The memory of his mother is already very vague, and he only has a warm feeling when he thinks of it, so he is even more sad, especially at this time, there is only one voice echoing in Xijun's heart: "Mother! Mother! ……”

――If my mother was still here, this would not have happened!

Xijun shrunk himself in the brocade quilt and wept silently, still unwilling to accept the fact that his brother had died. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

- She used to spend all night with her seriously ill brother...... Every time, he was so sick...... But how could he ...... "dead"!

-- Mrs. Anyang Hou also said when she met her last time that she would bring him with her the next time she asked for advice......

- How could it be......

Outside the bed, the middle palace attendants knelt all over the ground, but no one dared to make a sound, until Da Changqiu's slightly panicked voice sounded: "The emperor sees the queen." ”

All the attendants were stunned, and then they got up at the same time and performed their duties.

Yi Hua persuaded in a low voice beside the bed: "Middle Palace, Your Majesty is coming, you can't be rude." ”

The young queen never moved, and just when Yihua wanted to forcibly pull away the brocade quilt covering the queen's head, she heard the queen's hoarse voice: "The woman is not decorated, and she does not see the monarch's father." The long emperor is on my behalf, and the concubine does not dare to see the emperor in a sad state! ”

Yihua was stunned for a moment, but did not insist anymore: "...... No......"

The Son of Heaven, who was blocked by Chang Yu outside the dormitory, was not angry, but just glanced at the eldest princess who came in the same car lightly.

The eldest princess of Eyi frowned deeply: "What kind of mess? How old is the queen? Get out of the way! ”

Yihua lowered his head, did not answer, and did not give way.

"Changyu!" The eldest princess of Eyi scolded in a low voice.

"There is an edict in the middle palace." Yihua stated calmly, leaning slightly and bowing his head.

The eldest princess's face changed immediately, and she couldn't help but turn her head to look at the emperor, but saw that the son of heaven in a dark robe had turned indifferently.

"Your Majesty!"

"Imperial sister, let the queen be alone for some time!"

The young emperor paused and said calmly to the imperial sister who called out to him.

- He knew that when grief was deep, there was no one to comfort him.

On that day, the news of Zhou Yang's death came, he was in chaos, the Jin brothers desperately stopped him, and the three of them fought in the palace, and in the end, he was exhausted and could no longer support it.

"Your Majesty, Zhou Yang's is only the eighth son."

"Your Majesty, she is dead, and no matter what you do, you can't change that!"

He knew that the Kim brothers were right, but ......

- That gentle and touching woman is pregnant with his child!

He lay on his back on the cold ground—the scarlet ground...... It was very ......glaring, so, he raised his hand, the black wide sleeves covered his face, he thought he would cry, but, no.

After a moment, he removed his hand and sat up slowly, raising the corners of his lips at the Kim brothers, whose faces were full of worry and trepidation.

The smile was bitter and helpless, but he did smile.

Waving his arms wearily, he returned to the splendid tent, sat down with a few of them, and then whispered, "I want to be alone!" ”

Jin Jian wanted to say something, but Jin Xian took his hand and immediately withdrew, without giving his younger brother any chance to speak out.

……

- He was so sad to lose a child he had never met, not to mention the fact that she had lost her brother who had been with her all day and night......

Liu Fuling stopped beside the chariot, turned to look at the closed palace door, and then said to Chang Yu, who respectfully followed him: "Please take care of yourself...... Shangguan Xiaogongzi didn't want to be too sad for his eldest sister......"

Yihua was stunned for a moment, and then bowed down to promise, until the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess left, she straightened her waist again, and wondered in her heart - she thought that the Son of Heaven was the eighth son of Zhou Yang, and it was difficult to get rid of the queen's knot......

-- Since he can say such a thing, I think the Son of Heaven still has pity on the queen......

Yihua pondered and re-entered the queen's bedroom.

Heavy green and trivial, layers of brocade curtains embroidered, vermilion lacquer gilding, silk feather ornaments, under the dim light, all the gorgeous splendor is very blurred, Yihua knelt down outside the bead curtain of the inner household, and whispered: "The middle palace is long and happy." ”

Through the beaded curtain and light veil, she had seen the queen, the young girl, who sat on the bed, finally freed herself from the brocade quilt. Even in such a gloomy environment, Yihua still saw the girl's red and swollen eyes.

Xijun straightened his waist, but that's all, to Changyu's greeting, this beautiful queen was stunned for a while before finally responding: "Go up?" ”

The girl's voice was too slight for Yi Hua to hear her tone, and after a short period of speculation, she could only state the instructions of the Son of Heaven in a proper manner: "Yes, before ascending the car, I said to the maid, please take care of yourself in the middle palace......" Speaking of this, Yi Hua hesitated, a little worried - will the mention of Shangguan Xiaogongzi make the queen who finally had some peace sad and excited again? In the end, Changyu, who didn't have time to think about it, still said the original words of the Son of Heaven.

-- There is not much difference between concealment and deception, especially in the palace.

Xijun was stunned, and then nodded slowly: "I'm fine." ”

- The deceased cannot be traced......

She understands that......

After all, this is not the first time she has faced the loss of a loved one......

Yihua let out a long sigh, bowed his head again, and then retreated.

Out of the palace gate, Yihua bowed to Da Changqiu, who had been guarding outside the hall: "Please prepare for food!" ”

- The queen has not eaten for a day and a night.

Under the Son of Heaven, death and mourning, although the married daughter should be regarded as the Kundi who is the father's descendant for a year, but, since Xijun is the queen, he does not need to serve this mourning, and naturally there are not too many taboos, however, at this time, Shangshi will not be boring, and the meals presented are light vegetarian foods such as pickled bamboo shoots and dried beans.

The palace people who served were relieved to see the queen holding a spoon to eat.

- Last time, the queen fell ill violently, and everyone from Changyu down was flogged, and everyone was really afraid.

Xijun's mood is not very good, and if he is stared at by the people around him like this, where can he still eat? So, she only ate a few bites and then pushed away the food table, Yihua and the others who were close to the servant did not persuade much, and immediately asked the palace people to remove the meal, and then quietly ordered Shangshi to prepare some exquisite snacks.

After staying up for a day and a night, the young queen was really tired, and fell asleep after eating, although her brows were tightly locked, and she was not very stable, but after all, she slept with her eyes closed, and even the palace people rolled up the curtains and did not wake her up.

If you can eat and sleep, there will be no big problem, Yihua and the others really put their hearts that have been hanging for a long time, so when the court order was summoned again, Yihua did not shirk it again.

Since the queen's condition was a little better, the court order has summoned several times, and each time, Yihua has been unable to leave the dodge, and Zhang He has not said a word, and he has come down again and again, but Yihua himself feels deeply sorry.

Along the way, he was speculating about the reason for Zhang He's repeated summonses, and when he entered the court office and saw the soap-clothed officials sitting upright in the official office, Yihua knew that what he had thought before was all wrong.

"The servant has seen the commanders."

-- The commanders of the various official offices under the Shaofu and Da Changqiu actually gathered together.

――What do you want to do?

Yihua lowered his head and pondered silently.

Sitting in the first place, Zhang He raised his hand and pointed to the seat on his left: "Changyu, please take a seat." ”

This position startled Yihua first.

The Han system respects the right, with the right as the upper position, both in the court office, Zhang He is the main seat, and the first place on his left is the most respectful guest seat.

"The servant is terrified!" Yihua honestly expressed surprise.

"Today's events must be distinguished by the long emperor to be clear, and the long emperor can sit down." Zhang He gave a vague explanation.

Looking at the solemn expressions of everyone present, the young Changyu did not speak again, and sat down quietly in the designated seat.

-- Taiguan Order, East and West Weaving Room Order......

-- Zhongshu Confessor, Yellow Gate, Hook Shield, Shang Fang, Imperial Palace, Ye Ting, Inner Scholar, Eunuch Eight Official Orders, Directors of the Inner Palace, Zhonghuangmen......

-- The chief of the private mansion, Yongxiang, warehouse, stable, ancestral shrine, and food official of the Central Palace Bureau......

This formation, anyone in the palace was nervous when they saw it.

However, Yihua was blessed to the soul, and the moment he sat down, he suddenly guessed a possibility - something happened to the internal official!

"Can the Changyu know the situation of the seal of the Middle Palace?" Zhang He got straight to the point and didn't say another polite word.

Yihua was awe-inspiring: "The seal of the middle palace is in the back bed, but the middle palace has never been used, and the rest of the seals have been recorded, how can the maid remember them all?" ”

Everyone present is a person in power in the palace, where can they not hear the precaution in Changyu's words? While admiring the vigilance of the young woman, I also had to be deeply frustrated.

Zhang He chuckled faintly: "Changyu doesn't have to be like this, I'm just asking." ”

Yihua also smiled and bowed his head, but did not speak.

"You guys are really young in the middle palace, and everyone in the middle palace is ignorant?" Guo Sui sneered coldly, "Whether the Middle Palace uses a seal or not, you know it in your hearts, why bother to ask others!" ”

"The private government order is serious!" The eunuch Ling who was sitting on Guo Sui's seat couldn't help but laugh dryly.

Everyone in the middle palace showed a sneer.

Yi Hua didn't quite understand the current situation, but it was obvious that Shaofu wanted to find the handle of the Middle Palace......

The middle stable captain waved his sleeves and said lightly: "No matter whether the words are heavy or light, I don't know if you still have objections, if so, there are still ...... I thought that the gentlemen could directly ask the Middle Palace, and the Middle Palace would answer in person! ”

Yihua was stunned - this ...... Isn't this the first time you've made representations?

The officials in the forbidden middle did not speak, but what they did was the Taiguan order (Note 1): "In any case, according to the records of the order history, those requisitions were carried out by the order of the Central Palace......"

"There is neither the seal book of the Middle Palace, nor the painting of the Great Changqiu......" Guo Sui interrupted the other party with a sneer, "Even if there is a painting of anyone in the Middle Palace, it can barely be counted...... Now, I want the middle palace to recognize those uses...... Everybody...... It's too much of a deception, isn't it?! ”

The people of Shaofu were speechless.

Yihua began to understand the current situation a little.

-- In the Han system, people are counted in August, and households are compared to the people, and they are counted in September (Note 2), and the palace is naturally no exception.

-- Personnel, income, expenditures, all the situation must be played in September.

-- It's July, so it should have begun.

Thinking of this, and thinking about what Fang had just heard, Yihua thought in his heart - it should be that there is a discrepancy between the abacus and the actual situation......

Just as she was thinking, Shang Fangling (Note 3) jumped up irritably: "Everyone knows what those expenses are about! What is requisitioned by the relatives of the clan, the middle palace does not recognize it, who recognizes it? We can't be accused of being greedy for ink! ”

Yi Hua was awe-inspiring, and just as he was about to speak, he listened to the order of the private government of the middle palace and slowly refuted his words: "You are the subordinate officials of the Shaofu, we are the subordinate officials of the middle palace, and the rank and rank are not given by the clan of the relatives, and no one wants you to obey the orders of the relatives!" ”

Note 1: Taiguan, the official office in charge of the emperor's meals and swallow enjoyment, belongs to the Shaofu, and there are orders and Cheng.

Note 2: According to the Chinese law, the population and household surveys are conducted in August to calculate the due figures (conscription and taxation) and recalculation (exemption from taxation), and the statistical reporting of the calculation and taxation is from October of the previous year to September of the current year, which can be regarded as part of the annual financial statistics. Because the Han Palace's selection of good sons to enter the palace was carried out in August, I personally guess that the Han Palace should also carry out statistics on relevant people, money, and things at the same time.

Note 3: Shang Fang, the official office in charge of the manufacture of the utensils used by the emperor, belongs to the Shaofu, and there are orders and Cheng. (To be continued.) )