Sanbao glanced at me, his eyes full of worry, and I smiled, "You go down first, you see, I have to go out." ”

Sanbao whispered, "Be careful. ”

I nodded, "Don't worry." The queen mother is gentle and virtuous, and will never embarrass me. ”

Sanbao didn't speak again, I straightened out my hairpin and dressed, and hurriedly took Bao'er to the queen's palace. When I arrived at Kunning Palace, I saw Xu Yunhua sitting upright, Zhu Yuying sitting on the right hand, Zhu Yuxian on the left, Zhu Yuxian is also married, and the two of them have now been officially named princesses, dressed luxuriously, with elegant makeup, showing the charm of a woman. When they saw me, they all stood up and greeted me first, and the old man stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Sir, I haven't seen you for a few years!" ”

I was also a little excited, held their hands, and hurriedly saluted, "Hello two princesses." ”

They both rushed to pull me up, and Xu Yunhua was already laughing at the top, "You two can't stand Helian's courtesy, come back quickly." ”

The Yuxian sisters listened to their mother's words, and they all smiled and retreated, and I walked in front of Xu Yunhua and knelt down to salute, "The queen mother has been in the palace for many days, Helian should have come early to ask for peace, but she has been not well, and she is afraid that she will be sick here, so please don't blame the queen mother." ”

Xu Yunhua smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Calm down, you have accompanied the emperor for more than four years, and it is too late for the entire Yanwang Mansion to be grateful, so why blame." ”

I stood up and stepped aside, a palace maid had already sent a chair, I stood and didn't want to sit, Xu Yunhua said, "You are too outward, sit down, the emperor said that you are injured, you are very weak, don't be tired of yourself." ”

"Thank you for your care."

Xu Yunhua sat on a carved pineapple wooden chair, wearing a double phoenix dragon crown that only a queen can wear, with exquisite makeup on her face and a decent smile, but no matter how gorgeous the decoration is, she can't cover up the traces left by the years on her body.

She looked at me and smiled, "Who's waiting for you now?" Why don't you pay attention to the master's dress at all, but it's also in the palace, and it's not good to dress so plainly. ”

I bowed my head and replied, "It's Bao'er and Zhu'er, both of whom are girls brought over by Yanwangfu." ”

Xu Yunhua let out an "oh", looked behind me, and said with a smile, "As soon as we arrived in the capital, the emperor took both of them away, and they were all given to you." That's Bao'er behind you, this palace is old, and his eyes are not good, and when he first entered the door, he didn't see it. Come and take a look at the palace, the emperor just mentioned you to me, and the palace wants to congratulate you. ”

Bao'er's face turned red, she stepped forward, knelt on the ground and saluted, "Say hello to the queen." ”

"Look up." Xu Yunhua raised her neck slightly, squinted at Bao'er, and looked at her for a long time before she smiled at the two princesses beside her, "Bao'er has been in our palace for so long, and she has always been a good child who protects the lord wholeheartedly, so much so that we all ignore it, she is also a beauty." It's a pity, it's a pity. ”

Xu Yunhua said to Bao'er that it was a pity, that is, he was saying that the marriage that Zhu Di pointed out to her wronged her, which was a pity. In this way, it is humiliating the three guarantees. Bao'er's face was red, she didn't speak, she was still kneeling on the ground, I didn't expect Xu Yunhua to be so reluctant to give Bao'er the steps, I was at a loss, and suddenly heard a voice coming, "What's the pity?" ”

Xu Yunhua hurriedly took the two princesses Yuxian out to greet her, "Your Majesty." ”

Bao'er and I had to go out with us and salute Zhu Di.

Zhu Di smiled, "Don't be polite, let's talk inside." ”

Zhu Di and Xu Yunhua sat opposite each other, then glanced at me, and asked Xu Yunhua, "You brought her here, it's okay, you haven't seen each other for a few years, you can talk about family life." By the way, just outside the door, I heard you shouting pity, I don't know what made the queen so stunned? ”

Xu Yunhua sat up slightly and said with a smile, "The concubine is saying that Bao'er's girl is good-looking, but it's a pity." ”

Zhu Di's face did not change, "It's a good thing to look good, why is it a pity?" ”

Xu Yunhua waved his hand and said with a smile, "That's it, the ladies are chatting, and the emperor is interested in asking." ”

Zhu Di also smiled, "I'm not bothering you, otherwise, I'll have a cup of tea and leave." ”

Xu Yunhua hid his face with a handkerchief and smiled, "Someone is coming, don't serve tea soon." The emperor himself is not empty, but says that the concubines are not happy for you to come. ”

Zhu Di took the tea handed by the palace people and said with a smile, "The queen said so, I can't go." Since Helian happened to be here, I happened to have a few things to discuss with the queen. ”

"Oh?" Xu Yunhua raised his eyebrows, "What's the matter?" ”

"The first thing I have already told you is the marriage between Bao'er and Sanbao, Sanbao has followed me for many years, I don't want to treat him badly, I picked it coldly, Bao'er is a good girl, just point her to Sanbao to make a family, the cost of the marriage is paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the wedding is handled by their matchmaker Helian, the queen has just arrived in the harem, and there are many chores in the harem, you are afraid that you will not be busy, so don't be distracted about this."

Xu Yunhua stood up and blessed slightly, "Thank you for the emperor's compassion." The first one is said and done, but what about the second? ”

"The second thing is still related to Helian, the queen might as well guess."

Xu Yunhua's face changed slightly, and his smile became a little stiff, "Or is it related to Helian?" Please forgive the concubine for being stupid, but I can't guess it for a while. ”

"Helian has followed me for many years, loyal, during the Jing disaster, he saved me many times from under the sword and gun, and now she is covered in injuries, all for me, I don't want to wronged her anymore, I want to make her a concubine." Zhu Di said quietly.

If Xu Yunhua's face only changed slightly, now it has changed greatly, she looked at Zhu Di in disbelief, "Gui, concubine?" ”

Zhu Di smiled, "What's the matter, does the queen think there's anything wrong?" ”

Xu Yunhua picked up Luo Pa, wiped the corners of his forehead, and said in a deep voice, "The concubine also thinks that Helian should be given a name, but the position of the concubine is a little ...... Some ......"

"What?" Zhu Di pretended not to understand.

"When the emperor was still King Yan, in addition to the concubines in the palace, there were also several side concubines, and now they entered the palace together, and the emperor thought about it and gave several concubines to them, of course, they were all happy. Although Helian has worked hard, has been with the emperor for the longest time, and is also the most loved by the emperor, he is named a noble concubine, this is higher than all the concubines, is it ...... Unconvinced? Xu Yunhua said slowly, but that look was non-negotiable.

Zhu Di's face was arrogant, and he didn't argue with Xu Yunhua, but said lightly, "I didn't think about serving the public to give Helian the concubine, I just want to." ”

When Xu Yunhua heard this, his face turned pale, "Your Majesty, you have not been on the throne for a long time, if you inexplicably crown a woman with no background as a concubine, I am afraid that the courtiers below will say that Helian Fox charms the lord, and I don't know what method was used to confuse you." What's more, it should be said that the emperor followed the example of Shang. ”

"Who dares to be so bold! When I was in trouble, there was no one to support me, but now it's not the same? Although Zhu Di was not angry, his tone became stern, Xu Yunhua didn't dare to say more, just frowned and glanced at me, then sat on the chair and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Zhu Di said, "The queen has been busy for a few days, maybe she is tired, Helian's canonization is the same as Sanbao's marriage, you don't have to worry about it, you only take care of everything in the harem, which is to help me greatly." ”

Xu Yunhua stood up slightly, and said a little tiredly, "Congratulations to the emperor." ”

Zhu Di glanced at me and asked me to go out with him, I hurriedly said goodbye to Xu Yunhua, and then followed Zhu Di out. As soon as I got to no one, I frowned and said, "Why don't you discuss it with me!" ”

"What are you talking about, didn't I tell you about it?"

"But the queen mother is right, if you really think that I need a name, just seal a beauty Jieyu, I can hide quietly, stay away from those disputes, just be with you. As soon as you come up, you will make me a concubine, who can not talk about it behind your back? I said with a heavy heart.

Zhu Di said domineeringly, "No one can talk about it." If you are worried about this matter because you have no background and no identity, I will also solve it for you, right now, there are envoys from Goryeo who have come to pay tribute, and they have sent a few women who want to pay tribute to me, one of them is quite noble, she is the princess of Goryeo, and she will be named a female official by the princess, and you will be crowned a concubine in the name of the princess of Goryeo, so that you have an identity, and you can also reconcile with Goryeo. ”

"How's that going to work? Can the princess of Goryeo be willing? What if Goryeo finds out that I'm a pretending princess? ”

"Goryeo is a small wild country, a small land, the princess only needs to enter the palace, then cut off from the world, they say that it is a tribute to a princess, maybe it is also the king's temporary recognition of the righteous daughter, just a princess, mainly to show friendship with me, since I declared to marry their princess, and also named a concubine, I have given them enough face, even if it is not the woman they brought, so what?" Zhu Di frowned and said.

"You...... It's too inappropriate for you to do that. ”

"There's nothing wrong with that. The so-called inappropriateness is that my Ming national strength is insufficient, if the country is rich and the people are strong, even if I casually reward the so-called princess, they don't dare to say anything. Now that Daming is in the limelight, no one dares to infringe. In the future, if there is a day when the national strength is not good, it is not easy to really worship the princess as the queen. Besides, even when his father was there, there were several favorite concubines from Goryeo, and their positions were extremely high. Zhu Di couldn't say anything, "This matter is decided." From this day on, you will be known to the outside world as Ripple of Power. She is the princess of Goryeo. ”<