There was a slight sound of high-fives outside the Chunxi Palace, which could be heard clearly in the exceptionally quiet palace.

The corners of the queen's mouth couldn't help but twist and skim down - the emperor is here! Sure enough, here is to stuff a side concubine for the Jiang family, and the emperor is here, is this here to save the driver?

The queen felt that she really couldn't figure it out. According to what she thought, the emperor took a fancy to the Jiang family, shouldn't he expect her to be estranged from the king of Anjun and his wife? Why do you have to maintain it so much, even the many side concubines in the Anjun Palace? Could it be that he was so well-intentioned to the Jiang family, that he was reluctant to let her feel a little unhappy in his heart?

But before the queen could figure it out, the emperor had already come in. About the reason for the harem family banquet, the emperor did not wear a bright yellow regular robe, but changed into a light blue silver line seawater river tooth pattern homely robe, with a smile on his face, as if he brought in the spring days outside the palace.

A good scene, in the eyes of the queen, it feels dazzling, and I always feel that the emperor smiles differently than usual, is it because of the Jiang family?

After such a moment, the women in the hall had already gotten up and saluted the emperor, and the queen stood up slowly: "The emperor is here." There were still sour words in his stomach, and he finally remembered that there were still a group of concubines here, so he swallowed hard.

The emperor deliberately nodded to Mrs. Cui: "Mrs. Cui is exempt." Then he sat down beside the Queen Mother, "Why did you listen to the silence in the hall when you came in, today's cold food, doesn't the queen mother have a bucket?" ”

The bucket plate is to compare the noodles and swallows made by each palace to see who is more exquisite. This is why there is such leisure in the palace, the noodles made by the people outside have to be eaten in the end, but because of the bucket plate in the palace, some people mix some other things into the noodles, although the things made are indeed more delicate and colorful, but in fact, they can't be eaten.

Because of this, the emperor has never liked this bucket plate very much, but today he suddenly asked, and even the concubines below felt that something was abnormal. The Queen Mother smiled as if nothing had happened: "All the palaces are ready, just wait for the emperor to judge." ”

"Then bring it up." The emperor also smiled casually, "I heard that the queen mother has done a particularly delicate job in the palace this year, and it seems that she is going to take the lead again." ”

In fact, in which year, the face Yan in the Queen Mother's Shouxian Palace won the first place, and other palaces, including the Queen's Fengyi Palace, dare to compete with the Queen Mother?

"Let them bring up all the houses of the house." The Queen Mother turned her head and instructed Qingyu, and then took Cui Youwan's hand as if inadvertently and said, "Emperor, I was still talking about it just now, now you have handed over this kind of pox to Princess Anjun, she is really hard, and now even people live in the Huangzhuang, and I can't take care of the affairs in the county king's mansion." Not to mention, even the fourth child followed him to Huangzhuang, which shows that there is no one in the house to take care of it. The dignified county king can't even stay in his own palace, but what kind of system can he become? ”

Taohua really wants to admire the Queen Mother's ability to reverse black and white, she asked Shen Shu to go to Huangzhuang with her, in order to take acupuncture medicine for him, and it is also convenient to take care of daily life, and when it comes to the Queen Mother's mouth, it can become the county king's mansion No one is in charge of things, so she can't live.

The emperor nodded in agreement: "What the queen mother said is true. King Anjun also told me that the governor of the palace sent before was a foolish person, and as soon as the princess of the county let go a little, the affairs of the palace were messed up by him. I just promised him to change the long history, and the new long history was chosen by himself, so I think it will be easier. ”

The Queen Mother was suddenly choked. Of course, the chief of the palace is her eyeliner, although she is not a confidant, but she put it in the Anjun palace to find out the news. Now that it has been replaced all at once, the remaining few chamberlains and palace people may be more hidden, but it is also more difficult to get in touch with the important things of the palace, so what is the use?

It's just that she just said that there is a mess in the county king's mansion, although she refers to the inner house, but the emperor confuses the concept like this, and she can't refute it. Moreover, the chief of the palace is nominally in charge of the affairs of the palace, so the palace is in a mess, and the long history will naturally not escape the responsibility, and there is nothing wrong with saying that he wants to replace it.

It's just that what does the emperor mean by this? The Queen Mother couldn't help but look at the emperor carefully. You must know that Shen Shu arranges the history of the palace by himself, which is equivalent to holding the entire county palace in his own hands. It is impossible for the emperor not to know this truth, so why should he agree?

Could it be that the emperor wants to join forces with King Anjun? The Queen Mother suddenly flashed a worst possibility in her heart, and suddenly felt a slight chill on her back, and even Cui Youwan's matter was a little unintentional.

The emperor smiled as if he didn't know anything, and waved his hand very casually: "I don't bother to pay attention to those idle things, so let him toss it himself, if he doesn't say it well, the person he chooses by himself can't be blamed on the head of the Internal Affairs Office." ”

The Queen Mother agreed vaguely, her heart was pounding, and she almost wanted to pass on this word to Yu Ge Lao now. They had always felt that with the presence of King Anjun, the emperor would stand with the Yu family, after all, King Anjun was the biggest threat to his throne, and there were 100,000 elite soldiers in the northwest behind him.

But now it suddenly occurred to her that if the emperor felt that his throne was stable, it would be impossible for King Anjun to compete with him for the throne anymore? At that time, opponents can also become helpers, as long as they have a common opponent. As the saying goes, there are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, and this is true in the world, and even more so in the royal family.

And who is this common adversary? There is no doubt that there is only Yu Home! Over the years, he has been in the court and is the protégé of the Yu family, and the daughter of the Yu family is in the harem.

Of course, there is resentment, but because the emperor has not expressed it, the queen mother has not taken it to heart. Or to put it more frankly and cruelly, just because the emperor did not have the ability to put this resentment into action, the queen mother turned a blind eye. But after all, the emperor is no longer the young man who just ascended to the throne at the age of eighteen and still needs someone to support him, unconsciously, he has gradually broken away from the grasp of the Yu family, if the Yu family clenches his hands tighter at this time, then there will be two results: first, they can regain control of the emperor, and second, the emperor resists more hard. Now, which one did the emperor choose? Would he rather believe in King Anjun in order to get rid of the Yu family?

The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the more she thought about it, and she was still holding Cui Youwan's hand in her hand, but she forgot about her. The emperor also sat with a smile on his face as if he hadn't seen Cui Youwan at all, and only hung Cui Youwan there half-bent over, neither advancing nor retreating.

Luckily, there's a queen next to her. She didn't take anything to heart about the history of the palace, maybe even if she listened to it, she couldn't think of any deep meaning at all, but she saw that the queen mother suddenly didn't mention the matter of the concubine, and she was anxious, so she owed a debt and said with a smile: "Although the palace chief is in charge of the affairs of the palace, it is not easy to manage the back house after all, let alone serve the king of Anjun." The concubine heard that when King Anjun returned to Beijing this time, the original personal maids around him did not follow, which is not possible. ”

In fact, the queen didn't read much when she was in her mother's house. The Yu family had planned for the future queen before the crown prince, and although several school-age girls in the family did not dare to say that they had been taught according to the queen's standards since childhood, they had also read a lot of books that should not have been read by girls. For example, when it comes to the official position of this dynasty or something, the queen can also be treasured by a few families, and it is not wrong to talk about the responsibility of the long history of the palace.

The emperor also half-turned to face her, and said lightly: "In the county king's mansion, is there still a lack of maids?" ”

"The emperor doesn't know, this personal maid who is used to it, is naturally thoughtful to take care of, if it is a different person, I don't even know the master's preferences, how can I serve it well?" As soon as the queen heard the emperor say this, she became angry, and smiled reluctantly, "In addition, Princess Anjun wants to take care of this kind of pox for the emperor, so she can't take care of the back house, I'm afraid there is something to snub King Anjun." Therefore, the queen mother wanted to choose a suitable person to be set up as a side concubine in the past, take care of the affairs of the palace, and also share the worries of Princess Anjun. In this way, the king of Anjun has someone to serve, and the princess of the county can also have no worries and contribute to the national economy and people's livelihood, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? ”

This is also a beautiful thing to say, it can be seen that if the queen is willing to put some thought into it, she can still say something about the scene. At least the emperor couldn't think of any reason to refuse her for a while, so he could only look at her and say, "The queen has a heart." It's just that King Anjun himself hasn't mentioned this matter yet, not to mention that he married the concubine not long ago, and the concubine is not in a hurry. ”

This is said with a different meaning, but if the queen doesn't want to look at people's faces, she simply has the ability to automatically isolate, and said to herself: "How can King Anjun mention this by himself, naturally the queen mother thinks about it for them first." How does the emperor look at the Cui family girl? Fang has just spoken, the queen mother likes her to be gentle and generous, read, and can be a housekeeper, she is a good candidate. ”

Only then did the emperor glance at Cui Youwan and frown slightly: "Governor Cui's Mansion has not passed the first seven ......."

Cui Youwan's face was hot for a while when she saw this. She didn't know that her father talked about marriage before his filial piety was full, and this kind of thing was untenable to say outside. It stands to reason that this kind of thing should be discussed between Mrs. Cui and the Queen Mother, and she herself should only say that her father was heartbroken after his death, and she should be filial piety for three years before she is willing to talk about marriage. Naturally, the Queen Mother summoned her into the palace, and she didn't dare not come, but the emperor's glance was simply picking off her face, and at this moment, she only wished that there was a hole in the ground to drill.

The Queen Mother hurriedly patted her hands and said angrily: "Why did the emperor say this in front of this child." She lost her father, and it was a sad time. But time waits for no one, she is in time, she has not yet decided on a marriage, and she will be eighteen in three years, what suitable person can she find? Governor Cui sacrificed his life for the country, and the emperor should naturally take good care of his family, so arranging a home for this child is not the best way to comfort the people underground? This kid is really good, I originally wanted to pick one among the children of the family, but when I saw it, I realized that those who are not successful are worthy of it? Thinking about it, her sister was pointed out to the king of Anjun by the first emperor in the past, but unfortunately she went early, and now marrying her sister can be regarded as the wish of the first emperor, which can be called a good story. Moreover, at this time, the Anjun Wangfu is lacking a person who can help the Jiang family share, according to me, let the Internal Affairs Office get ready, and wait for the seventy-seven to take people into the mansion. ”

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Taohua: "Jiang, you won't be unwilling, right?" ”

The queen couldn't wait to add a sentence next to her: "The queen mother has decided this matter, who dares not to listen?" She suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and she answered with a heartfelt feeling, "What's more, a family like Pharmacist Jiang can't raise such an intolerable daughter, otherwise why would the emperor refer to her as a concubine in the first place." ”

Willing you big-headed ghost! Taohua scolded silently in her heart. But I have to say that the queen's last sentence is smart enough. No matter how Taohua herself doesn't care, this is the case in this era, jealousy is the rule of seven, if she has a reputation for jealousy, even Jiang Xi will have a reputation as a goddaughter.

The Emperor frowned slightly. At the beginning, it was obviously the Queen Mother who designed to let Shen Shu marry the Jiang family, but the queen beat him upside down, planted this matter on his head, and used him to suppress the Jiang family. However, in front of these many people, he could not come up with the truth to refute it. Just as she was about to say something, Taohua had already smiled and said: "Since the queen mother has taken a fancy to the second girl Cui, as long as the Cui family is willing, I naturally have no reason to be unwilling." ”

Cui Youwan felt a burst of ecstasy in her heart, but she saw Taohua glancing at her mother with a smile, and said leisurely: "After all, Miss Cui will be happy if she knows......

When Taohua said this sentence for the first time, Cui Youwan was waiting for an answer, so nervous that she didn't pay attention to the clues in her words. Now that her wish has been granted, she finally heard the meaning of Taohua's words in her excitement, and suddenly a layer of fine sweat appeared on her back - Miss Cui, her sister, the former princess of Zhun Jun, who had died of a violent illness, is still in her house!

Could it be that Princess Anjun already knew that her sister was not dead? Cui Youwan only felt that the sweat on her back seemed to have turned into thin needles, which made her sit still. She subconsciously looked at Mrs. Cui, but saw that Mrs. Cui's gaze was also wandering, and she was obviously a little panicked.

Cui Youwan tried to comfort herself, this is just a heart. When Cui Xiuwan smuggled away in the hunting ground, the Jiang family had already set off for Lantian to treat the epidemic, and it was impossible to know. And Cui Xiuwan came back even more suddenly, unless someone from the Jiang family stared at the Cui family day and night, otherwise Cui Xiuwan only entered the city this morning, and the Jiang family would never be so well-informed.

Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Cui Youwan kept saying to herself in her heart, but even the knuckles of the fingers pinching the silk handkerchief turned white.

The Queen Mother was a little surprised because Taohua happily agreed, although she had long been convinced that she would definitely be the winner today, but she didn't expect to win so easily, especially when the emperor came. Shouldn't the Chiang family have asked the emperor to turn this down on her behalf?

But this surprise is just a glance away, originally, she is not only the queen mother, but also the mother-in-law of the Jiang family, give Shen Shu a side concubine, Jiang still dare to disobey? There are all kinds of excuses to spare her, but it is just in vain, it is better to deal with it as happily as it is now, and gain a good reputation.

"That is the case, let's call the Internal Affairs Office, although it is a side concubine, it is also a serious seal, and the Cui Governor's Mansion sacrificed his life for the country, in my opinion, let's follow the regulations of the prince's side concubine." The Queen Mother added another sentence, picked up a jade hairpin that was just used as a meeting gift, and inserted it in Cui Youwan's hair with her own hands, "When the auspicious day is chosen, I will add makeup." ”

The princess and the princess are all four grades in terms of the grade of the seal, but the regulations are different, the queen mother asked Cui Youwan to use the courtesy system of the prince's concubine, which is not beyond the system from the general point of view, but it is a special preferential treatment. Especially when it comes to adding makeup - when Taohua got married, the Queen Mother didn't add makeup to this serious daughter-in-law, but now she adds makeup to a side concubine, which is simply clearly partial.

Lu Ying bit her lip in her seat. The matter of the back house was originally the east wind and the west wind, and there was no peace at all, and now the queen mother supports a side concubine like this, it is conceivable that there will be no peaceful days in the Anjun Palace.

Momoka smiled and didn't care at all. The queen watched it from the side, only to feel that she was smiling, and her heart suddenly became happy, and she generously followed the queen mother and said: "At that time, this palace will also give a good birth to add makeup, rest assured, it will definitely let you marry decently, and let your father close his eyes underground." ”

Cui Youwan's eyes were red, and Ying Ying bowed: "The people's daughter Xie Empress Dowager, Queen Xie Niangniang." ”

The queen mother and the queen both said that they were going to add makeup, and the concubines under them had to follow suit, and for a while, the palace was in turmoil, and many people took the opportunity to secretly look at the face of Princess Anjun - just now I said that I was in love with King Anjun, and I was placed with a side concubine by my side at this time, but I don't know what the mood is.

Even the emperor couldn't help but observe Taohua out of the corner of his eye, but saw that she had been sitting with a smile, as if she didn't care about Cui Youwan at all. The emperor couldn't tell for a moment whether she was forced to be calm, or if she really didn't feel Cui Youwan's threat, or if she was confident, but in front of everyone, it was not good to mention this matter again.

For a while, the palace people brought up the noodles and swallows made by each palace, and a bucket plate, and sure enough, it was the queen mother's palace that won the first place, and everyone immediately moved into the garden, where the long pavilion had already prepared a cold food banquet, just while feasting, while appreciating the peony by the pavilion.

It is not only cold food, but also some cold food, the Queen Mother helped Cui Youwan's hand and walked in front, Taohua took the opportunity to take a few steps behind and side by side with Lu Ying, and said in a low voice: "It's all cold things, you can eat a few bites less and make a show." ”

Lu Ying nodded, looked at no one around, and said busily: "What can I do about this?" ”

"You don't have to worry." Taohua smiled slightly and patted her hand, "Raise the fetus with peace of mind, do what I say, and give birth to a healthy child is the right thing." When you give birth, you are afraid that I will not be in the capital, so you must be careful. ”

Lu Ying saw that she was confident, and she was a little relieved, but she still couldn't help but say: "But you also have to be careful, don't look at her as just a side concubine, but if someone supports ......" Just like in this harem, is it just a matter of grade?

Taohua smiled and nodded, and was about to speak, when she saw Jiang Xinghua in front of her also slowing down and coming over: "Third sister." ”

"The fourth sister has an excellent complexion." As soon as Jiang Xinghua came over, Taohua and Lu Ying's whispers naturally couldn't be said, "It seems that you are doing well in the palace." ”

Jiang Xinghua smiled a little stiffly: "Chongrong Niangniang takes good care of me. It's just that she has now discovered that the emperor really rarely comes to the Qunxiang Palace, and even if he comes, he just sits for a while, asks Wang Chongrong if he lacks anything in his daily life, and then he will leave, and he has never stayed here.

Since Jiang Meihua said those few words to her last time, Jiang Xinghua has also felt a little uneasy. Although life in the palace is much more comfortable than at home, what will happen in the future? If, as Jiang Meihua said, he can't sleep in this life, and he doesn't have any children, and when he changes to the new emperor, he will go to the temple to spend the rest of his life? Can she live such a day?

However, if she wants Jiang Xinghua to do something to invite pets, she is a little timid - if she not only fails to do a good job but also annoys the queen, what should she do? Looking at Jiang Meihua's current appearance, she didn't dare to try it easily.

In a dilemma, Jiang Xinghua couldn't help but start to recall, what did Taohua do in her previous life? Why is she able to be a noble concubine and be favored? She doesn't want to be like a peach, as long as she can have a son and a half daughter, it is enough to rely on her for the rest of her life.

However, she was detained at home for most of her previous life, and she only had the opportunity to enter the palace once every few years to meet Taohua, and she didn't dare to say anything after seeing it, so naturally there was nowhere to know the reason why Taohua was favored in the palace. Even if she knew that Taohua would know medicinal food, she had nowhere to learn.

After thinking hard to no avail, Jiang Xinghua also thought about simply dying of this heart, and just got by. However, seeing Taohua enter the palace today, the emperor quickly rushed over, and that little bit of thought couldn't help but be a little impatient, and couldn't help but come over - obviously Taohua didn't enter the palace at all in this life, and she didn't even make medicinal food, why is she still different in the eyes of the emperor?

Taohua didn't have anything to say to Jiang Xinghua. Jiang Xinghua is certainly not a bad person, but this character is really speechless, and it is the kind that Taohua was not very willing to deal with in her previous life - cowardly, always thinking about relying on others, but turning a deaf ear to the advice of others. What's more, Jiang Xinghua disturbed her opportunity to talk to Lu Ying at this time, and she felt a little unhappy.

Speaking of which, perhaps because it was a crossing, Taohua did not have any feelings that blood was thicker than water for the Jiang family's cousins, and the only thing that made friends with Jiang Lianhua was better, but it was just because of speculation. At this moment, seeing Jiang Xinghua's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, she was still so slimy, and she felt a little tired in her heart: "What's the matter with the fourth sister?" ”

And ...... It's nothing, it's just that I haven't seen the third sister for a long time, I heard that the third sister is very busy outside, but you have to be careful, don't be too tired......" Jiang Xinghua didn't dare to ask Taohua for anything. Fortunately in the past, after the third sister got married, I don't know if she was spoiled by King Anjun and tempered, or if she did that great thing in the northwest, Jiang Xinghua only felt that she had added a little bit of sharpness, and when she sank her face slightly, it made her feel a little timid.

"Thank you for your concern, fourth sister, I don't have anything. The fourth sister should take care of herself carefully in the palace, and if I enter the palace again in the future, there will always be a time to meet. The two said a few words to each other, and Taohua had already seen a little weirdness from Jiang Xinghua's face and gait - after entering the palace for so long, Jiang Xinghua actually looked like she was still a virgin, could it be that she had not slept yet?

Thinking about it like this, Taohua felt that she couldn't help but be a villain. When the Empress Dowager forced her to accept a side concubine, Jiang Xinghua didn't have any worries, and there must be some reason for coming over at this time. Taohua didn't want to cause any more trouble, so she nodded slightly after saying this, and sped up her pace and moved forward. She has a lot of serious things to do, no matter what trouble Jiang Xinghua has, it doesn't look like a big deal, let Jiang Xinghua solve it herself.