After August 15, the days began to change extraordinarily, and the autumn in the capital seemed to be over yet, and winter came early. The pen, fun, and pavilion www.biquge.info entered November, and the canonization edicts of the concubines of each palace also came to everyone one after another, which means that their respective identities have been decided, and there will be no change unless they are deposed. The hearts of those who have always chosen have also settled.

In this month, the position of the Wu clan who lived in Zhong Cui Palace was also determined, and she was canonized as Ning Concubine. From the character Ning in the title, it can be seen that Yinzhen expects and reminds the Wu family and her father.

The news from Xiao Shunzi's side also came to me through Xu Fuduo's hands. Sure enough, as I guessed, the reason why the Wu family was snubbed when he entered the palace was indeed because the people of the Eight Masters Party had lobbied Wu Zhuguo, and Wu Zhuguo's attitude at that time was not clear, perhaps on the one hand, he also doubted the legitimacy of Yinzhen's throne, he felt that Kangxi had the grace of knowing him, and he didn't want to support this person who might force Kangxi to seize the throne, but on the other hand, he felt that since Yinzhen had ascended the throne, he represented the imperial court, and if he listened to the opposition of the Eight Masters Party, it would be tantamount to confronting the imperial court, so if he failed, he would also be charged with the crime of being a chaotic minister and a thief。 And his daughter has entered the palace, it is said that she is not doing very well, whether it is for the sake of the family or for the sake of her daughter, her thoughts cannot be easily repeated. Under this kind of tangled thinking and consideration, Wu Zhuguo finally made up his mind, and he chose to stand on Yinzhen's side. And Yinzhen also gave him a grace and made the Wu family, who had just entered the palace, a concubine.

Once again, I lamented the game methods of politicians, but these have nothing to do with me at the moment, I just think about how to live the next thirteen years, and how to make Concubine Qi and Li stop a little.

After dinner that day, a message came from the Heart Cultivation Hall to say that Yinzhen would come to my side in the evening, so I would wait earlier. Since entering the palace to the present, Yinzhen has either rested directly in the south study, or from last year's side, or on the fifteenth day of the first month, he occasionally went to the Wulanala clan of Yongshou Palace according to the rules. The only time I came to Jingren Palace was after the death of the Queen Mother last time, because of the Queen Mother's funeral and Xiao Shunzi's affairs, I didn't stay overnight and left.

This time it was an official brand, and Dongmei and Xu Fuduo were very active and excited when they got the news, but I was afraid that Yinzhen would have something to talk to me about, so I just took the opportunity to come over. Thinking of this, I remembered the rumors that Hongyang said, and the heart would not come again for the gossip of these bloody eight-o'clock stalls, if this is the case, it will inevitably be unhappy again, and there is no need to be too grand Zhang Luo.

Bathing and incense, I didn't dress up too much, I took care of it simply and refreshingly as usual, and it was expected that with Yinzhen's usual habits, it must be that the official business in hand would be done before coming over, so I let Xu Fuduo watch outside, and if there was any movement, I would inform him in advance, and I was lazily leaning on the warm couch with a miscellaneous book that recorded the humanistic style.

I didn't expect it to be wrong this time, as soon as the book turned more than ten pages, I saw Xu Fuduo and hurriedly came in and said, "The emperor is here, the master has to get up and greet him quickly."

Slightly stunned, I secretly wondered why Yinzhen came so early today, if it wasn't a good thing, it must be a big bad thing, so I couldn't think about it, I quickly put down the book and came to the door, and saw that this Yinzhen had arrived at the door.

Just as Fu lowered his body and was about to salute, he heard Yinzhen say: "Okay, you don't need these false courtesies, looking at your hurried appearance, I'm afraid I'm not in a hurry whether I will come over at all." ”

Yin Zhen's words made Xu Fuduo and Dongmei, who were not familiar with his temperament, panic, and they didn't dare to come out when they kowtowed on the ground. I breathed a sigh of relief, listening to the ridiculous tone in his words, it seemed that he was not here to ask the master for sin, but the imperial prestige he had cultivated over the past year was still more oppressive than before.

I eased my mind and joked lightly: "I felt that the emperor would come here only after he was busy with business, so he hid lazily in the house and let them guard outside first, but I didn't expect that I was so busy today, and I came so early, but it seemed that I was rude and disrespectful." ”

It's been a long time since I've been talking and joking with Yinzhen so easily, and the atmosphere is suddenly a lot more harmonious in such a conversation. Laughing, he let Yinzhen into the house, took the soup woman who he put on the couch and handed it to him. He took the soup woman and warmed his hands, took the open book and flipped through it, and said, "The new slave is still thoughtful?"

I was in no hurry to answer, I took the tea cup from Dongmei's hand and put it in front of him personally, and then said: "The person sent by Grandpa Su is naturally clever and reliable, and he will feel somewhat unaccustomed to it when he first came, and now he has been waiting for more than half a year, but it is a useful one." Now that life is stable, it's good to have such a clever and proper person. ”

Yin Zhen nodded and said: "It's best to think like this, in fact, you weren't a competitive character originally, I knew your hardships and last resorts before, so you couldn't do too much at that time." Now that the hardships are over, you should also live a few days of comfortable and steady life. Transferring Xiao Shunzi away is not just because of those rumors in the palace, I have thought about it carefully, now that I have entered the palace, it is not as free as when I was in the hidden mansion, if you continue to let Xiao Shunzi stay by your side, I am afraid that it will bring you trouble in the future. What's more, with Xiao Shunzi's ability, if there was no unavoidable reason, he would not have been sent to you to do the errands of those ordinary minions. Now you don't have to worry about those reasons back then, Xiao Shunzi should also do the errand he should do, and you don't have to complain about it. ”

I listened to Yinzhen's words with a smile, now his identity is naturally right to say and do, and now it is a great privilege to be able to tell me this, I can't tell how much of his heart for me is out of pure sincerity, but whether he really cares or not, or pretending to appease, at least he gave me a due statement, I must receive this honor.

I lowered my eyebrows and listened to Yinzhen finish saying these words, and nodded with a smile: "Twenty years of love, when did I never know the emperor's intentions." Xiao Shunzi is good, he shouldn't succumb to this, not to mention that the emperor can see trust in just arranging it like this after hearing those words, how can I have resentment. Could it be that in the eyes of the emperor, I am such a stingy person?"

This is a bit delicate, although he is thirty-five years old, but from the face that looks no more than twenty-five or sixteen, it does not feel abrupt. Yin Zhen was obviously also very useful, and smiled slightly and motioned for me to sit down and speak.

I sat down, thought about it and took the initiative to comfort: "Recently, I heard the queen mother say that you have been immersed in government affairs, and you can only rest for one or two hours a day before you have to get up and go to court, and I don't know if your body may be able to eat." After entering the palace, I don't like to take care of things, and I'm afraid of making taboos, so I don't take the initiative to inquire more about you and the court. But you should be careful, after all, you are a person who has passed the age of not being confused, how can you withstand such hard work. ”

Although the content in these words is true and false, it is also really comforting. In his last life, he was also a workaholic, and he knew that Yinzhen and himself were originally the same kind of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and once they focused on something, they had to finish it before they stopped. Although his feelings for him are not love, after so many years together, family and friendship are still there.

Yin Zhen shook his head and said, "I know that you are a general knowledge, and it is right to stop asking about the affairs of the court." Right now, even if I want to rest, it's hard to sleep. You are a clear-minded person, you should know that the current situation in the court is not stable, the treasury is empty, and the various forces in the court are half intricate, at this time, the old eight they actually have a plan regardless of the overall situation, I originally wanted to take care of the feelings of brotherhood and did not want to treat them harshly, according to their current toss, I am afraid that there will be civil strife and damage the foundation. I can only say these words to you, if you have heard it, you must not be involved, as for my body, Su Peisheng is a careful one, so there is no need to worry. ”

Yin Zhen has not shied away from telling me about things in the court in the past, although because I and Xiaoshunzi joined forces to arrange eyeliner and set up a game, he avoided me a lot, but people need to vent in the face of great pressure, and in his harem, I am the only one who can talk about this. Now that Xiao Shunzi has left, all the eyeliner stakes that he has mastered that make him taboo have all been handed over to him, and the lack of interest I showed in things inside and outside the palace has also made him feel at ease again.

Yinzhen hides his true emotions very deeply, so that I can't see how much he is sincere to me outside of interests, but his willingness to say these inconvenient things to me still makes me feel a little relieved and down-to-earth.

"Why aren't you busy today?" I asked softly.

Yin Zhen picked up the teacup and took a sip, and responded in a shallow voice: "There are two things I want to tell you, a good thing and a bad thing, which one do you want to hear first?"

This kind of multiple-choice question has never been my strong point, so I covered my lips and smiled and said, "After all, you have to know, which one does the emperor think should be said first?"

Yin Zhen nodded and said, "I am already forty-five, and although I am on the throne now, I don't know how long this throne will be done." I have experienced those sibling disputes, and I don't want my sons to follow in the footsteps of others, so according to what I promised you, I also followed the wishes of the first emperor, and decided to secretly establish a prince and set up the fourth elder brother Hongli as the prince, but in order to avoid someone from secretly doing anything, and also to protect the safety of Hongli, I will only tell you one person about this matter, so that you can rest assured, you can't tell others, including the Qian family. The edict has asked Su Peisheng to be installed in a brocade box behind the "Zhengda Guangming" plaque in the Qianqing Palace. When the time comes, it will be read out by the Minister of Order. ”

This is really good news and a real reassurance for me. From now on, no matter how much we fight to the death in the harem, as long as the Qian family and I guard this side of the palace, we don't have to worry about anything.

did not expose the excitement and joy in his heart, and said with a light smile: "The emperor is thoughtful, and it is a great trust to be able to talk to me, I should be tight-lipped and thank the emperor for Concubine Xi and Hongli." ”

When the good things are finished, the bad things are discussed. Yin Zhen's face became solemn and cautious, and he muttered for a long time before he slowly spoke: "Your father died of illness early in the morning, and your mother was also sick in bed because of excessive sadness. Originally, I wanted someone to come and let me know, but I was worried that you wouldn't be able to stand it, so I decided to come and talk to you in person. You will be allowed to go back and have a look, but you can't wear filial piety, you must go back to the palace before dark, this is the rule. ”

Listening to Yinzhen's tone, Geng's mother's body is afraid that it is not very good. This news was like a basin of cold water on my head, and it made me feel cold. Although I am just a lonely soul who occupies this body through time and space, I feel the meticulous affection of Geng's father and mother for his daughter before entering the palace. That was also the only support I had for my panicked and unfamiliar times. And the memories and emotions that I received in my mind, the instinctive grief and trembling of my body, this overwhelming feeling made me dizzy.

It was taboo for people in the palace to cry in front of the emperor, I clutched the handkerchief tightly with both hands, bit my lip and tried to keep myself from crying, trying to control my emotions with reason, and wanted to get up and thank you, but I only felt that my body seemed to be uncontrollable, and I couldn't do anything.

Yin Zhen sighed and pulled me into his arms, and said, "Now there is no one else in the house, cry if you want to, you endure it like this, I feel uncomfortable watching it." ”

At this time, my mind was empty, my face buried in that not too thick chest, letting the tears slide down recklessly, and letting the suppressed emotions vent out.

This night was unintentional, the two of them lay down in clothes, got up when they arrived, waited for Yinzhen to change their clothes and go to court, and they were ready to go back to Geng's house to mourn. When Yin Zhen was leaving, he said: "Your father Geng Dejin has always been loyal to me, and originally wanted to promote his official position, but he repeatedly refused, only saying that he had no merit and no virtue and did not dare to accept it." The things that need to be prepared have been prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and today you will worship for me with all your heart, and also accompany your mother to talk well, and ask her to mourn and change. ”

After crying last night, my emotions were vented, and after a night of adjustment, although my face was slightly pale, I would no longer be as emotional and unable to help myself as I was yesterday. Thanksgiving and sending Yinzhen out of the house. I said to Dongmei and Xu Fuduo: "Since you can't be filial piety, the more pure the better." I am the only daughter in the family, I entered the house at the age of fourteen, and I have not fulfilled the slightest filial piety, and now I can't even wear linen and filial piety, and I am really ashamed. When you get to the Geng family, remember that I am not a concubine in the palace, I am just the daughter of the Geng family, you are going to help me and my mother handle my father's funeral, and you must not take out the shelf in the palace. ”

Xu Fuduo and Dongmei whispered promises, waited for washing, and chose a brocade robe with white cloud pattern satin bread and silver edges, without a flag head on their heads, only combed a small two-handful flag head, and embellished it with white pearl beads and silver ornaments, which looked as pure but solemn as white flowers. When I went out, it was snowing outside, Dongmei put on a white fox fur for me, held up an umbrella and followed me to the soft sedan chair in front of Jingren Palace with Xu Fuduo. The back of the departed in the wind and snow is lonely and sad, but cold and lonely.