should have. I want to. "As for you..." The Queen Mother said: "Once the matter is over, whether you want to stay in the palace or leave, it's up to you to choose." "This is your promise, it will never change." I believe this. The Queen Mother's word is worth a thousand gold, she has never lied to me. The moonlight is as bright as day. I raised my head and looked over, just in time to see the moon on the roof as round as a tray. This year has come to the end of winter, everything is hidden, quietly waiting for next year. 14Next year will be a good year. Yen Thai Deputy and Dung Te had enmity, the Queen Mother took the opportunity to rebel and used a group of old officials. On our brother's side, everything is going well. Just for Dung Te, this is not a good thing. He had a lot of trouble, and one night, for some reason, he came to my palace. "You seem to have lost weight." He said. I said:

“Your Majesty too.” Dung Te tiredly rubbed his eyebrows and said: "A Mien, I'm very tired." I let out a loud noise, not moving at all, nor answering. Dung Te's movements stopped and she turned to look at me: "Don't you have anything to say to me?" I said: "Your Majesty must take care of your dragon body." "..." Dung Te looked at me for a long time and said: "You and I have been separated a lot." After hearing that, I just wanted to laugh. Perhaps he had forgotten, this was the first time he entered my door in half a year. Since the hanging incident, he has been cold towards me. Everyone inside and outside the palace knows that I have fallen out of favor. If I didn't wear the title of Noble Concubine, I'm afraid I would have returned to the nightmare ten years ago. But now he blames me for being too cold? I bowed: "It is my fault that your Majesty is dissatisfied." The corners of Dung Te's lips pursed and suddenly said: "Okay." "I'm leaving." He didn't stay overnight, so I respectfully sent him away. Out the door, I heard the inner lady outside telling me to transfer the price to Concubine Yen. That's right, the fresh flowers are so tender that they don't pick them, so they have to come to me and bring discomfort. 15But the confidant greetings that Dung Te wants, Yen Phi probably won't give them. Because after one night, Dung Te remembered Yen Chan again. He wrote many eulogies. The white paper burned to ash, making the entire inner palace smell of dust and smoke. The Queen Mother asked me if I noticed or not.