After that day, Gao Yan went to the queen's Yongning Palace again, and Song Yuyan came out early this time to greet him. After seeing the emperor, after saluting, he took the initiative to mention that he was not in the palace the day before yesterday, because he looked at the good scenery outside, and went to the imperial garden to bask in the sun.

When the queen said this to him, she was always dignified and polite.

Born in the Song family, as the only daughter of the eldest son of the Song family, Song Yuyan has been familiar with books such as "Female Commandments" and "Internal Training" since she was a child. What I have been taught for more than ten years is naturally how to assist her husband behind her back and be a virtuous wife.

After entering the Yanwang Mansion, this woman who was secretly praised as the most willing to marry home by all the men in Kyoto is indeed as gentle and virtuous as rumored, and empathetic.

Even if she was married to His Royal Highness King Yan, who was fashionable and unwieldy, she was also meticulous and considerate.

For Gao Yan, who was always cold to others when he was young, this woman who was as gentle as water and always treated himself wholeheartedly did touch his heart for a while.

Therefore, the two have been married for many years, and they have always respected each other like guests, and they have never blushed. Even when Gao Yan took a concubine, she only complained that she couldn't have a son and a half daughter, and she never asked her husband half a point.

And Gao Yan always looked at Song Yuyan, but he felt a little sorry in his heart.

If he hadn't drugged her from time to time in the past and deliberately damaged her body, the two might have had children.

But this little apology is naturally not mentionable compared to this throne. If he and Song Yuyan had children before this, after Gao Heng died, with his own instrength and the prestige of the Song family in the court, it was difficult to guarantee that he would not support the son of the two to ascend the throne.

At that time, the plan of several years can be said to be in vain. Gao Yan is so suspicious, how can he allow a little accident to happen?

Now on the throne, he is not a cold-blooded person. The queen and him, although their feelings are fading, they do have many years of husband and wife love. Today, although Gao Yan had inexplicably noticed that Song Yuyan was a little cold to him, he only talked to her a few words as usual, and did not ask any more questions.

And in his heart, he was already planning something else.

Since he is already the emperor, there are only three concubines in the harem, which sounds really inappropriate. Moreover, the court is not stable, and it is indeed necessary to win over the hearts of the ministers by choosing a concubine.

On the day of Bingyin in the afternoon of the month, Gao Yan ordered the draft of female concubines to fill the harem. At one time, there were more than 180 daughters and beauties who were selected into the palace.

There have always been four concubines and nine concubines in the harem, and now the three concubines are there, and only the emperor's newly established concubine Niangniang is left, and the origin is naturally not small, but in Beijing, Zhao Yueer, the daughter of Zhao Yu, the minister of honor and health. In addition, most of the concubines such as Zhaoyuan, contouring, and Chongyi were naturally the daughters of ministers in the court.

There were more women, and this harem, which was originally a little deserted, suddenly became lively.

And Gao Yan sits on the beauty of the country, spoiled this concubine last night, turned over this lady's card tonight, and there are a lot of beauties in the harem to compete for his favor. If you ask what else in the world today he has not gotten as a king?

Naturally, there is.

It is in the Huaqing Palace, the concubine Yi who looks extremely indifferent.

Gao Yan remembered that he had promised Bai Sang not to force her to act, and as the emperor, he was even more true to his word. Besides, there has always been no shortage of beauties in the harem, and the women who want to be favored by the emperor every night are waiting in line, is there only one person missing?

But people's hearts are like this, after a long time, the concubines who have been pampered a few times are difficult to see, which has not been obtained, but it makes him more and more worried.

Over time, the emperor went to the Huaqing Palace more and more often.

Although I heard that the emperor went to Huaqing Hall last time, he was either playing against Concubine Yi or drinking tea, but he still made the other concubines red-eyed. According to the rules of the palace, they were all taken to the emperor's palace every night after the flop, why could Concubine Yi make the emperor run to her palace in person last time?

Those concubines who looked jealous in their hearts began to gossip behind their backs, and when they gossiped a lot, there were even more people who couldn't see such a "special" concubine as Concubine Yi......

Soon, the long summer passed in one day. In autumn, the day gradually cooled down, and the daily light rain began to trickle down non-stop.

It rained for a few days in a row, but finally the rain stopped and the sun turned on this day, and the good weather finally came to see inside and outside the palace.

And in the Huaqing Palace, which has always been deserted, Bai Sang has accompanied Cassia to finish practicing calligraphy. Seeing that her brother had taken a nap in the house as usual, she returned to the temple alone, and heard the summons of the eunuch outside:

"Concubine Chen's mother has arrived-"

The moment Bai Sang turned around, he saw that a small group of people had entered the hall.

The one who walks in the middle should be Concubine Chen. She was dressed in a water-blue gauze dress, she looked delicate and delicate, but her appearance was a little immature, she looked only in her early fifteens, and she thought that she had just reached the end of her life and was sent to the palace.

and one left and one right accompanied Concubine Chen, and the two older ones were Dong Shuyi and Liu Zhaoyuan. These two were cousins, and after entering the palace together, they looked very good in their relationship. The two may often be inseparable, so much so that Bai Sang has met them a few times in the palace halfway.

The three of them walked in the forefront, followed by several palace maids each. The sudden arrival of a group of people made the originally quiet Huaqing Hall lively.

There are few other concubines in Huaqing Palace, and Bai Sang is only a few friends with them. She naturally heard about the rumors about herself in the palace, and she didn't know why these three people came together, but since they came together, I am afraid that they were not good.

The three of them naturally stepped forward and exchanged pleasantries with her, and they became close in a few words. Most of them are the concubines in front of them who are talking, saying some interesting things in the palace out of tune, and Dong Shuyi and Liu Zhaoyuan on the side often take a few sentences, Bai Sang has always spoken little, and only occasionally responds lightly at this moment.

After a few words, Concubine Chen smiled and said:

"Sister's quiet temperament, I'm afraid there are few people in the harem who can compare. I see that the weather is rare today, so my sister should not be bored in this hall, why don't you go outside with us. ”

After a long period of peace, trouble came to the door. If you can stop this wave, I'm afraid you won't be able to stop the next wave.

Bai Sang's eyes flowed, and he took the palace maid Chunlan beside him, nodded and followed them.

The Imperial Garden in early autumn is also a unique beauty, especially after a few days of drizzle, the light yellow flowers bloom with the rain that has not yet had time to dry, and it looks more and more delicate.

A few people crossed the Yuanshu Bridge, the bridge was slightly narrower, Concubine Chen and Bai Sang walked in front, Dong Shuyi and Liu Zhaoyuan walked behind the two, and followed by the palace maids and eunuchs of the mothers. The group walked there, and it looked like there were a lot of people.

Along the way, Concubine Chen's words were not less, but she mostly mentioned some things about the emperor's favor for her, and she was just a daughter who was spoiled and arrogant since she was a child. Crossing the bridge is Jinxiang Lake, there are some dark red fish in the lake, I don't know what kind of fish they are, but they aroused the interest of Concubine Chen, and she took Bai Sang's hand and ran over to see.

Bai Sang was a little unaccustomed for a while, and after standing still, he slowly withdrew his hand, and several people stood by Jinxiang Lake. The autumn breeze is slight, and it really makes people sober up a lot. At this time, the lake rises, and the lake surface is like a mirror, reflecting the slender figures of several mothers, which is more and more beautiful.

Concubine Chen tilted her head and asked Bai Sang a little playfully: "In a few days, it will be the Begging Festival, what are the plans for my sister?" ”

Bai Sang shook her head, for her, it was not a holiday, every day was the same.

"I heard that there is a rule in this palace, every year on the begging festival, the concubines of the harem have to make sachets and send them to the emperor. Today, I specially told my sister that she must not forget that she should prepare earlier. ”

Bai Sang smiled lightly, and only wrote it down: "Thank you sister for reminding me." ”

"By the way, there is one thing, sister, I have always been very curious, but I don't know whether to ask my sister or not?"

"What?"

Bai Sang raised his eyes to see her turn around, a little closer to himself, as if he was about to say something quiet, but the exit happened to make the people behind him hear clearly:

"How does it feel that my sister has served the two princes successively?"

Bai Sang was slightly stunned, and before he could speak, an exclamation came.

"Ahh

There was a commotion behind him, and Bai Sang suddenly turned around when he heard this, only to see a big blue-green snake appear not far away, as thick as an arm. The serpent crept out of the grass in front of him and crawled in their direction at great speed.

"Ahh There are snakes! ”

The palace maids and concubines beside them were all extremely frightened when they saw it, and began to flee in all directions, and the scene was suddenly panicked.

"Quick! Grab it! ”

Plop -

"Ahh Concubine Yi Niangniang ......"

"Concubine Yi fell overboard!"