The repeated smoke of sandalwood enveloped the small temple of Shufangzhai, and the hall became more and more hazy, and only the queen's dignified and gentle smile remained as flawless as ever.

At this time, Concubine Xian also had a smile on her face: "The queen is virtuous, but it's a pity that Sister Zhefei has a hard life and can't live to this day." Otherwise, she would now be one of the four concubines with me. ”

The queen still smiled gently: "Yes, Concubine Zhe is a cousin of the same clan in this palace, and this palace has always treated her as a sister in the past." In fact, she gave birth to the eldest brother for the emperor, and she has served the emperor with all her heart and soul for many years, in fact, it is not too much to be crowned a concubine. ”

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the smile on Concubine Xian's face, which was almost impossible to maintain, and immediately understood. Concubine Xian said that Concubine Zhe was one of the four concubines on an equal footing with her, but the queen said that it was not an exaggeration to chase Concubine Zhe as a concubine, but it was really embarrassing for Concubine Xian. Although Concubine Zhe is also surnamed Fucha, she is only a collateral descendant of Fucha, if she hadn't given birth to a son to the emperor, I am afraid that she may not be able to posthumously be crowned as a concubine.

The Queen Mother also frowned, she just wanted to say something for her niece, when a fifty-year-old eunuch wearing a python suit quickly bowed in and reported: "The Queen Mother, the emperor is here." ”

"Didn't the emperor say that he wouldn't come to listen to the play today?" the queen mother's face was full of doubts.

As soon as the Queen Mother's words fell, she heard the shrill voice of the eunuch outside: "The emperor has arrived—"

With this voice, Hao Ming and the Lu family had already knelt down in unison, and the show girls listening to the play under the corridor of the hall naturally knelt in a large row. The concubines in the hall, and even the heavy queen, all hurriedly stood up from their chairs, the concubines had all squatted and knelt down, and the queen stood beside her, her body slightly owing.

The sound of steady footsteps that she could only hear was getting closer, and a pair of bright yellow boots embroidered with dragon cloud patterns quickly walked past her, and she clearly saw that when the owner of the boots walked to her side, he paused slightly before re-walking to the Queen Mother.

"The son said goodbye to the emperor's mother. "The emperor has already greeted the Queen Mother to greet him.

The Queen Mother's tone was kind: "Isn't the emperor busy with court affairs, why did he suddenly come over to Shufangzhai? ”

The emperor got up, stepped forward and sat on a red sandalwood chair next to the queen mother who had just been moved by the eunuchs, and the emperor's gaze swept slightly over the group of women in the hall, and he said lightly: "It's all exempt." ”

"Your Majesty, Emperor. "This thanks, the warbler Yanyan, the curling Tingting, is tender and sweet.

The emperor's clothes are different from when he was in Chonghua Palace, and he obviously went back to change his clothes before coming. The emperor glanced at the group of women in the hall, and his eyes naturally swept over the two show girls, and he deliberately took a closer look at Ming and Lu Hairpin, and showed a faint smile, and then he looked at Queen Fucha's stomach, and said: "The queen is heavy, it is not suitable to stand for a long time, sit down quickly." ”

When the queen heard this, her cheeks immediately burst with joy, and she responded softly: "Yes, thank you for the emperor's care." With that, he sat back in his seat dignifiedly. Except for the queen, all the concubines and show girls naturally only have the share of standing. After all, in this palace, only the queen mother, the emperor, and the queen are considered serious masters, and the concubines can only be regarded as "little masters".

At this time, Concubine Hui, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, her tone was soft and greasy, and she said coquettishly: "The emperor is really the best for the queen." ”

The queen smiled and said, "The emperor is also very good to Concubine Hui's sister." ”

Concubine Hui smiled softly, her face was shy, and she said in a low voice: "The queen mother made fun of the concubine." As she said this, she raised her eyes and glanced at the emperor softly, and then lowered her head again, shy.

At this moment, Hao Ming glanced slightly, and sure enough, he saw Concubine Xian's faintly angry face, but it was just that the emperor was here, so it was inconvenient to attack.

The Queen Mother's face was also a little unhappy, but Concubine Hui did not lose her manners, and she couldn't pick a bone in the egg, so she pointed to Ming and Lu Haiyin with a kind face: "These two show girls were ordered by the emperor himself." It's not bad for the mourning family to look at, the Nalan family is decent and has good rules, and although the Lu family has a lower family background, it's just that since the emperor has taken a fancy to it, it doesn't hurt to stay. ”

Hao Ming was stunned when she heard this, it seemed that in order to cover up, the emperor appointed her and the Lu family to "register their names", and it should be Lu Haiying of the Han Army Banner who made the Queen Mother dissatisfied, right? Fortunately, Lu Hairpin was smart and tried his best to deal with it.

The emperor smiled, "Since the emperor is also satisfied, it is naturally the best." As he spoke, the emperor asked the empress again, "What do you think?"

Yumin is the name of Queen Fucha. At this moment, I don't know what the queen feels in her heart, but the queen's face is unusually gentle and dignified, and she bows her head and says: "These two sisters are excellent, and the concubines also like it very much." ”

The emperor nodded, and then said to the queen mother: "So it is decided." The rest of the show girls, please ask the emperor to be the master and keep a few. ”

This made the Queen Mother quite satisfied, she smiled and said: "The Empress just said that this year is the first draft after the emperor ascended the throne, and there should be a few more show girls to keep for the emperor's heirs." This is also very much in line with the mourning family's wishes, what does the emperor think?"

The emperor smiled, "You don't have to keep too much, the draft will be held every three years in the future, and it will be a long time." In addition, there are many children of the clan who have reached the age of marriage. ”

The Queen Mother bowed her head slowly: "That's true, although the close branch of the clan is also an important matter, but the emperor has to pick the rest before he can give them marriage and fortune." ”

The queen's smile was dignified and gentle: "What the emperor said is very true. The Suo Xue Luo show girl who was just summoned in looks like the top of the list, and she is still the in-law of the emperor's mother. Although it is not as close as Concubine Xian's sister and the queen mother, her mother is also the niece of the emperor's mother. ”

When the emperor heard this, he only raised his eyebrows, but he was noncommittal.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother hurriedly said kindly: "Since the emperor is here, the mourning family has asked someone to summon Suo Yuluo Yunmai in to ask for peace, and the emperor will also see if it can be seen." ”

The emperor waved his hand and smiled, "Let's talk about it later." With that, he stood up and said, "There are still a lot of folds in the Son's Heart Cultivation Hall that have not been approved, so I will go back first." ”

As soon as the emperor got up, the queen naturally couldn't stand, so she hurriedly stood up with her heavy body and sent the emperor away with a group of concubines and show girls.

As soon as the emperor left, the queen mother's face was already a little ugly. She just said that she would let the emperor meet Suo Yuluo Yunmai, and the emperor said that he would go back to review the folds, which was obviously shameless for the queen mother!

For a while, there was silence in the Shufang Zhai Palace, and everyone didn't dare to breathe, for fear of angering the Queen Mother.

After a long time, the Empress Dowager said coldly: "Let's stop here today! The mourning family is also lacking! Concubine Xian sent the mourning family back to Cining Palace, and you should each retreat!"

"Yes!" the hall knelt down.