Although I did not participate in person, this year's Aoshan Lantern was really well received, and the Imperial Garden was crowded with people, and many people went to walk after reading it, so it seriously slowed down the rhythm of the entire Shangyuan Festival celebration. The next morning, Cao Baolin and the others made an exception and didn't come to ask Xu Xun for peace - they all overslept.

However, even if they came, Xu Xun may not be able to see it, she stayed in the Qianqing Palace last night, took the children all night, and when she came back this morning, she was sleepy and panicked, and when she heard that Cao Baolin and others did not come, she smiled and said, "It's okay, everyone rests for a while." ”

Last night, the emperor let several children rest in the Qianqing Palace, and he came back with Dian Dian and Zhuang'er, and he recognized the bed a little bit, he didn't sleep well last night, and he was sleepy at this time, but Zhuang'er was full of energy and was hugged to play. Mama Zhao walked over with a booklet in her hand and showed it to Xu Xun, "This morning, the Shanggong Bureau sent the list of rewards last night, and there are still some errands that have not been done well, and they should be punished. ”

Xu Xun sighed, and her desire to pretend to be sick became even stronger, she let go of the idea of resting, and said, "I'll see, have the reasons been written?" ”

I took it and saw that there were only a few people who should be punished, most of them were lazy scoundrels, sneaking around, etc., so he said, "Then send it to the palace Zhengji, in the New Year, don't go too far, the punishment is ......."

The palace punishes all people, and there are a lot of tricks, because the simplest deduction of wages is useless, the palace does not need silver as a rule, and it doesn't matter whether you take the money or not, because there is no hope of leaving the palace, so you can only start with corporal punishment. The lighter ones will be punished for lifting the bell overnight, and the heavier ones will be stiff - bending to the end, holding the ankles, the body cannot bend, so that it is often an hour or two, vomiting and dizziness are common.

In these two cases, because sometimes people die, and the bell has to be registered, it will be reported to the palace priest, and as for those punishments that do not have to be reported, I don't know how many types there are. As far as Xu Xun knows, some of the palace maids who are not good-tempered, or poke with needles, or take hot water, and those who are tortured generally don't dare to make trouble, and the people above don't know at all.

After Xu Xun got started, he generally did not take his life lightly. The only time was that a big palace maid splashed boiling water on her goddaughter's legs, making her unable to serve, and after seeing a doctor, she found that she was bruised all over her body, and reported to Xu Xun here, Xu Xun was annoyed at the moment, so she was sent to fight for three hours, and sent to the Huanyi Bureau to serve.

"I punished them for lifting the bell all night." She made a decision casually, and said, "Mama went to the Shanggong Bureau to say, let them go to the direct palace prison, and ordered a few more people to clean the garden. ”

When Mama Zhao heard this, she naturally assigned someone to summon her, she came to Xu Xun's side by herself, hesitated for a while, and said, "Niangniang, do you want to go to Qingning Palace?" ”

"Huh?" Xu Xun is sleepy, Yuanyuan had a nightmare last night, in the middle of the night, the nurse couldn't coax, Xu Xun and the emperor both heard the sound, the emperor couldn't sit still, got up and went over to persuade, Xu Xun naturally couldn't help but get up, so she was sleepy, and she didn't sleep well all night, so her thinking was a little dull.

"That's what Aunt Qiao said when she came over this morning," Mama Zhao said cautiously, "Last night, the old lady waited in Qingning Palace for a while, and asked about you." ”

The old man wants to visit the lantern festival, and the daughter-in-law must be with her, the queen can't get up, Xu Xun is naturally tacitly taken up this responsibility, but after she arrived at the noon gate last night, she was so excited that she forgot everything...... Anyway, she didn't forget about it at all, she sighed, although reluctantly, but also reluctantly said, "That's what I should have said in the past." ”

Mama Zhao said, "Aunt Qiao and Mama Zhou are here, you will go back again if you are not there, with Aunt Qiao's help, the old lady should not make a big fire." ”

While the two were talking, the people over there had already found clothes to serve Xu Xun and changed-when she came back, she was still wearing yesterday's white clothes. Xu Xun used a few more mouthfuls of snacks, asked if he was still asleep, and said, "Then I'll go by myself." ”

Mama Zhao said, "Zhuang'er is still awake, just playing with building blocks inside-"

With a child, the atmosphere will easily soften down, Xu Xun asked a little bit just now, this is the intention.

Han Nushi happened to lift the curtain and come out to pour water, and after listening to Mama Zhao's words, she intercepted and said, "Mama, let's just do it, slave look, the old lady doesn't look down on Zhuang'er." ”

Mama Zhao rarely went to Qingning Palace, so she naturally didn't know about it, she was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but look at Xu Xun. Xu Xun nodded and sighed, "I'm afraid the old lady is still a little ...... Wu Meiren."

This is also human nature, but Mama Zhao and Zhuang'er get along day and night, and naturally know what Zhuang'er's nature is, she can't help but sigh, "I thought that the old lady didn't take Zhuang'er over, it was for the sake of the prince......"

"Now the prince often goes to greet her." Xu Xun said casually, "After all, I'm older, and I already recognize my mother." ”

As for who this mother is, of course, there is no need to go into details. Xu Xun and Mama Zhao exchanged glances, put on a cloak, and went out to greet the Queen Mother.

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The Queen Mother didn't know Xu Xun's calculations at all, so she was still very kind to her, because she smiled, "I said yesterday, you didn't come, I think something stumbled, but a little bit should come." It turned out that they were all taken to the noon gate - are the fireworks outside pretty? ”

When she asked, the eyes of all sizes in the room were aimed at Xu Xun, and even the Jingci Immortal Master looked at it curiously, with a look of envy on his face. Xu Xun smiled and compared with Ah Huang beside the Queen Mother, "You came over early in the morning, why haven't you told the old lady about last night?" ”

"She's young, so she can't say why, anyway, she's just beautiful." The Queen Mother glanced at Ah Huang lovingly, Ah Huang leaned on the Queen Mother's side, smiled sweetly at Xu Xun, and said, "Aunt Xu said." ”

Xu Xun had to describe the scenery of last night slightly, and said some interesting stories about the subjects competing to see the Aoshan lantern, "It seems that there is an official master, and he was jumped by the spark." ”

"Also, the fairy daughter on Dengshan last night was very beautiful." Ah Huang's emotions were also mobilized by Xu Xun, and he talked to his mother and grandmother about what he saw and heard last night, and a room full of people were more attentive than hearing about the book, laughing and exclaiming, and the Queen Mother also said, "This Aoshan lantern has also been seen before, and it may be that the skills are not good at that time, and that is it." Unexpectedly, since Emperor Wen made this rule, now it is so exquisite, last night the palace was not bad, there are ice sculptures around, colorful, crystal clear, and very moving. ”

Xu Xun nodded yes, a few people said some gossip again, and the Queen Mother instructed her, "There are still two days to joint, and you must be careful of the dismantling and replacement of things everywhere, the treasury is not good to rest anymore, and this year's new supplement will be issued." ”

In the palace for the New Year, after the seventeenth day of the first month, all kinds of New Year's supplies must be dismantled, and they are not kept until next year, and they are generally burned. Xu Xun nodded and said, "Exactly, I also said, it's best to wait for the snowy weather, and then I will give the order, all palaces will burn these things together, and the palace will also step up to prevent water walking recently-it is the time to see fireworks everywhere." ”

"It's better to send them all out and burn them." The Queen Mother also attaches great importance to fire prevention, the two discussed for a while, Xu Xun naturally obeyed the order, and it was almost lunch time at this time, so she naturally stayed to serve the Queen Mother.

Jingci Immortal Master and Ah Huang are also at the same table with the Queen Mother, Xu Xun stood and personally held the soup for the Queen Mother, and when she finished eating, she sat down to eat something, although it was not as cold as the leftovers, most of the meals were not touched, but so neat, she did have a little no appetite, and put down the chopsticks after eating a few bites, and heard that the Queen Mother fell asleep in the room before returning to Yong'an Palace.

This time, she planned to rest for a while, but she still couldn't stop - the queen sent someone to invite her this morning, and she happened to go to the queen mother, but she missed it on both sides. Kunning Palace left a message and let her come back to have something to do.

Although her relationship with the queen can be said to be cold, but now that she is so low and depressed, Xu Xun is unwilling to refuse her invitation under any more excuses. She sighed, so she had to get on the sedan chair again with her eyelids and go to Kunning Palace to find the queen.

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Before entering the inner room, Yuan Yuan ran out to greet Xu Xun, "Aunt Xu is here!" ”

She enthusiastically pulled Xu Xun into the house, "My mother is awake, Aunt Luo is also there, and there is a bolt!" ”

Naturally, when they entered the house, they said hello, everyone took turns to say goodbye, Xu Xunxiao said to Luo Concubine, "You didn't have to take care of the bolt last night, did you go out and get sick?" ”

Before Concubine Luo could answer, the queen sitting on the side of the kang was already a little disgusted, "She didn't have this mind, I told her, let her go out for a walk, she only said that it was cold, and she sat in front of my kang for half a night, so annoying that I couldn't sleep." ”

Just listening to her tone, she knew that Concubine Luo's days in Kunning Palace were really good. This time, the queen was sick, and she didn't tie her to her side to serve the sick, but also asked her to take care of the prince, although it was also for the good of the child, but it can also be seen that the queen's wariness of Concubine Luo has been lowered by more than half.

Maybe it's because of this, Concubine Luo's complexion is also quite haode, with a stocky body and a slightly chubby face, standing in front of the kang, setting off the queen to be extraordinarily thin and petite, listening to the queen's words, she also smiled, "I'm serious, it's too cold outside, I feel frozen when I go out, it's better to bake in the house." ”

Aoshan lantern outside, it's only a few days of excitement a year, at this time, I can still bear to accompany the queen, Xu Xun also admires Luo Concubine's place, but she doesn't have the heart to appreciate this kind of performance, with this kung fu, it is better to go back to make up for sleep, she said, "I don't know if the mother passed me, what is the matter?" ”

The queen pondered for a while-her face was not bad today, her eyebrows were stretched and her expression was calm, and her mental state was at least much better than when Xu Xun saw her last time, but she digressed as soon as she opened her mouth. "Yesterday, the liveliness of the Aoshan lantern, people told me, although you just intervened in palace affairs, but this year, it was done properly everywhere and did a good job."

Xu Xun owes and says, "Niangniang has won the award, and I am also Xiao Gui Cao, besides, I have also cut a lot of things this year, otherwise, I can't cope with it." ”

"You'll know if you've managed it, it's not something anyone can manage." The queen said lightly, "You will accept the praise of you, there is no need to be too modest, but it makes people feel hypocritical." ”

Hearing them talk about business, Luo Concubine hugged the prince and beckoned Yuanyuan out of the house together. Xu Xun saw that several palace maids retreated without saying a word, and couldn't help but be a little strange: she is the one who wants to retreat, what else is in the way of the queen? It couldn't be that the emperor took her to the noon gate last night, so that the queen suddenly resented her and wanted to scold her in private, right?

"Niangniang—" She raised an eyebrow at the Queen.

"I asked you to come here today to tell you...... Or maybe I want to ask for you. The queen showed an inexplicable smile, and said carefully, "I think it's better for you to take care of this palace, and it's better to put aside the matter of resigning when you're sick." ”

Xu Xun's surprise was naturally not trivial, her eyebrows were raised to the hairline - today's queen is really quite unfamiliar, so strange that she can't help but suspect that there is a conspiracy in her words.

The queen did not comment on her surprise, she looked down to herself, "You have also seen the bones of my body, according to the imperial doctor, at least two to three years of cultivation before he can recover his vitality. The fastest and fastest, but also to recuperate for more than a year, during this period, the palace really needs someone to take care of things, not you, but someone else......"

The corners of her lips showed a little pride, "No matter what, this is my court after all, I am different from others, if I can't manage it myself, I won't allow others to take care of it - I can't manage it, I have to pick the most haode and competent person to help me manage it." ”

Who she said, Xu Xun naturally knew, but she really didn't understand the queen's intentions, so she said tentatively, "But I don't manage it very well, besides, concubines, concubines Yuan, and even concubines-"

He Xianxian definitely can't manage the palace, at least when the concubine is still alive - even if Xu Xun is reluctant to say it, but judging from all indications, this child is only surviving - it is very unkind to let her take care of the house. Further down are the three concubines, the queen said, "Luo concubines want to see the prince, concubines...... Hehe. ”

The concubines who were easily picked out and touched by others definitely did not have the ability to be a housekeeper, Xu Xun was speechless when she thought about the fact that she was going to change the New Year's painting years ago, she was dying, "What about Concubine Yuan......"

"Concubine Yuan is humble and childless, how can she be calm?" The queen asked rhetorically, but she quickly revealed her true thoughts, "She is in charge, it is better for you to come, at least I can believe that even if you are held to the sky by the old lady, you will not come to step on my Kunning Palace." ”

This was too plain, Xu Xun didn't know how to react for a while, she looked at the queen in amazement, and after a while, she said slowly, "That...... Aren't you afraid, the old lady really lifted me to the sky? Didn't you ever worry about ......"

"I also thought a lot about being sick this time." The queen still didn't answer Xu Xun's question directly, her eyes were a little distant, and she paused before she said slowly, "Anyway, no matter who you change, you will be praised by her, and you will be pressed by her...... It's better for you, if something really happens, then I can only admit bad luck. ”

She laughed self-deprecatingly, "What else else can I do?" Fight with Yuan Concubine and Concubine again? I don't want to bother with this at all now, even if I use a little brain, I feel so dizzy that I want to fall down and sleep for a while. ”

The queen's frank analysis of the stakes shows her sincerity, Xu Xun couldn't help but hesitate a little, and didn't know how to answer, the queen saw that she was silent, so she cheered up and said, "It's not all good for you, don't say anything else, if you really pretend to be sick, how can the old lady not see it?" bound to offend her. ”

She sneered and said with a slight sneer, "How she treated me in the past, and how she is now, you see it in your eyes." Over the years, in her opinion, it is not bad to treat you no matter what, you have to cut the degree, she doesn't care, it is also a very cost-effective deal to lose a little face in exchange for your good name, so you know it yourself, and I won't say more. But if you don't follow her wishes, continue to manage the palace...... Hehe, I think she will hate you no less than she hates me in the future. ”

Seriously, Xu Xun really doesn't necessarily care whether the Queen Mother hates or loves her, but after all, what she wants is to be quiet, not to deal with the rubbing of Qingning Palace every day. The Queen Mother rubbing the queen is so easy, to rub herself, is it not a matter of words? It's just that she can rely on the emperor's protection, but what she wants is to pretend to be sick more strictly, and the queen mother may not find out the strangeness. Now that the queen said this, she couldn't help frowning and said unhappily, "Are you threatening me?" ”

"I'm just pointing out a risk for you," said the queen unconcernedly, "threatening you, how can I have the mental strength." Now it's hard to say whether my words will get out of this room. ”

She showed a rare hint of bitterness, "Even Mama Zhou remembered your kind words...... Hey, she didn't want me to see it, but what could I not see? ”

Xu Xun was a little embarrassed when she heard this, as if she had robbed the queen's person, she said, "You are too careful, the people below miss me well, but it's just because the usual life is too hard." If you envy me, when you are in charge of the palace in the future, and then exert some virtue, can they still not support you? ”

The queen caught her words, "But don't I have to raise it for a while, if you let go, who knows what will happen to those who take over?" Now that I have made it clear, I don't mind if the old lady prefers you and presses me, what are you still hesitating about? ”

Xu Xun was already tired, and he was pressed by the queen step by step, so he had to confide in a very important reason, and even a little bit of a scoundrel and coquettishness. "There are so many trivial things, and I'm tired of it! I don't even want to care. ”

The queen was stunned suddenly, and couldn't speak for a while, the corners of her lips twitched, as if she wanted to laugh, but in the end she still endured it, but her voice was a little strange, "This is your fault, you persuade me to be a good person, and treat the palace eunuchs better, I think you must also have some thoughts in your heart, you have this ability, you can manage it for many years, what else can't be managed?" You still have the old lady to hold, the time and place are favorable, and the people are all ready, you are tired and don't want to care, is it reasonable? ”

Xu Xun was really completely forced into a corner this time, she was silent for a moment, and then did a dying struggle, "But, but I have told my eldest brother ......"

The queen showed a confident smile, she looked at Xu Xun with a little triumph, and said proudly, "When the eldest brother came to see me this morning, I mentioned this matter to him - the eldest brother was naturally very happy, and said that as long as you can nod his head, he will naturally be happy to see it succeeded." ”

Nonsense, if the wife and concubine can shake hands and make peace and the relationship rejuvenates, can he, as a husband, still be happy to see it happen?

Xu Xun rolled his eyes, and wanted to struggle again, but he couldn't find any words, and after struggling for a long time, he could only exhale and say angrily, "I will never say anything to you in the future!" ”

If it weren't for her sincere admonition, so that the queen could understand her mentality, I am afraid that she may not have made this decision, and both of them know this. A smile escaped the queen's lips, and she said calmly, "Hey, this is a good thing, you are a good person and you can do good deeds—you should be happy." ”

Xu Xun was speechless at her smiling face.

The author has something to say: I'm going to spit on my cat

Our family has seafood to eat today, probably because of the umami, and she has a great appetite. We had already given her some seafood, but she was still not satisfied, and from 9:30 to 11:40, she pestered me for more than two hours almost without stopping!!!! It's crazy!!!!! I grabbed a handful of cat food for her, and it dried up instantly!!! Still going on!

She's too hungry to eat, and she's so distracted!

But she had already eaten too much, and she was determined not to give it, and this time she finally reluctantly refused to give it after about ten minutes, and began to sleep there, her ears were still airplane ears, and she was still unhappy about it......