After Empress Huang took back the power of the Six Palaces, she acted a little more steadily than in the past. She asked the eunuch to inform the concubines in the harem, and to resume greeting her on the fifteenth day of the new year.

The harem concubines saw that the queen was rising again, and they came to show their goodwill. Later, only the sisters of the Zhang family and the crown princess Feng Ling did not come to congratulate.

The queen didn't dare to embarrass the Zhang sisters for the time being. When she saw that the eunuch who had sold and poisoned Concubine Zhang in Zhaoyang Palace was missing, she knew that His Majesty had made a move. The Empress still wants to regain the Sacred Heart, so she will not do anything that annoys Her Majesty.

The first day of August is the day when the harem concubines ask the queen for peace. Early in the morning, a group of costumed concubines in the harem walked towards Kunning Palace, the queen's bedroom.

Princess Shun outside the palace also brought her two-month-old son to the palace to greet the queen. Feng Ling, the crown princess who was a hostage in the palace, took Mama Zhang and Hongmei to Kunning Palace.

Feng Ling met Princess Shun outside the gate of Kunning Palace. Princess Shun led her subordinates to salute Feng Ling respectfully. Feng Ling stepped forward with a smile and glanced at the child held by a mother-in-law behind Princess Shun.

The child was wrapped in red embroidered brocade in the shape of a candle, wearing a tiger head hat, and his pink face was still a little wrinkled, and he was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.

Feng Ling took out a night pearl the size of an apricot from his arms and handed it to Princess Shun: "For children to play with." ”

Princess Shun looked at Feng Ling in surprise, this night pearl is priceless, and the color and brightness of the beads are excellent. The emperor in the palace is not much better than this.

All the palace maids and eunuchs looked at the night pearl, and in the daytime sun, the night pearl was crystal clear and shining brightly. They secretly thought: The crown princess is too generous, and such treasures are given away.

Mama Zhang and Hongmei's expressions were very calm, they had seen the princess's cat playing with the night pearl bigger and brighter than this, so they didn't think it was unusual.

Feng Ling stuffed the night pearl into Princess Shun's hand: "Take it." ”

Princess Shun excused: "This thing is too valuable......"

Feng Ling smiled: "Princess Shun is more valuable if she has the eldest son." ”

She asked, "How's that?"

Princess Shun pulled Feng Ling to the side and whispered: "That medicine is too effective, now he runs into my room every day, I am annoyed, I let a few of my maids take turns to serve him." ”

Princess Shun hesitated and asked, "Will that medicine hurt the body?"

Feng Ling shook his head: "This concubine hasn't had a round house yet, so I don't know." ”

Princess Shun is still worried about hurting King Shun's body, without a husband, the life of orphans and widows is the most difficult in the royal family.

The medicine she gave to King Shun was obtained from the brothel at a high price by her personal grandmother, and the effect of the medicine was visibly good. King Shun now hardly goes to other rooms except the main house.

Chen Yu, the queen's eldest palace maid, stood at the gate of Kunning Palace, and after she saluted the two princesses, she said, "Crown princess, princess Shun, the queen told you to go in quickly." ”

The crown princess walked into Kunning Palace with brisk steps. Princess Shun and her mother-in-law holding the child followed. The rest of the retinue waited outside the palace.

The two princesses saluted the queen and greeted her: "The queen mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old." ”

and said hello to the concubines in red and green present: "Greetings to all the concubines." ”

The queen looked at Feng Ling coldly: "Crown Princess, it's long overdue, let the palace wait for a long time, what do you mean?"

The crown princess stood up straight and explained calmly: "After returning to her mother, the retainer met the little boy hugged by Princess Shun on the way to ask for peace. ”

The queen snorted coldly. Princess Shun gave her mother-in-law a look, and the mother-in-law handed the child: "Queen Mother, take a look at your grandson." ”

The queen put down Feng Ling and didn't pursue it for the time being, she took the child and looked at it carefully, with a smile on her chubby face. "This child looks like King Shun when he was a child. ”

"Take the jade Ruyi and jade lock prepared by the palace. ”

The queen personally put the jade lock on the child. and handed the jade Ruyi to Princess Shun: "Take good care of the child." ”

"The retainers obeyed. ”

The dozen or so concubines sitting in the room stepped forward one by one to praise the children, said auspicious words, and then handed over gifts.

"Thank you for the gift from your mother. ”

After a circle, Princess Shun received a bunch of various gifts. She handed it to her personal maid and asked her to take the nurse and the child to the backyard to wait.

Everyone saw that the maids around Princess Shun were combing women's hair, and they were sighing in their hearts: It is not easy for a woman to marry into the royal family.

The queen looked at Feng Ling, who was standing quietly next to her: "Crown princess, don't you plan to give the child a little gift?"

Princess Shun hurriedly spoke: "Queen Mother, Crown Princess, she ......"

"Shut up, this palace is asking her, what are you going to answer? When did you two become so good?"

Princess Shun closed her mouth and looked at Feng Ling helplessly.

Feng Ling said lukewarmly: "After returning to my mother, Erchen had already given the gift to Princess Shun outside the door just now. ”

"What is it, bring it to the main palace and see it. ”

Princess Shun handed the night pearl given by Feng Ling to the queen: "Queen Mother, this night pearl is given by the crown princess." ”

The queen took the night pearl and looked at it, she looked at Princess Shun with suspicious eyes: "Is this really what she gave you?" She doesn't have such a good night pearl, let alone the group of concubines below.

"It was really given by the crown princess, and the palace people outside saw it. ”

"Crown Princess, where did you get such a valuable thing? The queen was dissatisfied.

Feng Ling said: "Erchen doesn't know how valuable this thing is, so he just thought it was a big bead and gave it to your grandson." She repeated the word "grandson".

The queen doesn't care if she is her grandson or not, and it is a big sin not to give herself good things.

"Where did the pearl of the night come from?

Feng Ling shook his head: "Before Erchen entered the palace, when he was shopping, he met someone at Chang'an West Street who sold it for money, and Erchen bought it for dozens of taels of silver." There's only this one. ”

I heard Feng Ling say that this night pearl was bought for dozens of taels of silver. The simple-minded people here are envious, and the smarter ones are not impressed.

Some people guessed in their hearts whether this night pearl was the legend a few days ago, the loot smuggled back by the prince from the Jingguo Palace. Although the court later refuted the rumors, the prince brought back stones for the prince's mansion to build a rockery. The emperor also sent the royal stonemason to the prince's mansion and built a rockery stone from the stones that were transported back.

Because the eldest princess who whistleblower was punished by His Majesty, everyone did not dare to discuss it in the open. I just thought in my heart: I transported stones so far back to make rockeries and deceive ghosts.

Of course, the queen also thinks so, so she wants Feng Ling to take out a few more night pearls for herself.

When Empress Huang first entered the palace, she was favored by His Majesty. She stayed on His Majesty's dragon bed for several nights, and on the first night, she was amazed to find that the four corners of the dragon bed hung beads one by one, shining brightly in the night.

She asked His Majesty, "What is this?"

"The pearl of the night. ”

She asked His Majesty: "You don't need to light candles this night, Your Majesty will give the concubine two." ”

His Majesty said: "These night pearls are gifts from Jingguo when he came to ask me to borrow food due to a natural disaster and lack of food for a year, and it is said that Jingguo only has these few pearls. If there is this pearl again in the future, it will be given to the concubine. ”

The queen had no choice but to give up. For so many years, her heart to have a few night pearls has always been there. Maybe it's just that you don't want it until you can't get it.

Now, when the queen saw Feng Ling, she casually gave a night pearl to Princess Shun, and she didn't believe what Feng Ling said: only this one.

She was even more resentful of Feng Ling's original dissatisfaction. She secretly thought in her heart: After the palace copied the prince's mansion and the Zhenguo Mansion, all the night pearls copied out were from the palace.

Feng Ling snorted coldly in his heart.