The momentum of the winter solstice sacrifice ceremony is really amazing, Mu Qing has only seen this national ceremony in the books in the past, but he has never been in the scene, although this time it is a distant view, the ultimate solemnity and solemnity, still feel the heart and soul stirring. The majestic ceremonial music rumbled through the sky, and the soldiers under the city wall lined up a large area in black, singing the military song "No Clothes" neatly to pay tribute to the comrades who died on the battlefield in the previous year's battles.

Halfway through the song, snow flakes with goose feathers fluttered in the sky, accompanied by a desolate and low singing, making the altar in front of the Daxing Hall more majestic and solemn. The ceremonial officer stepped forward to read the memorial text, and invited Li Shimin to sprinkle wine with the eldest grandson to pay tribute and pray to the heavens. After the emperor sacrificed the jade silk, the eldest grandson Wuji, Du Ruhui, and Fang Xuanling led the big officials to worship and turn down in turn.

This period took a long time, Mu Qing and a group of ladies stood in the wind and snow to watch the ceremony, all of them had sore legs and feet, and the cold air invaded their bones, no one dared to complain, and they all gritted their teeth and endured it. It was easy to survive the first offering and the second offering, and several ladies with a slightly worse background almost fainted to death. After the start of the prayer dance, everyone relaxed, the emperor and queen sat down to watch the house, and the palace maid moved the high chair, invited the ladies and ladies to sit down, and offered hot jujube ginger cheese to drive away the cold.

and the noon burnt ceremony was completed, but there was only one unfinished gift. The hundred officials followed the saint into the temple and ate the various kinds of broth soup prepared by him, while the eldest grandson led the women back to the Lizheng Hall and gave the food table to have lunch together.

As soon as it was decided, the nurse led the two children of Qingque and Yingge into the palace, because Li Chengqian had already canonized the prince and had been enlightened, so he naturally wanted to sit in the front hall with his father, and the rest of the children were still young. Then they followed their respective concubines to worship and receive rewards in the Lizheng Palace.

Mu Qing's eyes glanced at the entrance of the hall no less than ten times before he saw a nursing mother holding a flowery swaddling clothes inside. Bow to the eldest grandson of the palace Yingying, and call her Princess Runan. Suddenly, almost all the eyes in the temple swept to the swaddling clothes in the nurse's arms, with different expressions and all kinds of eyes.

"Feng Ling is here, hurry up and take it to teach Mrs. Gu to take a look." The eldest grandson smiled and ordered her to get up. The nurse turned around and walked to Mu Qing, Mu Qing didn't care about accepting her courtesy, and she didn't have time to hide her eagerness, so she reached out and took the child.

The child's family has long days and nights, but he has not seen him for more than two months, and his facial features have grown. The eyebrows and expressions are all very similar to Li Shimin, but a pair of round apricot eyes are like Yinghua, Mu Qing looked down in a daze, the child suddenly danced his arm to hold her thumb, and his eyes smiled at Mu Qing's eyes brightly, Mu Qing's eyes were not hot, so he couldn't hold back his tears, and the determination in his heart was a little more determined.

After a while, the nurse stepped forward and gently took the swaddling clothes, but Mu Qing's eyes were still lingering on the snowy little face and she was reluctant to look away. The nurse lowered her head, quietly pressed her hand under the swaddling clothes, and moved her mouth slightly and quickly, "Wu Neijian takes care of the princess very well. Mu Qing's heart was wide. Then he smiled at the nurse and let go of his hand.

Everyone cheered up and drank and laughed, because they were all people who had always been close to them, and the bustle in the hall was not too formal. During the banquet, the palace maid presented a glass cup containing decoction medicine to the eldest grandson's family, and Mu Qing thought secretly. Looking at this situation, she is about to take medicine all year round for this qi disease.

I don't know which one is used to coaxing people. Speaking of the clumps of reeds outside the hall, everyone praised the compassion and virtue of the Changsun family, and mentioned that this was the reason for the rest of Yinghua's soul, Mu Qing had to bow to the ground and thank Tian's grace.

In the afternoon, the inner prison came to spread the word, saying that the front hall was scattered. Therefore, the feast of the Lizheng Hall also dispersed, and the wives and daughters of the foreign ministers repeatedly bowed and retired, and the eldest grandson said the different words of admonition and encouragement accordingly according to the number of rites.

When it was Mu Qing's turn, there were only a few family members of the ministers inside and outside the palace, and most of the remaining were harem concubines. After bowing, she got up and knelt down with her eyes down and waited for the few words on the scene, but the top of the steps was silent for a while, not waiting for the expected words.

"Erlang has come all the way, and no matter how hard Cai Guogong has worked, even Mrs. Gu is extremely difficult, and outsiders only know one or two of the hardships and dangers, and who can know seven or eight points?" The eldest grandson suddenly spoke, and Mu Qing's gaze drooped down by half a minute, and his body pressed down even more.

"Mrs. Gu is unsealed, but the more I think about it, the more ashamed I feel, if I forget it, won't I become an impolite person, how can I set an example of the harem and show the world? I also remember that there are not many servants and maids in Cai Guogong's mansion, and the number of people is also thin, and it is estimated that Mrs. Gu has no help and support, so I deliberately selected six palace people, whose posture and etiquette are all excellent, and they are all proficient in poetry, calligraphy, chess and painting, and they will be sent to Cai Guogong's mansion in a few days to relieve Mrs. Cai's worries. ”

The officials and concubines in the hall all held their breath, so quiet that everyone could clearly hear their own breathing.

Compared with the "Six Classics" of the current dynasty, the three grades or more can be placed in the concubine room six, Cai Guogong has been the only one by her side for more than ten years, everyone knows about this matter, it is the most virtuous woman, and it is inevitable to be envious. Moreover, it can be seen from the words of the eldest grandson empress that she has already refused the gift once, and if she refuses again, it will be tantamount to slapping the royal face.

A few clever people in the audience faintly sensed that the relationship between this Mrs. Gu and the queen must be different, and they all wanted to see Mu Qing's response.

Mu Qing still knelt down and sat at the foot of the steps dignified and solemnly, even though there was lightning and thunder in his heart, his body was not moving. To everyone's surprise, she shook her drooping eyelashes a few times, stretched out her arms and bowed, and thanked her loudly: "Her Royal Highness the Queen is sympathetic, and the concubine is pity, and she is grateful, but she can't thank her, only if you treat the palace people given by the queen well and live in harmony, you can feel at ease." It's just that it's just a clumsy man, he doesn't know about it yet, he doesn't know ......"

The four of them were secretly surprised, as if no one dared to believe that she had calmly accepted this hot bowl, and listened to the meaning of these words, and was ready to take it home and offer it.

The eldest grandson's originally bright complexion became more and more motivating at this time because of the smile that bloomed like a flower, "Mrs. Gu is virtuous, and you don't have to worry about Cai Guogong, about this moment, the sage's decree has also been issued." ”

Mu Qing's heart twitched, and he covered the anger on his face by bowing again, and when he looked up again, the smile was already hanging on both sides of his cheeks.

"There's one more. The eldest and second lang in the house, I like it very much. Smart and studious, it is beneficial to study with Cheng Qian. The saint intended to leave his two brothers to live in the East Palace and serve the prince. As he spoke, Changsun turned his head to look at the two children beside him with a smile, "When the young people are enlightened, they must be closer to Mrs. Shiro." ”

The thoughts of the officials and ladies in the palace were flying, and when they gave the palace a moment ago, they thought that they had heard the suspicion between Mu Qing and the eldest grandson empress, and they were secretly thinking about how to deal with this Mrs. Gu in the future, and the next moment the situation took a sharp turn. The eldest lang and the second lang of the Du Mansion are going to accompany the prince often, which means that now Du Ruhui is the first rank of the important ministers in front of the emperor, and the two sons of the Du family will be the dignitaries in front of the next king in the future, and the foundation of the Du Mansion is as stable as Mount Tai. This situation has taught them a dilemma.

The farewell and congratulations that followed, Mu Qing didn't know how to deal with it, and his mind was full of six palace people who had never met before. On the way out of the palace, she couldn't even hear what the inner supervisor who had an umbrella for her to avoid the snow said to her, and she was full of doubts.

If Yinghua is still there. Taking advantage of Jun's grace, the eldest grandson and her sister are in a dilemma, and it is still reasonable, and now Yinghua has passed away. No one in the harem can stop her, why is she targeting her so much? Is it hard to get rid of the resentment?

If you want to say hate. I'm afraid it won't be her turn yet. Mu Qing had already learned the reason from the mouth of the little palace maid who had passed the message that day, and deduced the whole story. Although Yinghua was not harmed by the dark people laid by the eldest grandson. However, her murderous heart is certain, and if she hadn't deliberately lured Yinghua to Xuanwu Gate. How could Yinghua die under Li Jiancheng's arrows. Mu Qing snorted coldly in her heart, if she wants to hate, it should be her resentment of the eldest grandson.

Suddenly, a thought flew through Mu Qing's mind, the little palace maid was still locked up in the side courtyard, waiting for the palace people to send them to the mansion, I was afraid that they would see some clues, or they should be sent to other places as soon as possible.

The mood was chaotic all the way, and he was unexpectedly called by the inner supervisor, and when he looked up, he realized that the palace gate was already in front of him. The carriage at the gate of the palace has almost gone, and only the two carriages of their own family are still waiting there. From a distance, I saw Du Ruhui wearing a purple court robe, standing in front of the car with his hands in his hands.

I don't know how long he stood in the snow and waited, not knowing the cold, ignoring the strange eyes of his colleagues. Mu Qing's heart was pinched hard, as if the warmth from him followed through the cold snowfall and seeped into her limbs. What palace people, what resentment, dissipated in an instant, and in the snow, only the gentle face of the lover in front of him was left, waiting for her with a smile.

Mu Qing sped up a few steps, and when she was about to reach him, she was almost urgent, and the thin snow was very slippery, making her stumble under her feet, leaning over and sliding out, and she was being held by Du Ruhui's arm. "I don't care when I walk." As he spoke, he pinched Mu Qing's cold hand and frowned, "Where is your hand stove?" ”

"But I'm confused after drinking too much, and today I went to the big sacrifice, how can I bring this in." Mu Qing pretended to be slightly angry, in the end, at the gate of the palace, there were still many outsiders, she twisted her wrist, and wanted to withdraw her hand from his hand, but he held it very firmly and couldn't break free.

Ah Liu slipped down from another green tent carriage, holding in his hand the copper hand stove engraved with ten thousand bats and cloud patterns that Mu Qing was used to, which was just right, and there was some warm incense. It was really cold, Mu Qing hurriedly took over the hand stove, supported Du Ruhui's palm, and got into the car.

It is really not far from the Suzaku Gate to Yongxingfang, the carriage is swaying in the snow and moving slowly, Mu gets up early in the morning, the fifth watch drum has not yet sounded, she has already dressed up and gone out into the palace. Standing cold for a long time, and dealing with it for half a day, she was already tired and ruthless, at this time her body and mind were relaxed, the warmth was melting, and the warm fragrance in the hand stove made her eyelids sour and drowsy.

"Don't sleep, be careful about the cold in the car." Du Ruhui pinched her cheek, "Bear with it, go back and sleep." ”

Where else could she hear this, the car shook twice, the hand on her lap was crooked, and the bronze hand bone rolled off to the side. When Du Ruhui looked down, she was already sleeping soundly on his chest.

He had no choice but to sigh, stretched out his hand and tightened the wool cloak on her shoulder, raised his head and secretly thought about the fact that the saint had rewarded six peerless palace people at today's banquet, and couldn't help but look down at Mu Qing who was sleeping on his chest, and laughed bitterly in his heart: She probably didn't know about it yet, otherwise how could she sleep peacefully? But I don't know how to talk to her about this when she wakes up. (To be continued.) )

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