In the eyes of everyone's envy and jealousy, Mei Xue Shen Shi Ran got up and bowed down, and there was a rare bit of Yang Muzhi's demeanor in her demeanor.

The queen smiled and said: "Sister Xue Shen is the person who the queen mother consults for the emperor, and the sons and daughters are also good everywhere, I don't know what position to determine?" ”

The Queen Mother said: "When the snow sinks into the palace, it is the emperor's person, so naturally the emperor is the master." He swept the concubines present again, "But don't be too bad about the rules, after all, he is a newcomer, and he can't pass the old people who have served the emperor since the hidden mansion for a while." ”

This remark made the concubines feel a little at ease. In the past, most of the famous concubines in the Su Wangfu were now above the fourth-grade concubines, and even the most poor Xu family was also a six-grade nobleman, and only a few girls who were in the room were canonized as low-ranking Baolin and beauties.

Concubine Min took a sip of osmanthus stuffed flowers, and said with a smile: "My aunt is so partial, this sister of the Mei family looks like a flower and jade, and she sings songs and songs well, so that we can just look at it and be ashamed." This will be good, my aunt will still dislike our sister Lao Zhuhuang. Sister Rong, you come to judge the theory, I am a lot older than her, and I actually made the emperor's cousin unbearable? ”

Concubine Rong laughed dryly, how dare she talk. The Queen Mother was not annoyed, looked at the emperor with a smile and said: "Look at what Jingjing said, she doesn't like the emperor, and she relies on the old woman of the mourning family." ”

"The queen mother is too worried, my cousin is innocent and lively, and she is straightforward, how can I not like her?" After speaking, Jing Zhen held the softness and gentleness of the beauties around him, and said: "Xue Shen is the granddaughter of Mei University, since the queen mother means that she can't exceed the rules, then how about sealing a five-grade Jieyu and giving her a residence in Huayin Pavilion?" ”

Huayin Pavilion is a single palace in the palace, built by the mountains and rivers, quiet and elegant, not under the Yuntai Palace. Mei Xueshen was held by him in public, her face was also flushed, and she said shyly: "Concubine Xie Emperor Longen." ”

The Queen Mother said: "Okay, since that's the case, you can accompany the emperor tonight." ”

As soon as Mei Jieyu said "um", she heard Concubine Min smile and said: "So my aunt is eccentric, but my aunt forgot, today is fifteen, and according to the rules, the emperor's cousin wants to rest in the queen's palace." ”

This sharp remark transferred the contradiction to the queen, and she hurriedly said: "It's okay to be a concubine." Besides, Chonghui's health is not good, and the concubine can't rest assured at night, so she always has to get up at night to go to the nurse's side to have a look, just afraid that she will neglect the holy drive. Let's let the new sister Jieyu accompany the emperor. ”

Concubine Min's eyes turned slightly, and she was a little sharp, covered her sleeves and smiled: "Cousin Emperor, look, the queen mother now has a little prince, and she doesn't care about you anymore." ”

The Queen Mother smiled unconsciously: "The emperor doesn't pay attention to this girl, she just took advantage of the large number of people at the family banquet and ate a few more sips of wine, so she became more and more unruly, and dared to say anything foolish." ”

Jing Zhen said indifferently: "The queen is virtuous and knowledgeable, and she knows the duty of being a mother, I am very pleased." ”

Concubine Min took another sip of wine, pointed to Concubine Yugui's table, and said with a smile: "My aunt also said that I, look at a few of them, they are about to overturn the table." ”

Everyone looked there, Qiyue and Jing Yi were smiling on the table at some point, Jingyu was holding two cooked crabs at a loss, and stared at Ah Yuan for help. Concubine Yugui sighed and shook her head on the side, looking at the children who were naughty, and there was an unstoppable smile in her eyes.

The Queen Mother couldn't help frowning, coughed lightly twice, and the platform was instantly quiet, only to hear her solemnly say: "King Xunjun is also eighteen this year, it's time to start a family, why are you still as stubborn as a few children." In her eyes, even if Jingyu is nine years older than Jingyi, it is no different from a child.

Concubine Yugui said respectfully: "Don't be annoyed, the queen mother didn't discipline the two children well. Although she had already given birth to several children, she did not see any traces of time on her face, and she still looked like a young beauty.

The Queen Mother said: "My sister is serious, Jing Yi and Qiyue are talented, and they are also the two most beloved children of the mourning family, so they attach great importance to their future." Speaking of Jing Yi's family affairs, does my sister have a suitable candidate in her heart? ”

Concubine Yugui said: "Jing Yi has a stubborn temperament, and there is no fixed number. When I asked him several times, he said that he didn't want to marry, and the concubine never asked about it again. ”

"No matter how stubborn you are, you have to start a family!" The Queen Mother raised her voice slightly, "Don't worry, when he has the princess to discipline him, he will naturally settle down, and he will be able to assist the emperor with peace of mind in the future." ”

Concubine Yugui nodded yes, but Jing Yi said: "What the queen mother said is not right, if the son does not want to marry, how can a mere woman control the son and son, and she harmed that girl in vain, and in the future, she can only stay alone in the palace all day long." Besides, Erchen is still young, and he is very stupid, and occasionally helps the imperial brother do something, but he feels that he can't take care of it, and he really doesn't have the energy to deal with the wives and concubines in the mansion. ”

The Queen Mother said: "Your imperial brother has three palaces and six courts, doesn't he also govern the country?" ”

Jing Yi smiled heartily: "The imperial brother is eloquent and strategic, and the imperial sister-in-law is famous, so the sons and daughters naturally cannot be compared with them." He paused and smiled at Jingyu, who was eating cakes, "And when it comes to age, shouldn't the queen mother think about the marriage of the fourth brother first?" ”

Jingyu's hand holding the moon cake froze slightly, and then his expression was as usual, and he continued to swallow the food in his mouth. He swallowed so fast that he choked on his throat and let out a dull cough. Ah Yuan, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly brought water, gently stroked his back for him, and said in his mouth: "The Fourth Emperor eats slowly." ”

The Queen Mother looked at this scene sideways, and said in a deep voice for a long time: "Shiro's family affairs...... The mourning family did not think about him. If it weren't for the daughter of the royal family, the mourning family felt sorry for Shiro and his biological mother, Concubine Jin. But Shiro is like this, and what girl is willing to ......"

Just grasping this conversation, Concubine Min "fluttered" and smiled: "Why not?" Lan Concubine's sister-in-law is not just with the fourth cousin, if she wants to have an identity and a good look, why is her aunt dissatisfied? ”

The Queen Mother sneered: "What kind of identity is she?" The minions who came out of the court, no matter how they cling, it was really difficult to get into the hall of elegance. ”

Hearing these words in Yang Muzhi's ears, it was very piercing, but she would rather make the Queen Mother feel that Ah Yuan's status is humble and unworthy of the four emperors. In any case, she hopes that Ah Yuan can find a good son-in-law, instead of marrying a stupid prince with an empty name, and in the end ruin the happiness of a lifetime. What's more, with Ah Yuan's background, the Queen Mother will not allow her to be the wife of the Fourth Emperor, at most she is just a concubine.

As soon as she thought so, she heard the Queen Mother say again: "But this girl is quite Shiro's eyes, if Shiro is willing, it is okay to let her be a concubine." ”

Ah Yuan was slightly stunned, and his face immediately returned to normal.

Concubine Min raised her voice and said, "Fourth cousin, come and listen, my aunt told you about a family matter." ”

Jingyu didn't understand that she was talking to herself, Ah Yuan reminded him, and he reacted, wrapped a mouthful of osmanthus cake, and made a vague purr: "What's ...... What is a family affair? ”

Concubine Min giggled: "It's just to let this Ayuan girl next to you marry you, give you a concubine, and accompany you every day, are you willing?" ”

Jingyu thought for a while, and looked at Ah Yuan with an innocent face: "Then, is Sister Bodhisattva willing to marry Yu'er?" ”

Ah Yuan hesitated, thinking that she was here, and everything was out of her control, but she didn't expect that Jingyu, who had always been willful, would ask her about her wishes. At this moment, my heart was pounding, I didn't want to say yes, but I didn't dare to say no, I just froze on the spot, my face was red and white.

Seeing this, Jingyu swallowed the osmanthus cake desperately, and said loudly: "Although Yu'er likes to play with Sister Bodhisattva, my sister doesn't want to marry, and Yu'er doesn't force her." ”

The Queen Mother said: "Shiro is still sick and confused, if you like Ah Yuan, she is a little palace maid, where can she be the master?" ”

Jing Zhen, who had been silent, smiled and said, "According to me, the fourth brother is not confused. Then he turned to the queen mother: "Speaking of the fourth brother, the son has been thinking about it for a long time, and today he is taking advantage of the family banquet to discuss with the queen mother." Although the fourth brother has not recovered from his illness, he is also an adult boy after all, and it is usually inconvenient to live in the palace for a long time. Now that his body is almost well, if he continues to stay in his mother's harem, I am afraid that he will provoke some gossip. The son thought, it is better to rebuild the mansion outside and let the fourth brother move out of the palace one day, what does the queen mother think? ”

The Queen Mother's heart tightened, and after thinking about what Jingzhen said was reasonable, she asked: "What name did the emperor say that he wanted to build a mansion?" ”

Jing Zhen said: "My father once named the fourth brother the king of Kejun during his lifetime, and later removed the title of the fourth brother because of some misunderstandings. Now there are only two brothers left by my side, the fourth brother and the eighth brother, and they should be crowned as princes in terms of feelings. ”

"Prince Ke, Prince Xun." The Queen Mother muttered, "The emperor has a heart." ”

Concubine Yugui mentioned a few words, Jing Yi took Jingyu forward and knelt down to thank her, and after a lively and lively greeting, the queen mother stopped mentioning the family affairs of the two princes for a while.

Ah Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it would be better to evacuate this place as soon as possible. It happened that Jingyu said that he was sleepy, and the emperor and the queen mother allowed the two of them to return to the palace first. As soon as the two left, Jing Yi and Qiyue couldn't sit still, so they hurriedly retired in the name of Concubine Yugui.

There were several fewer people at the banquet, and everyone was also a little excited, and the queen mother ordered the banquet to disperse after a while. The emperor went to change into a pair of light boots, and did not take the imperial chariot, saying that it was in the stomach, so he was escorted by the inner eunuchs and guards, and walked back to the Xihe Palace.

The Queen Mother took Mei Jieyu's hand, handed it to Jingzhen, and said, "Xue Shen, you will also accompany the emperor." Mei Jieyu smiled lightly and agreed gently, but she didn't know that there was a pair of eyes behind her with ice and snow in her eyes.

The royal driver walked along the lakeside, the wood on the shore was fragrant, and the full moon was in the sky, casting the shadow of the Shanshan trees on the lake. Mei Xue Shen held the warm hand, and from time to time turned her head sideways to peek at the person on her side who was like a pine and cypress, and her face was like a cold jade, and she didn't feel a little intoxicated. I just thought that if I could go on like this with him for the rest of my life, even if it was just a little Jieyu, it would be good.

Jingzhen didn't speak along the way, and when she reached Beigong Long Street, she let go of her hand and said, "Zu Cheng, send someone to send Jieyu back to Huayin Pavilion." ”

Zu Cheng took a step forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, Mei Jieyu will sleep tonight, but the queen mother's meaning ......"

Jing Zhen lowered her eyes for a long time, and did not see the look of joy and anger, and said coldly: "Okay, send her back to Xihe Hall first, and I want to go alone." ”

There was a moment of silence, Mei Xue was gloomy in her heart, only to feel that the warmth in her hand had just been withdrawn, and her palm was already cold. She stared hopelessly at the indifference in Jing Zhen's eyes, and forced herself to settle down, and then reluctantly replied: "The concubine will wait for the emperor in Xihe Palace." ”