May in Beijing is already a little hot, the sun at noon these days is particularly strong, from the Shang dining room to the inner hall of Yongyan Palace is only a quarter of an hour away, Liu Yi's forehead is dripping with sweat.

She walked at the forefront with a white gold plate of flowers and wealth, and in the plate was a set of blue and white yellow pottery tea sets. A row of palace maids in the back carried sandalwood carved baskets, and the group quietly entered the hall, and they didn't dare to gasp.

The palace maid waiting by the door saluted Liu Yi, and was about to speak when Liu Yi raised her hand to stop her. Liu Yi glanced back at the palace maid who was following her, handed the tray to the people behind her, and motioned for them to wait outside, and then personally opened the curtain and went to the inner hall.

The inner hall was much cooler than the outside, and the Yongyan Palace had begun to use ice buckets to cool down a few days earlier. The queen mother has a bitter summer, this season is not bad, and June and July are the most difficult times every year.

Seeing Liu Yi coming in, Huan Yue, who was guarding the curtain, nodded lightly at her, and said with her lips: "The eldest princess is still in the palace." ”

Liu Yi smiled and raised his hand to open the crystal curtain, even if he was cautious, it would inevitably collide with each other. The crisp sound of impact was especially evident in the quiet hall.

Hearing that the faintly visible voice could no longer be heard, Liu Yi dared to enter the inner room. In the inner room, there is an interstitial screen of the ivory carving Sanyang Kaitai picture, and the figure behind the interstitial screen looms.

Liu Yi walked outside the interstitial screen and said softly: "Niangniang, those snacks are all freshly made in the Shang Dining Room, and they are already waiting outside, are they placed in the inner hall, or are they sent directly to the side hall?" ”

There was no one living in the side hall. After the death of the crown prince, the crown princess was martyred, leaving only the six-year-old lord Wanhua. The queen took pity on the county lord, so she took her from the East Palace to live in the side hall of Yongyan Palace.

Lord Wanhua is lively and active, but since the death of the crown prince and the crown princess, his temperament has also become dull. Although the queen mother picked a lot of playmates for her, and often took the little county lord of the palace to accompany her in the palace, the county lord Wanhua didn't like to talk much after all. The queen mother also has no way, but if the county lord Wanhua has any requirements, he must meet them.

Today, the eldest princess brought her son-in-law and daughter-in-law to the palace together. The county lord of Wanhua was a little happier at this time, and remembered a snack she had eaten in the East Palace half a year ago. The queen mother was very happy when she heard the request of the county lord Wanhua, so she asked the female official Liu Yi next to her to stare at the Shang Shan Room.

The palace maid next to the lord of Wanhua tried it, and saw that it was exactly the same taste, so she brought it out.

A smile appeared on Empress Chen's face: "Shuang'er and Qin'er are now in the side hall, so let's send them over directly." ”

Ke Qin is the sister-in-law of Princess Huihe. is five years old this year, but he has already been crowned a son. And Ke Yunshuang is the daughter of Princess Huihe, who will only be four years old this year, but she has a clever mouth, which makes the queen mother laugh. Before the death of the crown prince, Ke Yunshuang had the heart of Empress Chen more than the county lord of Wanhua.

Seeing that Liu Yi responded, Empress Chen asked again. "That tea set turned out?"

Princess Celestia loves to collect tea sets. The set of blue and white yellow pottery tea set probably suited her wishes, the last time the eldest princess came to Yongyan Palace, her eyes were glued to the tea set, and this time she finally asked for it. The crown prince passed away, and now Empress Chen only has such a concubine left, so she naturally depends on her for everything.

"It's been taken out and put in the palace, and the princess wants to see it for herself." Liu Yi asked in a low voice.

Princess Huihe smiled: "You don't need to look at it. The tea set is fragile, and I was afraid that the frost would not believe it would be broken on the way back, and I also bothered Aunt Liu Yi to help me put it away. ”

Liu Yi served by Queen Chen's side before the eldest princess was born, and it has been more than 20 years, and Queen Chen and this Yongyan Palace can't leave her. Now Liu Yi is over thirty, and a few years ago, the queen wanted to let her out of the palace, but Liu Yi insisted on refusing.

Seeing this, Empress Chen kept her, but she trusted her even more.

"It's okay to wait for the moon here, you better hurry up and take a look in the side hall, the three of them are together, I'm really a little worried."

Liu Yi answered softly, but quietly retreated.

After the crisp collision sound of the crystal curtain stopped, the eldest princess spoke: "Speaking of which, I just thought that the queen mother seems to be going to choose a concubine for the fifth emperor brother." ”

Empress Chen put down the purple sand cup in her hand, nodded lightly, and said in a very light tone: "Ah Rui is now over eighteen years old, and the fourth prince is only one year older than him, and he was married two years ago, and now even his sister-in-law is one year old." I told your father about this, and he agreed with it. ”

"The Fifth Emperor Brother looks like this...... The queen mother is afraid that she will have to spend a lot more time on him, and the queen mother has just raised ....... Princess Huihe frowned, what else did she want to say, but seeing the expression on Empress Chen's face as if she didn't agree with what she had just said, the rest of the words were still not said after all.

When the prince chooses the concubine, he naturally has to choose his family and family background. If it is said that the prince under the name of the middle palace, it is not difficult to choose a good family in Beijing, but these five princes are flawed. Although the imperial doctor was subtle and only said that he was not mentally adequate, the entire Beijing knew that the fifth prince was a fool.

The daughters of the family are very expensive, and a good family affair is naturally a lot of help. Now that the situation in the DPRK and China is turbulent, all the princes are full of ability to compete for the prince, if they are close to the five princes, they are clearly standing on the queen's side.

Now that the second prince's maternal clan ruling mansion and the wife's clan plain marquis mansion are gaining power, they want to follow the relationship between the five princes' relatives and the royal family, and now they have to weigh it again and again, and be cautious.

Even if the three princes can ascend to the throne in the future, the status of the five princesses is very embarrassing∠ After all, the five princes are not mentally minded, and they will not make any achievements in the future.

In today's situation, it is very difficult for the queen mother to choose a relative for the five princes. Besides, there is still a little guilt for the five princes today, and this family affair cannot be ambiguous. Princess Megumi's worries are not superfluous.

Empress Chen looked very indifferent: "Since I have recorded the two of them in my own name." Naturally, I treat them as if they were my own children, Rui has suffered a lot in the past few years, I only have more pity and love for him, his life's event, how can I feel troublesome? Besides, for us, the mudter the water, the better. ”

Princess Huihe was stunned for a long time, and her expression was a little abrupt. By choosing a concubine for the five princes, he can see people's hearts clearly.

Empress Chen nodded: "They are your own brothers, and you should treat them the same as you treat your imperial brother." Especially Ah Rui, your third emperor brother and fifth prince are from the same mother's compatriots. If you are good to Ah Rui, your third emperor brother will naturally accept your affection. ”

Princess Huihe remembered the silent nature of the third prince, but she rarely could talk to him, it was a fact that the prince was deceased, and she would have to rely on this dull royal brother in the future.

nodded silently, and then heard the moon outside saying through the curtain: "Niangniang, the third prince and the fifth prince are waiting outside the hall." ”

"Still waiting to do something. Come in, please. Empress Chen urged repeatedly, Princess Huihe saw that Empress Chen was wearing palace clothes, obviously she had been prepared, and she knew that the third prince and the fifth prince should enter the palace.

After a while, the third prince Zheng Kai took the fifth prince Zheng Rui into the inner room. The third prince saluted Empress Chen, and then asked the eldest princess how to say hello, and then asked the five princes standing aside to salute.

Empress Chen smiled and said, "Okay." It's all a family. Why bother with Lilly. ”

After saying that, he gave a seat, and let the waiting palace maid serve tea.

The third prince sat at the bottom, and the fifth prince sat beside him. The three princes had to listen to Empress Chen's words on the one hand, and they had to take care of the five princes, and they looked a little too busy.

Empress Chen saw it in her eyes, and her smile deepened: "This time, I asked you and Ah Rui to come over, just to discuss Ah Rui's family affairs." You're his brother, and you've watched him grow up. Naturally, the Queen Mother wants to ask for your opinion. ”

The third prince saw that Empress Chen was still a little restrained, and after hearing this, he stood up and said, "Everything is decided by the queen mother." ”

Empress Chen laughed when she saw this, she recorded the three princes in her name, and there was no lack of valuing the loyalty, meekness, and affection of the three princes. It doesn't matter if she is restrained now, if she behaves very affectionately with her as soon as the third prince passes, Empress Chen will have to worry.

The temperament of the third prince is easier to control. Unlike the six princes, although they are young, their eyes are shrewd.

Besides, the biological mother of the sixth prince is still alive, and there are so many palace maids in the back palace, but only the concubine is pampered, which is enough to see that she is not simple. Although Empress Chen also helped in it, but from the palace maid to the position of the concubine, Empress Chen had to guard against Concubine Zhuang. If the six princes are recorded in their own names, Queen Chen is still afraid of raising tigers.

"It's better to be cautious about marriage matters, although you let me decide, but I also have to ask you and Ari's opinions." After that, Empress Chen said, "Ah Rui is the prince, and the background of the five princesses must not be bad, but there are some girls of the right age in Beijing, and they have to be considered slowly and carefully picked." ”

"After the prince's wedding, there is a prince's mansion, and Ah Rui moved out of the palace with you before he was old. But after he got married, he had a princess, but it was not good to live in the mansion of the fifth prince anymore. Seeing that the third prince was still listening attentively, Empress Chen nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Of course, this is my suggestion, whether or not to build a mansion and live in another house after Ah Rui's big wedding still depends on your and Ah Rui's intentions." If you want to build a house, this is the time to start. ”

The three princes are naturally undeserved, saying everything but by Queen Chen's arrangement, and pulling the five princes to thank him.

The fifth prince saluted and thanked the third prince in the same way, and as soon as he straightened up, he looked at the third prince and said softly: "Brother Huang, can I speak now?" ”

Hearing this, Empress Chen and Princess Huihe couldn't help but laugh, they still thought that the fifth prince was so well-behaved, but it turned out that the third prince didn't let him speak.

The third prince's face turned red, and he didn't answer for a long time, but Queen Chen said: "Ah Rui, you don't have to worry about your imperial brother, just say whatever you want, if your imperial brother punishes you, the queen mother will be the master for you." ”

The look on the face of the fifth prince became happy, and he looked at Queen Chen and said, "What is the princess, is it for me?" ”

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