The Qiandong Fifth Institute is located in the east of the Imperial Garden, north of the East Sixth Palace, also known as the North Fifth Institute. nbsp; Originally the Imperial Palace, it was gradually transformed to house the Ruyi Guanju Pharmacy Jingshi Room and the Antique Room, and became a branch of the Internal Affairs Office.

Song Yin is going to the Ruyi Pavilion, which belongs to the manufacturing office, where it usually collects Western gadgets, and now it is used to display paintings. It's not just the display, there are a group of very good painters in the museum, and the emperor's dragon robe sample is from the hands of those painters.

The vast majority of the people in the Ruyi Pavilion are supervisors, and the people who are the supervisors are the most likely to be inflammatory, and when they saw her enter the gate from a distance, the dog wagged its tail and caught up, and hit a thousand children on the spot, "Yo, please say hello to the little manager, you are auspicious." ”

Song Yin smiled, "I'll take a look at the paper pattern, I'm going to take it for the Long Live Lord to preview today, have you painted it?" ”

The person in charge should be, "I have prepared it in advance, and I dare not delay the construction period." You see, two golden dragon coats, two blue sesame ground gauze robes, and a pair of green feather satin soap shoes, all according to the style written on the Chen Strip of the Ministry of Rites, there is no deviation of half a point. After saying that, he smiled again, "We should have sent it to the little manager, but it was a sin to ask the little manager to run." ”

"It's nothing, it's more reassuring to take a look, if something is wrong, it's good to change it immediately." Song Yin held his hat and followed him into the second studio.

When the painters saw her, they all stopped saluting, and she raised her hand to say goodbye. The person in charge spread the pieces of paper under the sun and asked her to inspect them, and she leaned over to see them, sifting through them one by one from size to pattern, and for each set of robes, there must be more than a dozen samples to choose from. In fact, the dragon robe is nothing more than a chapter on the twelve chapters, the sun, the moon, the stars, the sea, the river cliffs, to make different characteristics, and the emperor also pays attention to novelty. She looked at it and saw that a painting of Gongbi was well drawn, so she took out a piece of paper and looked it up and down, and said with a smile: "Fasting next month, you can't go wrong with this set." He picked out a few others and gave them to the eunuchs, and asked them to roll them up and put them in a picture case, so that they could be sent to the palace.

After the matter was done, he didn't stay long, and the person in charge sent it out, called the little manager in front of the wooden shadow wall, took out a cigarette bottle and gave it to her, and said: "This is the snuff brought back by Nanyang, I have a brother who followed General Zhang Dingfan and brought it to me last month to visit relatives." I know that you have everything in your house, and you may not be able to look down on our gadgets, but you can be polite and affectionate, please ask the little manager to transfer it to Lord Tong on my behalf. ”

There are also contacts in the palace, no matter what, there is nothing wrong with settling up to the peak, and the prisoners are people/elves, and they know this very well.

Song Yin was reluctant to take it, and excused himself with a smile, "What's so embarrassing, you might as well keep it for yourself!" ”

"Don't mind," said the man in charge, "don't just look down on me. You also know the reason, if it weren't for Lord Tong's support, I would still be brushing the toilet at this time, where is my today! We are useless as prisoners, and we have small hands, so don't laugh at me. This is my filial piety, if you don't transfer it for me, I have to run again, and it takes a lot of effort! The newer the smoke, the more fragrant it becomes, and when it gets damp, the thing will spoil it. He held it in both hands and handed it up, "Look, you better take it, it's a pity to turn around." ”

He said that his hands are small, but in fact, they are not small at all. Song Yin doesn't play snuff herself, but she works in the Internal Affairs Office, and she knows what things and what prices are on the market. Besides, the elders and aunts in the family smoke orchid cigarettes, and she also knows a little about the doorways in the tobacco market. Please go to 800 to read this book] This Nanyang smoke, a small pinch costs a few taels of silver, and now the prison head is so fat that he is not ambiguous when he sends things.

Officialdom has the rules of officialdom, if you don't take it, he will think that you really look down on him, and think that his things are not right, and this will be broken. Song Yin had no choice but to take it and arched his hand, "Then I will thank Sun for taking charge of the matter on behalf of my father." ”

Eunuch Sun smiled like a flower, "It's right, lead her outside the hall, slump down and hang her hands, and respectfully beat another thousand children, "Little boss, you go well." ”

Song Yin resigned, and the time was almost over, and the discussion was already dispersed in the military duty room, and the emperor should be in the Heart Cultivation Hall at this time.

During the day, the Forbidden City is not gated and extends in all directions. Walk through the Imperial Garden into West 1 Long Street, and walk south to Zunyi Gate. Zunyi Gate is the side door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and you will go to the Heart Cultivation Gate from here. She stepped into the threshold and solemnly tidied up her clothes, handed over the cards and waited for the pass, and at this time she could calm down and stand for a while. There is no rule when the emperor receives him, if he has nothing to do, half a pillar of incense will be transmitted, and if he is busy, he will wait for an hour.

Song Yin didn't have any worries, after all, an eighteen-year-old girl also liked the weather in this spring season. She knows that the Xifu begonias in Yongshou Palace are blooming vigorously and enthusiastically, and the world says that the begonias have no fragrance, but they don't know that Xifu is unique. The two trees have a year, the stems grow thick and strong, and when the flowering season comes, they compete to open, close their eyes and smell carefully, and the air has a faint sweet smell, wisps of wisps, and the shade is appropriate.

The official career of the Internal Affairs Office is not as calm and unhurried as others think, and sometimes she is also melancholy, when she asked Yu and Tongqing to raise cats and dogs at home, she didn't have that leisure, and she had to be busy in the yamen all day long. This is true now that I have not started a family, and it will be the same when I have a family business in the future. So someone came to the door to propose, never had her share, and others were taboo, the girl's family mixed with the gentlemen all day long, and the woman didn't know whether to keep it or not, let alone serve, and stood in front of her mother-in-law. Her title is not like her husband's noble wife's fate, occupying a name and eating a salary. She is a real female official, with power in her hands, and men are worthy of awe, but she is only in awe, and she is still not qualified to be a wife. For example, Prince Yu's evaluation of her clothes today, "Women wear men's clothes, messing up the regulations."

She looked down and saw that her trolling was actually different from a man's. She is a bird with lotus branches and flowers, and clusters of peonies are decorated with flowers, which man is so fancy to dress? In the final analysis, what makes them unhappy is her position, women have been pressed by men for thousands of years, they feel that women should be taught by their husbands, and there are benefits of short-sightedness, and they dare not squeak as many concubines as they accept. It's not easy to control someone like her. Even if she is a banner man's aunt and grandmother, she is still disliked by others and is considered evil.

is hurting, someone inside came out to spread the word, it is the master of ceremonies, the pen supervisor, and Lu Run, the head of the Heart Cultivation Palace. He is a person who can speak to the emperor, although he is a minister, he is very well received. Song Yin has always had a good impression of him, and he feels that he is much more righteous than Tan Rui, and in the future, when the palm print is passed on to him, the palace should be a new atmosphere.

Lu Run is slender and long, and because of his clean body, he is whiter than ordinary people and looks weaker. He has a good temper, gentle and polite, but does not appear overly humble. His etiquette is just the right amount of self-restraint, and his pride is hidden in his self-esteem. It is said that he was born in a scholarly family, and because his ancestors were convicted of stealing his family and were destitute, he was forced to enter the palace as a last resort. So he is different from other chamberlains, he has read books, and he has poetry and books in his belly, which is that kind of taste.

The emperor's daily itinerary has a certain regularity, and after the dispersal of the dynasty, it is usually the heart hall of the military machine in the south study. Most of the Songyin cards are in the Heart Cultivation Palace, so he has had several intersections with Lu Run. He has a kind of warmth that is not in a hurry when he treats people, and it is his habit to smile before he sees an acquaintance, and it is the same today, he folded his hands and bowed slightly, "The emperor has sent Lord Tong to meet you." ”

Song Yin's head thanks, no need to say much, quite a gentleman's friendship is as light as water. He led in front, and she followed behind, but when he reached the main hall, he turned back and said softly: "Long live Lord is not happy, Lord Tong pay attention." ”

She was slightly stunned when she heard this, and she was wary of it, and quietly arched him.

The emperor really looked uncertain, and fed the two koi under the window, she owed her body to say goodbye, he didn't even look at her, and the fish food in his hand was upside down, and suddenly remembered something, and threw it all into the mackerel tank.

Song Yin's heart jumped, if it wasn't for the troubles in the court, it was that Prince Yu had spoken to her earlier and spread to the palace. She stood attentively, clasping the painting box tightly to look at Lu Run, who was standing aside, and he shook his head almost invisibly, signaling her to wait.

The spring light is melting, illuminating half of the emperor's cheeks, he and Prince Yu are siblings, with a similar demeanor between their eyebrows and eyes, slightly older than him, and more calm and square. Song Yin hurriedly glanced at it, didn't dare to peep at Long Yan again, stared at his toes, and heard his faint voice for a while, "The Ministry of Industry handed it over, saying that the lantern of the temple celebration last year was damaged, and it was necessary to receive two silver to make preparations, do you know about this matter?" ”

Song Yin breathed a sigh of relief, and said yes, "I heard my father talk about this matter, and it was also the practice in previous years, advance first, and then settle it after seeing the actual cost." ”

The emperor snorted, "I asked, saying that the damage is not strict, but just a little sticky repair, where can I use so much!" Advance? Is there really a refund after the payment is completed? A piece of glass in the east and a rivet in the west, if you don't have it, it's enough, and even if you want to exceed, you have to support it again! Your internal affairs office is my home, and you want to relieve my worries, and I am not afraid of being called a stingy emperor. Spread the decree, and in the future, all projects will be evaluated first and then received. A small Qingcheng lamp is still like this, if the river bridge workers also concoct the same method, I will be hollowed out by them sooner or later. ”

Song Yin's legs were so frightened that he was about to kneel down to listen to the training, but the emperor had already finished the fire. Her heart was palpitating, although she knew that it was always like this, the emperor's sex was more impatient, and he came and went quickly. But after all, he is a person who holds the power of life and death, and he accompanies the king like a tiger, and no one in this world can withstand the anger of the emperor.

She said again and again, "If there is any withdrawal in the future, it will be reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for verification first, and then submitted to the Long Live Lord." ”

The Emperor hummed, "You have something to do?" ”

She hurriedly opened the box and took out the paper pattern for the emperor to look at, "This is the heavy color pen drawn by the Ruyi Pavilion according to the requirements of the Ministry of Rites, and the emperor can look at it to his heart?" ”

The emperor didn't want to spend time in this kind of place, so he looked at it casually and said, "It's just a matter of not going on a business trip." Then he turned to the fish tank, and brought a colander with a taut gauge, lest the fish die, and fished out the fish food floating on the surface of the water. Song Yin thought that he had nothing to say, so he stood for a while and was about to retire, but he turned around and asked casually, "What did Prince Yu say to you before?" ”

Song Yin had long expected that the news would come in, and she also thought that Prince Yu's mention of the birth of the harem concubines could not be reported to the emperor according to the truth. This is the difficulty in the middle, both sides are the Lord, both sides must be loyal, and the most difficult thing is that they both have the power of life and death, and if they offend anyone, they will not end well.

She settled down, and said in a tone that was aggrieved and couldn't attack: "The sixth master looks at the minister like a thorn in the eye, and he taught me that I shouldn't wear a troll, saying that my woman wears men's clothes and bad rules. Later, when the minister returned to the Ming Emperor to promote the minister, the sixth master had nothing to say. ”

The emperor frowned, "Have you offended the sixth master?" ”

Song Yin said the fork at the funeral of Jin Mo, and said: "The minister was confused at that time, and the minister was guilty of death." ”

The emperor smiled, "Those who don't know don't blame, your sixth master is a little more serious." However, I also thought that Tong Jia's family has been in charge of the Internal Affairs Office for more than 80 years, and you are the first generation of female managers. Women will always allow others in the future, give birth to a child and still retain the blood of the Tong family, if you give birth to a daughter, where can you be considered a Tong family after a few generations? ”

Song Yin felt that this Ninety-Five Venerable was also quite interesting, and he was still worried about this for his ministers in his spare time. She smiled, "My father said that when the time comes, you can choose a succession in the clan, and you can't let the foundation of the Tong family fall aside." ”

The Emperor nodded, and said nothing else. Song Yin thought that this topic had begun, and he inevitably had to talk about the yellow flag and the ownership of Tong Jia's family, but who knew that there was not. This shows that the emperor is still on the sidelines towards her, and she is far from being trusted by him.

She withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Hall and stood quietly for a while, without getting into the muddy water, she didn't have to take a stand immediately, and she could relax day by day! Since the style was set, it was immediately sent to the manufacturing office for weaving, but as soon as he left the door of raising his heart, he heard a shout behind him. She paused to look back, it was the two palace maids in the Hui Concubine Palace, who squatted in front of her to take a blessing, "Say hello to Lord Tong." Our Lord recited Lord Tong and sent us to invite Lord Tong to talk to Yonghe Palace. ”

Song Yin sighed, turned his head and told Sura to send the pattern to the manufacturing office, and followed them into the East 1st Long Street2.

Concubine Hui is the master of Yonghe Palace, and the two nobles below agreed to live in the matching halls on both sides. She is a quiet person, the dormitory is located in Tongshun Zhai, and Song Yin goes straight into the apse, and she is not seen at all. Of course, their relationship is by no means as frivolous as explained to Prince Yu, Song Yin and Hui Concubine had contacts when they were children, when Hui Concubine's Ama was crowned a Beijing official, and she fell in Bu'er Hutong for a month, and the house she lived in was next to the Tong family. There is a small corner gate behind the garden of the Tong family, you can come and go freely, and the two people often pass through the door, and they have formed a deep friendship in just one month. Later, Niu Hulu's family moved away after the property was placed, although it was in the same city, because it was a little far away, and he never saw it again. I didn't expect to meet again in the Forbidden City ten years later, and that kind of affection was like sisters.

Song Yin often came to see her by taking advantage of her position, and with her body, he was extra kind to her. There are rules for the monthly expenses of concubines, and she is a saint, so naturally she will not lack grace, and Song Yin can't help elsewhere, such as giving two more sheep fat wax and weighing two catties of red basket charcoal, which is still okay.

Concubine Hui trusts her, and she is willing to ask her for advice when she has something in her heart, so she specially invited her today, and she will never chat casually. Sure enough, as soon as she came, Concubine Hui sent everyone out, and then took her hand and quietly bit her ear: "Yin, you can think of a way to prepare two doses of medicine for me, and I will give birth." ”