"This sour branch wood is thin and thin," Concubine Wang Jing said slowly: "The one in the Kunning Palace is made of a piece of wood, and it is also a craftsman's craft." The concubine thought that this thing was asked for by the crown princess, and the concubine could not give it. ”

The emperor did not speak, but the light in the glass bottle shone the markings on his head.

"This is a bounty book for four o'clock and eight festivals," Seeing that the emperor turned to the latter account book, Wang Jingfei explained: "The dragon raised its head just after the second day of February, which is a reward issued by the palace. ”

During these festivals, it is an unwritten practice that each palace has some rewards for the people below. Concubine Wang Jing said: "According to the rules of the queen's mother, the people in the small palace each have 200 wen, and the old palace people give 300 wen. ”

"What about the other palaces?" the Emperor asked.

"It should all be released," Wang Jingfei said, "I don't know how much I put it." ”

Concubine Wang Jing didn't know, but the emperor seemed to remember that the Quan family had issued a consistent reward, and at that time he still felt that the Quan family was light and rich, and he had a greater love for her.

"By Quan's side, there are only maids, no grandmothers, and no female officials," the emperor said, "Some things are careless." In the end, you still have to train well, which is also your job. ”

"Yes," Concubine Wang Jing's heart thumped a few times, but she said respectfully on her face: "The old grandmothers in the palace are all old adults. When she turned around, the concubine asked a few old grandmothers to reason with the people around her sisters. ”

The Emperor closed his eyes slightly, "I have one more thing to tell you. Now they say that the room of Si'en Hou is about to die, and I think that among the nobles of Jingjing, a few people die every year, just like the old yellow leaves on the tree are shaken off. I always felt that when they were born and died to fight for me, I could repay too little. ”

He opened his eyes, patted Concubine Wang Jing's hand lightly and said: "In a few days, the palace will welcome a few newcomers in, and you don't have to deliberately respect it. ”

The emperor's words were Chrysostom Yuyan, and soon the youngest daughter of Zhang Yu, the king of Zhongwu in Hejian, and the old sister of the British Duke Zhang Fu were elected to the palace and registered as a concubine on the same day as Wang Jingfei.

However, the emperor also asked Gao Chi to accept Guo Shi, the granddaughter of Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding.

"They are all nobles of the country," the emperor said to Gao Chi: "I don't have many heroes of Jingjing, not to mention the founding heroes of Emperor Gao's time?" I think that Guo Ying fought more than 100 battles in his life and was injured by more than 70 people, although he also followed Geng Bingwen to crusade against me, but it is also understandable. I see that there is only one person in your East Palace, and the position of this prince Jieyu and prince Zhaoyi is considered a decoration for you. You are indifferent to yourself, but you can't really lose the way of Huang Lao, this is not what I expected. ”

Since the death of the Kim family, Gao Chi has indeed been depressed for a long time. Several speakers of the East Palace took turns to recite "Huang Ting" and "Lao Tzu" for him every day, so that he could relieve his worries a little.

Gao Chi was slightly silent.

The case of Brother Ping'er's poisoning made the emperor vigilant, he was the emperor who fought in the sea of corpses and blood, and he would not really be blindfolded by emotion, and he chose to end it on the Jin family in this case, which means that he does not want to pursue it further. This is the same as everyone thinks in their hearts, Gao Chi can no longer experience the second blow, and the emperor cannot face the truth that makes him painful.

Gao Xu has the support of a group of generals behind him, Gao Sui also married the daughter of the military attaché, and Gao Sui's hands are even longer, and he is even more interested in attracting a group of low-level officers - the emperor is not blind, he knows that he finds that Gao Xu and Gao Sui's side are heavy, and he has to take care of Gao Chi's weight.

And this time the weight he added to Gao Chi was indeed quite unexpected. Wuding Marquis Guo Ying has twelve sons, among which the eldest son Guo Zhen, married Princess Yongjia, Guo Ming is the treasure of Liaofu, Guo Yong is the right governor of the Chinese army, Guo Jian is the deputy left-behind of the central capital, Guo Jian is a loose horseman, Guo Yu gives Shangbao Sicheng, and Guo Fang is the commander of the flag guard.

Guo Ying's sister Concubine Ning was the concubine of Emperor Gao; Guo Ying's nine daughters, one daughter was the princess of Liao, the other daughter was the princess of Ying, and most of the other daughters married into other princely families, and the family was prominent, and only Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, could compare. This time, the emperor asked the crown prince to accept the eldest daughter of Guo Ying's second son, Guo Ming.

"The Guo family is noble, and the sons and daughters are not matched. Gao Chi Dao.

"She is not worthy of you, who else can she be worthy of," the emperor found that it was getting more and more difficult to talk to Gao Chi, frowned and waved his hand: "It's decided, you go back and tell the Zhang family to tell her to prepare for you." ”

The emperor blasted Gao Chi away, grabbed the music on the table and looked at it, and before he had read more than a thousand words, he heard Ma Jing come over and say, "The crown princess is here." ”

The first thing Zhang Zhaohua said when he came in was to ask: "Father, are you going to give the crown prince a concubine?"

The emperor was a little displeased, and felt that Zhang Zhaohua seemed to have come to question him.

"I have taken a fancy to the daughter of the Marquis of Wuding," the emperor said: "The Guo family is a noble family, and the Guo family is also a virtuous and virtuous lady. If you think she is not good, whoever you think is good, I will depend on you. ”

This is indeed a great grace, but Zhang Zhaohua does not appreciate it: "Since she is not good, why did she send it to the East Palace?"

The emperor was choked up for a moment, and said unhappily: "I am giving you face! The big and small affairs of your East Palace, when did I interfere! Guo Ying's granddaughter entered the East Palace, and I will not care what happens to her!"

As long as Guo Ying's granddaughter enters the palace, the emperor already has an explanation for the Guo family, and there is a new force behind the prince, which is a balanced situation for all parties to study - as for how the Guo family is doing in the East Palace and whether he is favored or not, it has nothing to do with the emperor.

But Zhang Zhaohua just refused to nod: "Guo's family is high, and the East Palace is one acre and three points of land, so I can't carry this Bodhisattva!"

"How dare you say it!" A burst of anger rushed to the top of the emperor's head, and he pointed at Zhang Zhaohua and said: "Don't you want to let Guo enter the door? What can Guo do to you? She is also a person with children and status, how can you look like a stupid woman who is jealous!"

Zhang Zhaohua scolded the emperor for scolding his head and face, and grievances and anger involuntarily rose in his heart: "I have children and status, and I deserve them, which shows that Emperor Gao did not pick the wrong person! To put it mildly, I have been cultivating the land for ten years, why can someone occupy it without saying a word?"

"You—" The emperor was angry: "Why didn't I see you so arrogant and jealous before! Don't you know that the female maid is obedient! The Shu people still have three wives and four concubines, not to mention the heavenly family! The prince is the prince of the country, how can there be no one to serve on the left and right, and how can he guard you alone!"

Zhang Zhaohua cried loudly: "I married the prince of Yanwang, and I never married him as the prince!"

The emperor was stunned by what she said, so he listened to her: "I was personally elected by Emperor Gao and carried into the palace!" In the past 14 years, I have served my parents and given birth to children, and there has been no slightest fault.

As she spoke, she rushed over to pull the emperor, but was stopped by Ma Yun and Ma Jing, who were stunned on the side, and the emperor was stunned to look at the embarrassed person in front of him, the bun on his head was all scattered, and his face was blue and black with tears, at this moment he seemed to have become a village woman, and the emperor seemed to have become a family man who could not pretend to be deaf or dumb, and he would only say one over and over again: "You, you—really—"

Zhang Zhaohua just grabbed the emperor's sleeve and tore it, and the emperor told her to shake the ground and almost pull her off the seat.

"Take it out, take it out—" The emperor was so angry that his hands trembled: "Rebellion!