Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows: "Oh? You've only been in the palace for a few months, and you've become acquainted with her? Yingxue shook her head: "I went to ask the queen mother to say goodbye this morning, Hu Jieyu seems to have a misunderstanding with me, and it was Sister Li Concubine who relieved me." ”

"Concubine Li......" Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes and twisted his beard, "I vaguely remember that she was born in the fourth year of Zhizheng, and she entered the palace for twenty years, and now she is twenty-four years old?" Yingxue nodded: "Since Your Majesty remembers, forgive Yingxue for being blunt, Your Majesty treats people unfairly." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang did not have a trace of displeasure: "Oh? Tell me how unjust I am. Yingxue smiled: "My sister is such a dignified and gentle person, and she is from a family, her appearance and temperament are impeccable, she is proficient in poetry and songs, and the little princess is so cute and cute, isn't it unfair that Your Majesty only gives her a concubine?" ”

"You girl, once you were promoted to Zhaoyi, you actually assigned a concubine position for me?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a pretended face. Ying Xue pursed her lips: "Ying Xue just thinks that Sister Li Concubine is one of the best compared to other sisters, but Your Majesty doesn't know wonderful people." ”

"Then in your opinion, what position should you give her?" "Your Majesty has to say that Yingxue thinks that with her sister's talent, virtue and family background, the concubine is worthy of it."

"Zhao Cheng!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted outside. Zhao Cheng hurriedly came in: "What does Your Majesty command?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and hugged Yingxue: "Message: Concubine Sun, Minhui Duanli, virtuous and virtuous, decent in words and actions, and named a virtuous concubine." It's late today, and I'm going to announce it early tomorrow morning. ”

The waiter went out, and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yingxue: "Oh, did you fulfill your wish?" Yingxue's face flushed: "Yingxue is just talking and playing, Your Majesty is actually serious, Yingxue is panicking." As he spoke, he got up to salute, but was hugged back by Zhu Yuanzhang: "What?" Now that you know that you have no jokes? ”

"Your Majesty, the Ninety-Five, because Yingxue was promoted to Sister Xian Concubine with just one sentence, how do everyone in the harem think of me?" Ying Xue flattened her mouth, "From talented people to Zhaoyi, there are people who are jealous, and now that Your Majesty has issued a decree to me to seal my sister, there may not be many rights and wrongs!" ”

"When I asked you just now, you said it out of your temperament, and now it's too late to be afraid." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, "You settle down, I'm gone, and I'll come to see you tomorrow." Yingxue wanted to speak, thought about it, and finally didn't speak, stood by the door, and watched Zhu Yuanzhang go.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked out of the Taiji Palace, and the eunuch Liang Min stepped forward: "Where does Your Majesty start?" Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while: "Go to Wan'an Palace to sit down." There is no need to report. Liang Min nodded and said in a loud voice: "Let's drive-"

Yizhen took advantage of the fact that she was asleep, she was doing nothing for a while, she was practicing calligraphy, and she was writing the newly revised "Female Commandment" in March, and when she reached the second page, a voice sounded near the left: "I don't sleep when it's late at night, and I have broken my eyes carefully." ”

Yizhen was startled, hurriedly looked up, and saw that it was Zhu Yuanzhang, and hurriedly saluted: "The concubine sees Your Majesty!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked her to get up and picked up the paper on which Yizhen was writing: "Is it a female commandment?" Yejin nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded approvingly: "Is Zhu'er asleep?" "Yes, I just ate milk, I played noisily for a long time, and I just slept."

"Someone will come tomorrow morning to announce the decree and make you a virtuous concubine." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yizhen. "The concubine is frightened, I don't know why Your Majesty is gracious?" "Zheng Zhaoyi said that I am unfair, you have a princess, talent, virtue and family appearance, but you are just a concubine."

"Your Majesty is the king of a country, the queen is the mother of a country, the position of the harem is determined by His Majesty and the queen, Zheng Zhaoyi is still young, and he jokes for a while, Your Majesty doesn't have to take it seriously!" Yizhen was slightly panicked, "Besides, I only have one princess, Zhu'er, and I entered the palace later than Sister Ning, how can I be named a virtuous concubine, please take back your majesty's fate!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at her reaction: "You don't joke, besides, I do intend to promote your position, and besides, after this incident, Yingxue will speak more proportionately in the future." ”

Yizhen bowed her head and said nothing, Zhu Yuanzhang held her chin: "I look at your face now, in fact, I am also in a trance, such a fresh and immature face, is it twenty-four years old?" Yizhen's face turned slightly red, "It was sixteen when the concubine entered the palace, and it has been eight years. ”

"At the beginning, they said that you were ominous, and they were afraid that they would not be able to raise you, so I handed over your child to the queen to raise for seven years. In her early years, the queen punished you for locking up the courtyard for self-examination, have you ever blamed me and the queen? "Zhu Yuanzhang was a little sad when he talked about the past." His Majesty is sorry for the child, there is nothing wrong with it, and Hu'er is now growing up very well under the protection of the queen. The queen is fair and selfless, Yizhen is stubbornly punished, the fault is in the concubine, not in the queen, why should the concubine complain? Ye-jin replied with a gentle smile.

"You've changed, you're no longer the straightforward and straightforward you used to be, but I like it better." Zhu Yuanzhang hugged Yizhen and walked to the inner room, "Since you are a concubine, why don't you take Lu'er back?" ”

"Your Majesty, please think again! Although Lu'er is strong now, she is only seven years old after all, and there is nothing wrong with the queen raising Lu'er for seven years, how can she embarrass the queen because of her private abolition? The concubine still hopes that the queen will continue to raise the child, but the child is still young, and the concubine has many constraints in taking care of her, and the concubine is panicked and unable to take care of the two children. Ye-jin stopped, knelt down and said urgently.

Zhu Yuanzhang helped her up, muttered for a moment and said, "In this case, I will rely on you, but I have wronged you." Yizhen shook her head: "Parents all over the world love their children, Your Majesty and the concubines are the parents of Lu'er, so naturally the health of Lu'er is the most important." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, hugged Yizhen, and walked to the bed together, and had his own subordinates to serve and sleep.

On the second day, Jin Feng was announced, and Ah Xiu listened to some rumors, but he didn't show his face. The palace asked for peace, Lian'er gave up her position to Yizhen, but Yizhen insisted on sitting opposite and started, Ah Xiu saw that they were humble and smiled: "Sisters of eight or nine years, don't give up for the seat!" Ye-jin is younger than you, you let her refuse, and just sit there. ”

Zhilan and Qingyun said hello to Yizhen, Yizhen returned the gift one by one, and the three of them sat down according to their positions. Yingxue was uneasy, but Ah Xiu and everyone didn't ask her, she was a little relieved, Qiu Qin heard Zhu Yuanzhang's message in Yingxue's room, she was a little jealous, and she didn't make any trouble.

In the afternoon, there was nothing to do, Lian'er came to Ah Xiu to see the tricks, Ah Xiu smiled and asked, "Your Majesty has been promoted to Yizhen, what do you think?" Lian'er smiled suddenly: "I have no children and no daughters, she has both children and daughters, and now she is in the same concubine position, so she is only slightly taller than me, that is, she is a concubine, and I am not jealous." ”

Ah Xiu nodded: "I expect you to say the same thing." Your Majesty has scorned her for seven years, Zhu'er has been raised under my knees, and Zhu'er was born when His Majesty killed Zhang Shicheng, and the good omen is secondary, Your Majesty likes her daughter, taking into account these two dolls, sooner or later she will be promoted to her position. (To be continued.) )