After all, the Queen Mother is an old man who has been fighting in the palace all her life, and she will not let go of small things sloppily. After laughing, he coughed lightly and said: "In the future, these free-range birds will be gathered together by the palace people and fed at a unified time, or if such a large garden has grass, seeds, nuts, flesh, insects, and ants, let them find food by themselves, and others should not feed casually." These animals are the most susceptible to spoilage. The girl of the Yuan family is lucky, if this kind of thing happens again, it will be difficult to ensure that nothing goes wrong. "She has been through many vicissitudes of life, and her thinking is much more complicated. It is not unheard of for concubines to keep pets for other purposes or even as murder weapons. She would never allow this to happen again in the harem where she sits.

The Queen Mother looked at Shuheng again, and her expression was much softer: "It's been a long time since there has been such a delicate child in our palace. The old man's tone was not without regret, and he looked at the emperor again, and sighed with a cool sigh: "Even the existing children are pitiful, the emperor's princess is not as decent as the concubines of big families." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions were obviously a little strange. The emperor's face was stiff, obviously knowing that the queen mother was dissatisfied with him not protecting his relatives and relatives. The third princess had already lost face, and the queen mother said it mercilessly, and after breaking it, she felt even more down, and she couldn't lift her head. Shuheng originally pulled hatred for no reason, and as soon as this statement came out, he was afraid that the third princess would have ** to go with him endlessly. The Queen Mother is really the Queen Mother, and if she doesn't open her mouth, she will already kill a piece of it.

The Queen Mother's determination to ask for the title is obviously very strong, and the emperor can't be sloppy anymore. Now she has received some rumors that the emperor is rectifying the Xungui family in the previous dynasty, and the news that has come one after another has made her scalp tingle. Something has to be done! Xiang Huabo's young man who has no great prospects now, but Concubine Li's beauty is an embroidered pillow -- although it is said that this is due to her own intentional cultivation, she also did not expect that this generation will not be able to find even a more promising descendant. Now that the matter is approaching, she has to join forces with other families, and she has to make a gesture first.

The Queen Mother opened her mouth slowly, and it was difficult to hide her old age between her eyebrows: "Time flies so fast, seeing that the eldest princess and the second princess are about to die, how long has Wang Jieyu and Zhang Jieyu been in the palace?" ”

"Thirteen years."

"Seven years."

"As time goes by, there are many things that I can't remember clearly, and I forget what I should forget and what I shouldn't forget. These two were personally selected by the mourning family, the children of the Wang family are honest and kind, and the Zhang family is also the blood of the ancestors of the emperors. And now the old mourning family is dizzy, and they can't remember what the two looked like at the beginning, but when they read these two titles, they can still find a familiar taste. ”

The corners of Shu Heng's mouth twitched slightly, this sour and sarcastic poor Barra's skill of pretending to be bitter was too clever. The Queen Mother actually wanted to say: I originally chose two Jieyu, and after more than ten years, the children are so old, this Jieyu is still Jieyu, there is merit and hard work, you just don't be rewarded, and when you chase the founding generation, the Zhang family is still the emperor's own people, do you have an opinion on my vision or on your blood?

His Majesty smiled slightly, he glanced at the third princess Wang Jieyu and the six princes nested in Zhang Jieyu's arms, and then looked at the purple and red in the hall, and the curvature of the corners of his lips was quite meaningful: "What the queen mother said, but I ignored it, so let's do it according to the queen mother's wishes." ”

In the end, two of the vacant concubines were filled. Wang Jieyu was named Concubine Xian, and Zhang Jieyu was named Concubine Li.

The other daughters were rewarded to a greater or lesser extent. Only Concubine Li and Concubine Yuan didn't get anything. But this does not affect Concubine Li's good mood, because Wang Jieyu and Zhang Jieyu are both people from her faction. When she looked at Concubine Yuan, she couldn't hide her schadenfreude, and look, which one fell out of favor?

Concubine Yuan's expression was faint, she had a soft smile on her face at the beginning, and now this smile is still on her face and has not changed at all. Shu Heng felt aggrieved for his eldest aunt in his heart, and carefully spied on the expression of the fourth prince, but saw that he was holding his mother's hand tightly, but his face was the same indifferent.

The Queen Mother glanced at Concubine Yuan, who was not shocked, and quickly looked away. His Majesty the Emperor seemed to be very satisfied with this situation, he looked at the women and then at the children, and finally his eyes fell on Shuheng: "I like this girl of the Yuan family very much, and Concubine Yuan has always loved her like a treasure, and she treats her as a daughter, and it is even more rare that the Queen Mother and your old man also closed their eyes. ”

"Oh? This is the newly sealed county lord of Rongyi, what does His Majesty want? ”

"Add half a grade, the county lord of Rongyi who is the fourth grade."

"Hehe, it should be." The Queen Mother smiled at the corner of her mouth and ordered someone to take out a carved enamel horn small box to come out, as soon as it was opened, the treasure light was overflowing, it was a night pearl the size of a pigeon's egg, round and clear, and shining. For a while, don't talk about Shuheng, even the concubines and princesses were also shocked. Because the queen mother has always been strict and indifferent, she rarely shows enthusiasm for her grandchildren, and usually only the second prince born to Concubine Li can please her to some extent. "Round and suitable, Baohua is precious. This bead lining you. ”

That's a lot of rating.

Mrs. Yuan hurriedly pulled Shuheng and thanked the emperor and the empress dowager again for her grace. A palace maid had already helped the two of them up and returned to their positions. The Queen Mother looked at Yuan's mother and daughter and said with a smile: "I saw the Dragon Boat Festival ceremony presented by Rong Yi last time, and the volume of the Heart Sutra had the seal of Master Ming Xiu. ”

Shuheng was not very comfortable with this title, and it took a while to realize that he was talking about himself. The "Heart Sutra" copied on the yellow brocade is a thank you gift from the little Gnostic monk, who is a beloved disciple of Ming Xiu, so it is naturally easy to obtain the seal. Shuheng stood up respectfully and replied to the Queen Mother:

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, it is true. I went to Guangji Temple in early April to offer incense to my mother, and I was fortunate enough to meet Master Ming Xiu. The master spoke of the Queen Mother's ambition and compassion. The courtiers are not talented, and they are willing to pray for the queen mother. ”

The Queen Mother was obviously a little surprised, and was surprised: "Ming Xiu or travels all over the world or retreats to participate in meditation, and I can't wait to see him." Unexpectedly, your female doll is not only lucky, but also has a relationship with the Buddha. ”

Shuheng had no choice but to smile modestly: "Thank the Empress Dowager Hongfu." ”

The Queen Mother picked up a piece of cake and tasted it, nodded, ate another piece, and said with a smile: "Concubine Yuan is still so considerate and filial." The Bazhen cakes she makes have always been my favorite. Soft and glutinous, but not sweet and greasy. While laughing, she ordered someone to bring a small box of black lacquer carved bats, where the apricot yellow satin held a red gold cloisonné with a big phoenix hairpin with a big pearl and a thumb-sized red treasure, and gave it to Concubine Yuan on the spot.

Looking at the undisguised dissatisfaction and resentment on her niece's face, the Queen Mother sighed in her heart. In addition, she rewarded the third princess and the fifth princess with green jade and white clouds inlaid with gold and jade Ruyi, and rewarded the second prince and the fourth prince and the sixth prince with the double unicorn protection Ganoderma lucidum purple gold treasure gourd. All the emperors and grandsons hurriedly knelt down to thank him. The emperor deliberately let Yongning Palace avoid it, the eldest prince and the second princess were not present, and the eldest princess entered the palace every festival in the princess's mansion, so the queen didn't get anything. He could not open his mouth to ask for it. The Queen Mother looked at the emperor's son as if to say: I play with the old lady, right? Put away your fancy intestines before it's too late.

The thrilling trip to the palace finally ended, and when she returned to the mansion, Mrs. Yuan went to rest, and Shuheng also collapsed on the bed all of a sudden, not even wanting to move a little finger.

I also don't want to move, and there is also the county lord of Wenhe. When the news came, her mother, Princess Nan'an, dropped a complete set of Ruyao thin-tire tea sets. "The county lords of Daxia are all from the fourth grade, she is a child with no merit and no performance, why can she still suppress half of our county lords?" The princess pounded the table: "What is Jianyizhuang?" Three or four thousand pieces of silver! It's just a matter of spending money to buy a poor one, what's the big deal! ”

The old man who was waiting beside her sighed and hugged Wen He in his arms: "Princess, cherish your body." Yuan Shuheng made the county lord, even if he was crowned the princess, it wouldn't hinder us. ”

The princess raised her eyebrows and spitted: "What do you know?" With Wei Wu's kind of goods, beating dogs and chickens is rough and savage, what good girl can she raise? I knew her in my boudoir! What can't I compare to her? Why did her daughter go over my daughter? And last time in Guangji Temple, our dignified princess and county lord went to ask to see, Ming Xiu dared to say that there was no fate, but she Wei Wu had a fate? I'm not convinced! ”

The county lord of Wenhe saw that his mother was angry, his face turned slightly pale, because of the fatigue of entering the palace for several days to serve the queen mother, her eye sockets were slightly blue and a little sunken: "Mother, why do I have to fight with Yuan Shuheng?" ”

The princess glared sharply. Wen He leaned into his arms a little cringe, and muttered: "Whether it's Jianyizhuang or reading and painting, it's not a bad thing, I think-"

"Presumptuous!" The princess slammed the kang table, and a pair of skein-inlaid gold bracelets on her wrists jingled: "You think she is not bad, but you will find that she is in your way as you walk." Not only her, but most of the women in the boudoir are like this! You are too young to read the article, so your mother has to worry about you! You see, you chatted with the Queen Mother in the palace for so long and didn't see her old man take anything out, why did Yuan Shuheng get beads all of a sudden? Seeing that her daughter was frightened and depressed, she softened her tone again and coaxed softly: "Son, my mother is for your good, and your efforts will not disappoint you." August 15 His Majesty will also summon us to the palace for a banquet, you prepare well, and win the jackpot when the time comes, ah? ”

The county lord of Wenhe stood up obediently, and went back to his room to practice. However, she leaned against the piano stand, looking at the sky and clouds outside the screen window, and her heart was so lonely that she didn't move for a long time.

The book balance fiddled with the congratulatory gifts on the carved lacquer kang table. The whole box of glass beads rewarded by the concubine Niangniang, a treasure silk, a jade lion beast of the four princes. Sister Shuyue gave her a self-embroidered purse, a silver-gray plain brocade inlaid with a half-inch gold velvet edge, and a cute chinchilla embroidered with beads inside. Now she doesn't have to worry about her family, she doesn't have to be fast in needlework, so she develops into refinement, and even Shuheng, a layman, can see that this purse has taken a lot of effort.

Brother Shan also sent a congratulatory gift, a folding fan, which is not a good thing, but he inscribed the fan on it, and wrote the four words "Datong in the world", which is a secret book Heng Jianyi Zhuang. Shu Heng smiled, "This character is really well written, and it has grown a lot." "The world is the same", I didn't expect Brother Shan to have this mind, please tell him I like it very much. Shuheng rewarded the little guy who gave the things, and gave back two little golden pigs as gifts. Brother Shan'er is a pig, and he has been going to school in the past year, and the flowers are big, and it is convenient for this golden pig to be turned into gold.

Shuheng fiddled with it again, and ordered the dates to be put away, but he always felt that something was missing. After recalling it for a moment, I thought: "Ah! Dong Yin, why is there no news from Miss Dong? "In the past, whether it was a festival or a Shuheng's birthday, this talented girl would always send something elegant. or a word, a painting or a poem, all of which are her own handwriting. Although Shuheng is a layman, every time he sees it, he will sigh: Oh, you might as well send me some yellow and white vulgar things directly. But now she has developed a habit, and every time Dong Yin's gift is what she looks forward to the most.

Peach hurriedly said, "She can't be sick, right?" A lot of people have had a fever lately. ”

Shuheng thought for a moment: "Reasonable. Otherwise, as a person, she would never be willing to ignore the etiquette and talk to others. I should go and find her. ”