With a child, the days seem to be getting faster.

The nurses found by Mrs. Chu have already entered the palace, so Xiao Leer can be said to be the most popular person in the entire palace at the moment, don't look at the villain is less than a hundred days, as soon as he leaves the palace, he can be said to be the first to call and then hug, and there are more than a dozen nursing mothers and palace maids plus little eunuchs.

Every morning, the little princess of Jin Gui first set up a big car to greet the imperial grandmother, and after being rare in Funing Palace for a while, she was carried all the way back to the arms of her mother in Yufu Palace. After playing with her mother for a while, usually her sister Song Ning will come over to see her, she likes her sister the most, every time she hears her sister read a poem to her seriously, she also opens her mouth and follows the woo.

Every time she saw her sister clapping her hands, she also waved her little hands a few times to follow, and whenever her sister grinned, she happily kicked her calves, although she could only lie down most of the time, but the world in front of her made her feel very interesting and warm.

And what she loves the most is to be held by her mother. The mother will look at her gently with beautiful eyes, the mother will sing and coax her with a beautiful voice, the mother will kiss her gently with soft lips, and the mother will always be fragrant, she likes it so much.

Her father likes it so much.

The eunuch Liangxi felt that since the full moon came out of the concubine Yi, the emperor ran more often to Yufu Palace. In the past, it was early in the morning and returned at dusk, and it was normal to make two trips a day, but since Concubine Yi and the little princess were out of confinement, the Son of Heaven often used it even for lunch, and he had to rest for a while after eating, and then returned to the Qinzheng Palace to continue to take care of business.

A few little eunuchs under Liangxi didn't quite understand, and asked him quietly in private, "Father-in-law, the emperor is so tired of running around like this every day!" ”

Liangxi glanced at the little eunuch, "Tired or not, the emperor knows in his heart, and he needs you to worry about it!" ”

The little eunuch laughed, and Liangxi looked up at the sky, but he also sighed in his heart. In the past two days, the autumn has passed, and the sun is not so poisonous, but even if the summer was scorching a while ago, as long as the emperor can spare time, he still runs to Yufu Palace diligently. In the past, there was only one person in Yufu Palace who worried about the Son of Heaven, but now there are two, and these two beauties, one big and one small, can be regarded as tying the emperor's heart tightly.

Although Yufu Palace is as pampered as always, it is like a long thorn in the eyes of some people, making them more and more unbearable.

Entering the summer of July, the government affairs have been a little more leisurely, and seeing that there is nothing important in the court recently, some ministers have begun to advise about the harem draft. Their reason is very simple, there is a queen and a concubine in the harem today, but there is only one concubine who should have a complete four corners, which is too empty, for the sake of the royal heirs, they asked the emperor to start the draft in March next year.

Although this is a matter of the harem, and it is inconvenient for the officials of the previous dynasty to intervene, but grasping the powerful reason of the dragon descendant, these nosy ministers have straightened their waists, and they are also led by Xu Jilin, the Marquis of Pingnan, so they are even more unscrupulous.

Song Chen didn't understand Xu Jilin's plans, he was a military general and marquis, and he deliberately teamed up with several civil officials to invite himself to the draft, wasn't it because of the recent rewards for Chu Xue and Li Jiaoyun's mother's family that shocked him?

Song Chen doesn't like others to take care of his own family affairs, does he need other women, he knows it in his heart, but Xu Jilin and his ministers advise the draft, which is a bit of persecution, as a king, as an assertive king, he doesn't like to be persecuted.

Xu Jilin was busy in the previous dynasty, and his sister Xu Jinhe was not idle in the harem.

The brother and sister thought very clearly, Chu Xue is in the limelight at the moment, and she has been promoted to a concubine after giving birth to a daughter, if the next child is a boy, how will Song Chen reward her?

They watched how Song Chen overthrew the throne sought by the former deposed prince, and they cared more about Song Chi's position as the crown prince. Before Chi'er Shun inherited the unification, they would never allow variables to arise as long as they still had a breath of air.

So the most important thing at the moment is to win Chu Xue's favor.

No matter how beautiful Chu Xue is, she is now a woman who has given birth to a child, they don't believe it, in the whole world, they will never be able to find a second person who is more beautiful than her, and there is no man who does not love beauty, as long as he can be stuffed into Song Chen's side, it is impossible for those young and beautiful girls to be unable to distinguish a Chu Xue favor.

So looking for a good day, Xu Jinhe brought up the old matter again in front of the Queen Mother.

In the past of the hot summer, with the help of the cool breeze, the flowers of the season bloomed just right, and the imperial garden was full of purple and red. Xu Jinhe personally helped the Queen Mother to enjoy the flowers and chatted about trivial matters. Seeing that the important things in the palace have been reported recently, Xu Jinhe coughed lightly, folded a wooden hibiscus casually, handed it to the Queen Mother, and said with a smile: "Recently, the errand of the Siyuan Bureau has done a good job, you see this garden full of flowers, competing for beauty, how pleasing to the eye!" ”

The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, without saying much, waiting for her next.

I saw her cough lightly and said: "The daughter-in-law has a request for the queen mother, the emperor has been on the throne for nearly a year, and now the world is stable, the people are rich, and the emperor is devoted to the government, which is the blessing of the world, but the daughter-in-law, as the queen, should think about the emperor...... On Chinese New Year's Eve last year, the courtier's daughter-in-law mentioned to the emperor about the draft of concubines, you probably remember, at that time, the emperor said that the government affairs were busy and there was no time to take care of him, but now that the government of the dynasty is on the right track, the emperor should really think about it. ”

She stopped, her expression was sincere, and she looked at her mother-in-law seriously, "The courtiers understand that the emperor values Concubine Yi, but the matter of the heir is also a big plan, and the queen mother also knows that my sister and Concubine Rong have declined, and it is difficult to enter the emperor's blue eyes, but although Concubine Yi is young and beautiful, she is the only one, how can she afford to be the emperor's heir?" Besides, in this big palace right now, there is only Concubine Rong's sister on the concubine seat, which is really a little deserted. ”

At the end of the words, she seemed to smile bitterly, "I'm not afraid of the queen's jokes, with the weight of the concubines in the emperor's heart now, the emperor may not listen to these words, and I am afraid that they will be bored." But the minister's daughter-in-law is really thinking about the emperor, so she can only come to bother the queen mother, and I hope that the queen mother can help persuade the emperor. ”

This confession of grievance sounds like a reasonable virtuous woman at first glance, but after staying in the deep palace for so long, how could the Queen Mother not understand her true intentions? She and her brother worked so hard, in the final analysis, they were just afraid of Chu Xue's favor and worried about their position.

But the queen mother also has her own considerations, Song Chen favors Chu Xue alone, and the royal family may not be a good thing, she has personally experienced the succession, and saw the fate of the three sons of the first emperor with her own eyes, as a mother and grandmother, she never wants this to happen to Song Chen again. And Song Chi, who has been the son of the world since he was a child, has received the best education, and the name of the prince on his body, the queen mother does not want to change again.

Besides, a few more newcomers and a few more little grandchildren for her are things she is very happy to see as a grandmother.

The Queen Mother took Xu Jinhe's hand and said kindly: "Having a virtuous queen like you is a blessing for the emperor and the world. ”

This matter is beneficial and harmless to the Queen Mother, Xu Jinhe knew that the Queen Mother was also moved, and immediately smiled gently: "Thank you Queen Mother." ”

Not long after Xu Jinhe was promised in the imperial garden, the Queen Mother really found an opportunity to invite Song Chen to Funing Palace.

After so many years, the queen mother still remembers her preferences, as soon as Song Chen stepped into the palace gate, he saw a few small snacks on the small couch table, all of which he loved to eat in the past, he was in a good mood, so he first pinched his favorite chestnut cake and put it in his mouth.

Although he was already a king, he became a child when he returned to him, and the queen mother smiled lovingly and beckoned the palace people to serve tea.

After drinking a few more sips of hot tea, Song Chen said, "The queen mother called her son here just for these snacks?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled, "You! I miss my son for my mother, but can't I call him over to meet him? ”

Song Chen nodded and smiled, and after laughing, he looked at the queen mother in understanding.

The Queen Mother also got straight to the point and said frankly: "I heard that someone has recently invited the draft to play an excerpt? ”

Song Chen smiled and nodded slightly.

The Queen Mother then directly made her words clear, "According to the mourning family, this matter can be considered, you have been on the throne for nearly a year, but there are still only three female dependents in this harem, counting Le'er, there are only five children, this is the emperor of all dynasties, you are considered to be young at this age." Last time the mourning family asked you, you said that you would wait for Concubine Yi to give birth to a child, but now that the mother and daughter are safe, she has been promoted to concubine again, you shouldn't have to worry about it, right? ”

Seeing that he was noncommittal, the Queen Mother then persuaded: "The mourning family knows that your mind is not in this regard, but now there is only Concubine Rong on the throne of the harem concubine, what do you think, Concubine Rong should think?" What should people on the outside think? Now that Qi'er and Ning Ning are still young, they don't understand this, what will they think when they grow up? In any case, the position of the four concubines should be filled first before the ancestral system of etiquette and law is complied with. ”

Song Chen actually doesn't pay much attention to the draft, as the queen mother said, his mind is not here, and since he has Xue'er, he doesn't seem to have any interest in other women, but the etiquette and ancestral system are really annoying, and those ministers who are on the fold all day long also make him upset......

He thought for a while and said: "What the queen mother said makes sense, but my son thinks that the draft is really not worth doing, so it is better to ask the queen mother to be the master and find a few people in Beijing. ”

Isn't it just a harem, who picks or not? After calling the mother, at least choose a few gentle ones who don't cause trouble, just make the harem calm.

Although she was asked to pick someone, the Queen Mother knew that he was relieved, this was the biggest concession, this child had too good an idea, and his temperament was too much like his father.

The Queen Mother nodded, "Okay, then the mourning family will do it for you!" ”

Seeing that his mother had nothing to do, he nodded, got up and went to Yufu Palace.

If people are sent in, at least they can block the mouths of those annoying civil officials, and as for whether they touch it or not, they can't care.