A sudden fire in the middle of the night in the inner court prison destroyed the library of books that stored the king's living notes.

The New Year is approaching, there should not be chaos, as soon as this incident came out, the most trembling person was none other than the chief manager Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu first went to Fengyi Palace to ask for a crime, Zhou Yu knelt in front of the queen, his head touched the ground, he was terrified, and said: "The slave was derelict in his duties, so that the inner court supervisor made this big mistake, please ask the queen to condemn!" ”

Unexpectedly, the queen went against the usual harsh norms, and just asked lightly, "But what's the loss?" ”

Zhou Yu was busy reporting the objects destroyed in the fire one by one, which naturally included the vital king's living note.

Hearing that the golden book was burned, Xu Jinhe's eyes flashed with undetectable satisfaction, and he replied lightly: "The inner court supervisor is an important place in the harem, how can you make such a mistake, fortunately you didn't destroy important things, otherwise how would you make up for it?" Be sure to pay attention next time, go down. ”

Zhou Yu thought that he would be severely criticized, but he didn't expect that it was just such a painless sentence, and he understood a major event so easily, so he kowtowed in fear and bowed out.

Hit Fengyi Palace out, Zhou Da has to go to Yufu Palace, the emperor can give an edict in the past, and all the major events in the palace are reported to Yi Guifei, although Yi Guifei was cold some time ago, but after all, the position is there, he must go this way.

Hearing that there was a fire in the inner court prison, Chu Xue naturally had to ask about the loss, as in Fengyi Palace, Zhou Yu reported it one by one, Chu Xue listened to it and asked: "What did the queen say?" ”

Zhou Yu bowed down and said with a sneer: "The queen only said that she wants the minions to pay attention next time." ”

Chu Xue sighed, nodded and said: "It should be noted that the "King's Living Note" was originally meant to be passed down for future generations to admire, so how can it be burned down?" ”

Zhou Yu hurriedly explained: "Yes, yes, the slave will order someone to repair it when he goes back." ”

"Can it still be fixed?" Chu Xue looked at the visitor with a smile and asked, "Maybe it's repaired as before?" ”

Zhou Yu nodded: "Please rest assured, the kid in the classic library has a good brain, and he will definitely be able to repair it as it is." ”

"That's fine, then let's go down and do it! In the future, you can look good, don't go on a business trip again! ”

"Yes. Slaves must pay attention. ”

Chu Xue nodded, and the person who came withdrew from the hall.

The heavy cotton curtain separated the cold outside the hall, and Chu Xue sat in the warm hall. originally thought that "Living Note" would not be recovered, but who expected that it could still be repaired, in fact, what does it matter if it can be repaired, the emperor knows, the queen mother knows, can you still use that golden booklet?

However, this fire made her guess a little bit of Xu Jinhe's intentions, and it seems that this Queen Xu is going to take the bait.

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Although she is the queen, after all, there is a queen mother in the palace, Xu Jinhe still wants to find out what the queen mother means, if the queen mother does not know that Chu Xue is pregnant, then it will be much more convenient for her to do things. So on this day, taking the opportunity to discuss how to celebrate the New Year with the Queen Mother, she asked casually as if unintentionally, and said: "Speaking of which, the daughter-in-law hasn't seen Concubine Yi for a while, and I heard that she is sick, and the daughter-in-law is also very worried!" Although Concubine Yi Guifei provoked the emperor with her words in the past, she is Le'er's biological mother after all, I wonder if the Queen Mother has seen Concubine Yi's sister recently? ”

The most important thing in the queen mother's heart is always her own children and grandchildren, naturally including the one in Chu Xue's womb, in order to protect Chu Xue's mother and son to the greatest extent, the queen mother naturally has to hide from Xu Jinhe, she has experienced so many things, in her heart, Xu Jinhe is no longer a kind-hearted housewife, she is also afraid that jealousy will make Xu's unborn little emperor and grandson.

So the Queen Mother said lightly: "That day, she came to the mourning family to ask for peace, and her complexion was really not very good, and the mourning family was relieved. There are some things that outsiders can't help, so she has to rely on herself. ”

What the Queen Mother said showed her indifference and displeasure with Chu Xue, so the Queen Mother should not know about this slut's pregnancy, Xu Jinhe finally put her mind at ease.

Since there is no one in the palace to protect you anymore, don't blame me for being rude! This time, I won't miss again!

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The days at the end of the year are always very fast, and with the good news from the north coming back again and again, the women in the palace ushered in the New Year's Festival.

Although Song Chen was not there, the family still had to celebrate the New Year, so on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, Yuhe Hall still welcomed people who had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Chu Xue's pregnancy is just two months old, and after the conditioning of Zisong, her discomfort has been slightly alleviated, and she put on some makeup before going out, so she is thinner than before, and her spirit looks good. People who don't know the truth only think that she is in a low mood and don't think about tea and dinner, such as Li Jiaoyun, who hasn't seen her for a while, and quickly cares about her when she meets; And Concubine Li, who is also still in the dark, is secretly gloating.

In Concubine Li's opinion, Chu Xue is already a woman who has fallen out of favor, no matter how difficult it is to set off waves, when Song Chen returns in a few days, no matter how hard she works, she will soon be able to replace her position. Concubine Li is full of hope for her future in this palace.

When the Empress and Empress Dowager arrived one by one, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner officially began.

After getting the orders of the Queen Mother, Queen Xu Jinhe said a few words before the banquet. She said: "Because the emperor is still leading the troops to fight outside, let's do it simply tonight, and when the emperor returns from a big victory, let's have a good time!" There are a few more sisters this year, and it should have been celebrated, but the family and country affairs come first, and we still have to be considerate. ”

Everyone bowed their heads one after another, and the next yes was answered.

Xu Jinhe raised his hand to signal, and everyone raised their chopsticks one after another.

As Xu Jinhe just said, because her husband is still outside, in order to express their concern for being a family, they will be simple tonight, without singing and dancing, only some light wine, and everyone has a silent meal with their hearts. Xu Jinhe glanced at Chu Xue opposite, and saw that although she was thin, she looked good, and her makeup-covered face was still alluring, so she couldn't help but feel disgusted.

This slut must be thinking of using the child in her womb to regain her favor, Song Chen has been cold to her for so long, the night before parting, it is estimated that the old love has been rekindled, and she is now pregnant again, and when Song Chen returns, it is very likely that she will regain her favor, and she finally sees hope, and she must not let it be ruined!

So this time, be sure to cut the grass and eradicate the roots!

His eyes swept over Concubine Li, who was sitting down, and seeing that she was still gorgeous and swaggering today, Xu Jinhe also sneered in his heart. This stupid woman, if she gives her three points of color, she can open a dyeing workshop, but it's okay to be stupid, it's good to be stupid, although she is one of the few people available, but Xu Jinhe doesn't feel a pity at all, after all, as long as Chu Xue is removed, this woman will be useless.

After drinking a glass of wine and sorting out her thoughts, Queen Xu finally felt a little relieved.

Everyone gathered symbolically, and after dinner, they went back to the palace.

That night, Chu Xue hugged Le'er to her couch and fell asleep with her daughter in her arms. Since Xin Juan informed Qiu Gui of the news that she was pregnant, she knew that she had no way out, and as the days passed, it meant that the child in her womb was getting farther and farther away from her...... With fun with her, she can always feel a little better in her heart.

When she woke up on the second day, it was already the New Year, she dressed Le'er with her own hands, and sent red to the palace people one by one as usual, before she got up and went to the two palaces of Funing Fengyi to greet the New Year.

Funing Palace.

The concubines and the royal grandchildren arrived at the time of the morning, and when everyone gathered, they knelt down and kowtowed together, wishing the queen mother a long life and good health.

The Queen Mother raised her hand slightly, everyone got up one after another, and when the red hair was sealed as usual, the female official Ning Yuan announced a decree for the Queen Mother before everyone left.

The Queen Mother decided to go to Jingtian Temple in person to pray for the emperor and the people for ten days from the fourth day of the Lunar New Year to the Shangyuan Festival, so as to end the war as soon as possible and the emperor return safely.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised. How can the queen mother's body stay outside the palace for a long time?

But it is understandable that the Queen Mother is the emperor's mother, and the mother is concerned about her son and wants to do something for her son, which is also reasonable, plus Jingtian Temple is a royal temple, and there is a courtyard dedicated to the royal family to rest and live.

"The concubine is willing to walk with the Queen Mother."

I don't know who started first, followed by the same words in the hall, everyone opened their mouths one after another, and went to Jingtian Temple with the Queen Mother to pray for blessings.

Seeing this scene, the Queen Mother showed a satisfied look and said: "You have filial piety and kindness, and the mourning family has been deeply gratified." But after all, it's going outside the palace, if you all go out of the palace, it will definitely not be suitable, so the mourning family will only pick two people first. ”

In fact, the Queen Mother already had a plan in her heart, and at this time, she looked around at everyone, and the Queen Mother said: "Let Concubine Rong and Concubine Ning follow the mourning family first." The rest of the people stay in the palace to pray for blessings, and their hearts are sincere. ”

Everyone should be.

The Queen Mother chose Concubine Rong and Concubine Ning, of course, there is a reason.

Concubine Wan is still grounded, so it is naturally impossible to leave the palace, Concubine Li's swagger and arrogance, the Queen Mother doesn't like it at all, Chu Xue is also well-behaved, but it's a pity that she is pregnant, just in case, the Queen Mother decided to leave her in the palace, and as for Xu Jinhe, the queen, of course, the harem can't leave.

In this way, only Concubine Rong, Li Jiaoyun and Concubine Ning Gu are left.

Li Jiaoyun is calm, Gu Pingjiao is obedient, it is most suitable to choose these two people to accompany them out of the palace, although Jingtian Temple is a royal temple, after all, it is not as good as the palace, these two people can be taken out with confidence.

So as soon as the fourth day of the new year arrived, Li Jiaoyun and Gu Pingjiao accompanied the Queen Mother out of the palace and went to the Jingtian Temple that had been arranged.

After sending off the three masters of the palace at once, Nuoda's harem suddenly became a lot colder, but Chu Xue knew that this kind of apparent tranquility was actually brewing a huge storm.

Returning to the hall and closing the door, Chu Xue said to Ruyue Yanling: "I received a secret letter from the emperor a few years ago, the great victory in the north is going well, my Qi army has destroyed the leader of the Hu people, and the emperor is planning to return." ”

The two listened carefully, and she continued: "Be sure to act before the emperor returns. In addition, the Queen Mother left the palace this time, and for the other party, it is the best time. ”

Yan Ling endured and endured, and finally asked, "Master, have you really decided?" ”

The hand stroked the child in the lower abdomen that had not yet been formed, Chu Xue sighed, and then spoke resolutely.

She said: "There is no turning back, this time, it must be done!" ”