The emperor is not an ordinary idler, he can just grab someone and talk for a while, even if he was surprised that the lion's mane mushroom produced in Chizhou cured Luo Song and Jia Ting's curator poison, he would not directly talk too much to Jinxiu, only asked a few questions at random, about a dozen sentences, and let them out.

If he really wants to know more specifically, he can rely on his special news channels.

After thanking the emperor, it's time to go to the empress.

Luo Zhen accompanied Jinxiu to the gate of the inner palace, and repeatedly told the two grandmothers to entrust them, and stood there watching Jinxiu and them follow the two yellow-clothed eunuchs to disappear before turning around and leaving.

The inner palace is very quiet, I don't know how to describe this quietness, it is also very quiet when there are no living creatures in the gourd cave, but Jinxiu never feels flustered, this inner palace is a bit like the deep mountains and old forests with wild beasts lurking everywhere, although it is quiet, it can't make people feel peaceful!

Walking all the way to see, no one said much, went straight to a palace, heard faint bursts of laughter, the eunuch who led the way said: "This is here, I will enter the Kunning Palace in a while, and there will be a female official to lead Mrs. Baoding Hou, Mrs. Baoding Hou please!" ”

Sure enough, when I arrived at the door, two women in palace clothes came out of it, and asked Mrs. Baoding Hou? The eunuch who led the way replied yes, and the two female officials smiled and said that it happened that Concubine Shu and Concubine Jing came to greet the queen and were waiting.

After speaking, the two of them accompanied Jinxiu left and right to go inside, and the two grandmothers who followed were originally out of the palace, knew the rules of the palace, and did not need to be instructed, so they went to wait where they should be.

Following the two female officials, they first walked along the long and winding corridor, and then turned the middle road and walked straight to the main hall, and stood at the door. Someone went inside to report it, and soon two more female officials came out. Led the splendid into the main hall.

kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to the queen's mother, Jinxiu sighed infinitely in her heart: It is even more difficult to see a queen than to see an emperor! I remember going to college in my previous life and going on a self-guided tour with my classmates to a foreign country. On the road, I was "sold piglets" by taking a car, and I was also sold three times when I walked today!

The queen is in her forties, she has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and she looks like she is in her early thirties, and the concubines and concubines sitting next to her are about the same age.

The situation of each lord in the palace has been popularized by the two grandmothers, and Luo Zhen said it again last night. Remember all the splendor.

Queen Zheng, that is, Nangong Zhao's biological mother, was originally the daughter of the prime minister, and now the old prime minister has been enshrined as the Duke of Rongguo. Empress Zheng is not the original match today, when the current emperor is still in the palace, she is only a side concubine, and the other side concubine Li is the current virtuous concubine.

Concubine Xian was not present today.

Speaking of which, the current emperor is quite nostalgic, and it can be regarded as a principle, and Concubine Shu and Concubine Jing also followed him when he was the prince. After ascending to the throne, it is inevitable that beauty pageants will fill the harem, but no matter how many newcomers the emperor has taken in and pampered, he has never ignored the old ones. No matter how much the newcomer is favored, he can't cross the position of the old man! The fourth concubine's position is only occupied by those few old people, even if Concubine De is promoted to the throne and one is vacant. I haven't made up for it all these years.

Concubine Xian, Concubine De, Concubine Shu, and Concubine Jing all had children. The prince fell ill and died, and Empress Yuan died of injuries. In fact, the theory or ranking should be the virtuous concubine to the posterior, and it is said that the virtuous concubine was very favored when she was the prince's side concubine, and gave birth to the second prince who was extremely intelligent, which is deeply loved today, but unfortunately Huiji died of life, and the second prince also died when he became an adult, not only did the virtuous concubine fall ill, but the emperor may not have seen a smile for a long time.

Concubine Zheng was able to become the queen, according to Luo Zhen's relayed the meaning of Nangong Zhao: There is no conspiracy and trickery, it is completely by chance!

Of course, Jinxiu won't believe it all, but it can't be foolish.

Queen Zheng was very kind, gave Jinxiu a seat, and kept talking to her with a smile, Jinxiu understood in her heart that the queen was giving her face.

In this palace, the one who will not be friendly to Jinxiu is Concubine Shu, because Luo Zhen once mercilessly discounted the legs of Concubine Shu's younger brother, making the family lame, who does Concubine Shu hate if he doesn't hate him? Jinxiu and Luo Zhen are grasshoppers on the same line, and they are affected by him!

Jinxiu received a few sharp glances from Concubine Shu, and said calmly: This is also good, if people smile well on the surface and play yin for you secretly, then you have to worry even more.

Concubine Jing was just like her title, she sat very quietly, didn't say much, and only occasionally cooperated with the queen's laughter, and also smiled slightly.

Jinxiu was a little suspicious at this time, the laughter she heard just outside the palace gate, was it from these concubines?

After another conversation, Gonggong Mo, who had led Luo Zhen and Jinxiu to the imperial study, came to pass the word, saying that the emperor was discussing with several ministers, and he was waiting for something, and he wanted to come to Kunning Palace for lunch!

The queen nodded to indicate that she knew, her face was plain and bland, but she couldn't hide the brilliance in her eyes, Jinxiu peeked at Concubine Shu and Concubine Jing, Concubine Jing was still that demure appearance, her eyebrows were lowered, and Concubine Shu's expression did not change much, but her hands subconsciously twisted the silk handkerchief.

Jinxiu doesn't know the strangeness of the current emperor, he pampers the harem and never acts according to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, but he has a thunderous rule: treat his old wives and concubines equally! That is to say, when he goes to an old person's place to stay overnight or eat, then he will take turns to walk around before it is finished, for example, yesterday in Kunning Palace to accompany the queen, today at noon he should go to Concubine Xian's Palace, and then tomorrow's time will be given to Concubine Shu, and the day after tomorrow will be Concubine Jing......

Concubine Shu and Concubine Jing came to greet the queen early in the morning, and then laughed and talked happily for a long time, just thinking that the emperor went to Concubine Xian, and the three of them had to get together and be happy, who knew that the emperor would still come to Kunning Palace!

This is a broken rule - although the emperor broke his own rules, but several women are used to it, and it is inevitable that it will be uncomfortable when there is a sudden change.

Because the emperor was going to come over for lunch, the queen was busy, so she taught Jinxiu to kneel, and ordered the palace maid to put out the rewards that had been prepared earlier.

"Last night, the emperor specially instructed the palace to reward him with a few things, these were selected by the palace himself for you, you see, do you still like it?"

The boxes and boxes of splendid things are nothing more than jade jade ruyi, precious stones, pearls, gold and silver jewelry, as well as all kinds of silk and satin and even rouge gouache.

Jinxiu dared to say that she didn't like it, so she had to kneel down and thank her according to the rules.

Concubine Shu's face became more and more ugly, and Concubine Jing barely raised her eyelids.

After the queen's reward, even if the two concubines were not happy, they each gave something, who let them come early in the morning to accept the kowtow of Mrs. Hou, it would not break some money. (To be continued.) )