After some tossing, the emperor's condition no longer had any waves, and after more than a month of recuperation, he recovered. The hearts of the people who were originally floating also settled down because of his reappearance in the Chang Dynasty. When the order entered autumn, no one was sick anymore, the palace was completely out of vigilance, and the life of the palace people gradually returned to normal.

This time the emperor was sick, the queen mother and the queen were both seriously injured, the queen mother didn't say it, after the emperor recovered, she had no strength, at least a month of rest to recover the old spirit. At that time, the queen's candles were burning at both ends, and both sides were worried about tossing, and the foundation that had been raised for several years was all lost in one night. Xu Xun is still one of the high-level people who can stand up to the body, and the palace affairs are originally under her control, so it is natural to take over the operation of the general affairs at this time. Fortunately, at this time, except for the Midyear Festival, there is no major event.

There are many festivals in the palace, and if you think about it carefully, there are two or three special days every month. When the queen was housekeeper before, how did the queen mother rub her? These two or three festivals are celebrated every month, and they all have to be new. It's not just a matter of burning money, it's also brain-burning. - Fortunately, when Xu Xun came to take charge, the situation changed, did she engage in frugality, most of the time, all kinds of festivals were according to the practice of Emperor Wen, and everyone would get together and have fun. If you want to be lively, call the self-raised female class in the palace to sing and sing, and all other flowers will be free. However, the situation is different in the Midyear Festival this year, there has just been an accident in the palace, and many people have gone. This festival of worshipping ghosts is to be celebrated in a grand way.

Folk customs, if there is a new family member who has been mourned that year, this year's Midyear Festival is to go to the grave. And most of the people who went there this year were filled in the dry wells, at most their relatives and friends sacrificed in private, but one of the masters, Luo Concubine, was still in Jingshan, and the tomb had not yet been built. Xu Xun made the decision, don't be too festive on Qixi this year, and the Midyear Festival will be grand.

Originally, the protagonist of July was the Qiqiao Festival, not only to build the Qiqiao Mountain, but also everyone had to wear the Queqiao Complement, and the Twenty-Four Yamen Military Bureau also sent special Qiqiao needles. However, this year, several masters in the palace are insecure, and the carnival and gimmicks seem to be out of time at this time, not to mention that the plague has just passed, and most of the palace people are also shocked, Xu Xun's decision did not arouse many complaints, but all praised her for her kindness and virtue. -- After the plague, her already high popularity seemed to have reached a higher peak, and no one objected to what she did, and there were many people who added a particularly high and complete reason, and people often believed it and praised it.

Although Xu Xun felt that she couldn't cry or laugh, she didn't pay much attention to it, others said good things about her, which had no actual impact on her, but it could also make her feel happy, right? It wasn't until this day that Han Nushi mentioned this matter when she came to report on Zhuang'er's studies, that she felt a little wrong.

“…… It's overdone. Han Nushi said, "Nowadays, there are many people who directly say that you are more virtuous than the queen or even the old lady." So bluntly, there is not even a little cover-up. ”

Xu Xun said a word for her in the past, but it was just a thought, but Han Nushi remembered it in her heart, and she wanted to repay Xu Xun all these years. She is also a smart and intelligent person, at least she saw through the funeral trap early, and she has enough courage to try to change her fate, she is already different from ordinary women, she may still have some thoughts of fame and fortune at the beginning, thinking that Xu Xun is such a scheming character, let her go to Zhuang'er's side, in order to beware of Qi Yangniang Yunyun. But after living in Yong'an Palace for a few months, how can you not know the truth of your own fallacy? Since then, she has adjusted her practice, but she gets along very well with the people around her, she has knowledge and knowledge, and the relationship with Xu Xun has gradually narrowed, and now there is nothing to do, Xu Xun often calls her to talk about the world, and Han Nushi is very concerned about Zhuang'er's education, and often comes to return, but she can be regarded as a celebrity in Yong'an Palace.

The point she raised today was something that several grandmothers had missed, Xu Xun listened, and frowned, crying and laughing, "Why did it come to this point?" ――What do you say? ”

"Actually, it's all the truth." Han Nushi sighed, "The thing I talk about the most is the matter of Nei'an Le Hall." ”

With the ravages of malaria, the medical work in Miyagi has indeed ushered in a lot of changes, and the imperial doctor's consultation is now determined. The original two quacks have been kicked out of Miyagi, and after the epidemic has eased, most of the people who come to the hospital every day are young doctors in the Tai Hospital, and their official positions are still low, and their prestige is not enough, so it is time to have more experience. Besides, in today's world, when a woman is sick, there are only a few who can invite a famous doctor, and most of the female dependents pay more attention to it when they see it, and very few can really 'look and hear'. The palace maid is not so particular, but she has become a very haode exercise object, and in the future, these doctors will diagnose the pulse of the concubine, then they will have experience.

In this matter, Xu Xun is indeed meritorious, and everyone wants to praise her for being more virtuous than the Queen Mother, which is not an award. But the problem is that the old lady may not think so when she hears about it, Xu Xun can only smile bitterly, "Is this actually trying to harm me?" ”

"There are some more excessive, some people even say that fortunately, Niangniang took over the palace affairs after the New Year, which is the virtue of a good life in God, and the disaster has been sent down, and a savior has been arranged. If it is still the old lady in charge, I am afraid that the people in the palace will die much more this time. Han Nushi was also a little helpless, "After the slave heard about it, he had already reprimanded a few palace people who spoke, but there were many ......people with mixed mouths."

This time, there are a lot of people who have malaria in the palace, and there are not too many people who have died, at least four out of five can be cured, and it is indeed more than the professional ambulance of Nei'an Le Tang, if it is still those two Mongolian doctors, there are indeed more people who have died. Xu Xun didn't know whether to be happy or have a headache, she said, "I just hope that these words can rest for a while, and don't spread to the ears of the old lady." ”

The mouth of the people is more important than the Sichuan. Not only the harm, but also the difficulty, how can the public opinion in the palace be controlled? Xu Xun really wanted to take this matter seriously, and ordered all palaces to pay attention, but instead made a big deal and directly slapped the queen mother in the face. Han Nushi nodded and said, "There is indeed nothing to be done about this matter, but now that Aunt Qiao of Qingning Palace is hello to you, presumably, she will not chew her tongue indiscriminately." ”

Xu Xunchuan smiled and said, "They are good to me, just hoping that I can continue to implement the strategy of releasing people from the palace." Characters like a few aunts, can they really be intimate to me? ”

However, since there was no way, Xu Xun simply didn't think about it. It's not the first time she's angered the Queen Mother, the old man's temper is also unpredictable, no one thought she would be angry last time, she was furious. This time, she thought that the old lady would fight for a few more words for Luo Concubine, but she didn't say a word, and accepted the title of Concubine Shu. If you want to worry about the Queen Mother's reaction to this, then she might as well eat a few more bowls of rice idle. If you know about this matter, you will know it, at most, it is to pass the order of the sixth bureau, and when the women's school is reopened, she will talk more about the truth that women say less and speak carefully, and she herself still focuses on the activities of the Midyear Festival.

It is customary in the palace to set off flames, do things, and release river lanterns in the West Garden every year during the Midyear Festival. Because it is in the imperial city, there is more manpower in the 24 yamen, and the main thing to do things and set off flames is to spend money, expand the scale, and spend more money. It is more privileged to put river lanterns, after all, there are many people in the palace, and there are only a few who can serve the master to go to Xiyuan on the same day, and there are even fewer who have the dignity to put river lanterns on the Taiye Pond with the masters. Every year around the Midyear Festival, many people secretly put a few lamps in remote corners, and most of the stewards also turn a blind eye. This year is different, Xu Xun promised the relatives and friends of those who died, and after the flames are released, after the masters return to the palace, they can come over to put lamps on the deceased, and more decent, you can also add some utensils and livestock to the flames.

Just this sentence has set off a storm among the palace people: you must know that the palace people are not allowed to sacrifice to their ancestors, and during the New Year's Festival, or on the day of the sacrifice, they should find a place to carry people, and a bowl of water should be fearful, for fear of being discovered. Now you can justifiably come and put the lights on -- those who have been decent, which one of them is not a big face now? There are more than a dozen requests in my hand at any time, begging them to put one more lamp at that time, and let them go out on their behalf.

However, compared with the excitement of the palace people, the mood of the masters is much more low-key. The emperor has just recovered, and the queen mother and queen are not feeling well, and they have come to see the flame mouth in previous years, and they have put lamps on their own, but they have not come this year. Xu Xun, as the imperial concubine, is already the biggest card in the finale, she didn't dare to sit on the main seat, in the end, she was in the right position, sitting on the side, after watching the exquisite and grand fireworks, she nodded under her knees, and Zhuang'er pointed and pointed, but they all laughed happily.

After seeing the flame, everyone served her to the river to put the lamp, Xu Xun said, "You all go, you don't have to hug me, just take care of the children, don't slide into the water." ”

It was dark at night, and on the edge of the Taiye Pool, Huan'er and Han Nushi were young and strong, and they were holding the hands of the two children tightly, Diandian and Zhuang'er were not interested in putting the lamp, and after listening to Xu Xunyi, they had to go to see the paper money and all kinds of burdens burned over there. Everyone knew Xu Xun's temperament, and at this time they all dispersed, leaving only the flowers to follow.

On the edge of the pond, there are lanterns everywhere at this time, and from time to time delicate river lanterns are lit and sent to the river to float downstream. Between the candle flames and the starry light, the river is full of colors, which is not like the human realm. Xu Xun walked to the dock, and when she got closer, she realized that Concubine Hui was standing there, and she couldn't help laughing, "I said, this place is so suitable for putting lights, why are there not many people." ”

Concubine Hui seems to be healthy and healthy, even if she can tell it in the lights, she is really not a little sick. However, when the emperor was sick before, she was bedridden and 'sick' and did not come to serve the sick at all. Such a big thing, Xu Xun had no plan to cover it up, but fortunately, the queen mother and the queen had a lot of things to worry about, but they all ignored this point and didn't come to check the bottom of Concubine Hui. However, Concubine Hui herself doesn't seem to care at all, and she came over like this today, and she doesn't seem to have any weakness at all.

Seeing Xu Xun coming, she nodded and smiled, Xu Xun saw that she was holding a lamp in her hand, although it was lit, but it had not been put into the water, so she said, "Why don't you put it in?" ”

"I'm not done yet." Concubine Hui whispered, "A little longer." ”

Xu Xun didn't say much, she also brought a few lanterns herself, and at this time she was separated from the flowers, and both of them were praying silently. Before the lights were lit, there were footsteps behind him, and Xu Xun was also a little surprised: Concubine Hui was standing in the dark and couldn't see it, but she was standing here, who else dared to come over and disturb her? Then this person's courage is inevitably too great.

"Imperial Concubine Niangniang." Thinking like this, he saluted softly, but announced the identity of the person who came. Xu Xun turned around and said, "Bolt is also here?" ”

In previous years, during the Midyear Festival, Zhu'er also came over, but they were all watching fireworks with their brothers and sisters, and this year the queen did not come, but he was not absent with his nursing mother. Fang Cai sat beside Xu Xun the same, but he didn't say much, rarely laughed with his sisters, and didn't know if he was still unhappy about Concubine Luo's affairs.

At this time, he also held a delicate lotus lantern in his hand, although he was young, but the color was solemn, and it seemed that he was a little more mature than usual.

Two big and one small, the three of them looked at each other for a while, and then bowed in a low voice, "Concubine Hui." ”

Concubine Hui nodded to him, turned back to look at the river, and several people no longer spoke, but looked at the sparkling lights, slowly flowing eastward.

After a while, Concubine Hui seemed to have muttered enough, so she shook the fire, lit the lantern herself, and bent down to slowly put it into the water. She stood for a long time, watched the yellow light go away, turned her head to make a slight gesture to the two of them, then lifted the lantern and walked slowly.

Although she is a concubine, she is still alone, thin and thin, and she blends into the flowing night in a short time. Xu Xun looked back at her for a while, sighed softly, and saw that Hua'er still couldn't stop praying silently, so he stood aside and waited for her. Looking at the water, thousands of thoughts of eastward travel, how can there be no emotion in my heart?

"Imperial Concubine Niangniang." The sound of the bolt woke her up from her delusion. He looked up at her, his immature little face full of emotions that even he didn't understand, "Do you have a fire break?" ”

Xu Xun didn't bring it with him, so he had to let Hua'er take off his purse and find him. She wanted to order it for the bolt, but the bolt refused, took the small bamboo tube and held it in her hand, "I will use it." ”

"Be careful not to burn your hands." Xu Xun saw that the nurse was just making it difficult, and did not stop it, knowing that there was no concubine Luo, but he was afraid that there were not many people in Kunning Palace who could control the bolt except for the queen. It didn't take much effort, just one word of advice.

Bolt snorted, took off the bamboo tube cover, shook slightly, the firelight suddenly lit up, he lit his own lantern, and lit the lamp for Xu Xun and the flowers, before throwing the bamboo tube into the water - although he was young and had always been pampered, he was not unsound in the end, and he was quite considerate, but he just threw the bamboo tube into the water, and he was a bit of a loser. The fire in the palace is different from the outside, and it is quite expensive.

Xu Xun didn't have any special people to sacrifice, when he put out the lanterns in the past, he thought mostly about some acquaintances who had passed away, and after the death of Concubine Zhaoyi, he could be regarded as having a specific goal. However, Concubine Zhaoyi has been relieved from a long illness, and she is also old, and the degree of grief is different from Concubine Hui after all, so she will let it go. Hua'er also put it down with her, but it was a bolt, standing on the edge of the dock, she didn't seem to be able to find her balance, she shook it, Xu Xun looked at the suspense, and the nurse hurriedly wanted to put it into the river on his behalf. He shook his shoulders and rebuked, "I'll do it myself!" ”

Although he was still young, his demeanor when he said this was exactly the same as that of the emperor.

The nurse did not dare to speak, but pulled the bolt and watched cautiously as he bent □ and put the lamp into the water. Xu Xun also looked at it coldly, ready to help at any time, and when the bolt straightened up and took a step back, several people breathed a sigh of relief. Standing on the edge of the dock and watching for a while, Xu Xun said, "Okay, it's time to go back." ”

Bolt has always been obedient, and at this time it was no exception, she was led by the nurse, followed Xu Xun and walked a few steps, and asked again. "Mother?"

"Huh?"

"Where did this lantern go?"

"Drift downstream."

"Where's downstream?"

The downstream is the water valve of the pond leading to the Tonghui River, if the water valve is not opened, it is estimated that someone will go to salvage the river lantern after dawn. But how can Xu Xun bear to destroy the child's fantasy? She said, "Hundreds of rivers flow into the sea in the east, so naturally they will drift into the sea." ”

"Where is the end of the sea?" Bolt sentence after sentence, digging to the bottom of the question, and it seems to be a little bit.

Xu Xun glanced at him and sighed secretly, "The end of the sea...... It's Yellow Spring. When a deceased loved one receives the lamp and paper money we burned, they will know what we miss. ”

After a while, he asked, "Well...... Can she hear what I say to the lamp? ”

His voice was a little unsteady, visibly choked. Xu Xun suddenly had deep sympathy for this child, although he didn't know his life experience, but he was brought up by Luo Concubine since he was a child, even if he didn't know that he was his own, how could his feelings be shallow?

"Absolutely." She said, "Silly boy, rest assured, people have spirits when they go, and she knows everything you want to say." ”

"I ...... I didn't say it, but I just thought about it. "Bolt is still a little unsure.

"You know, too." Xu Xun was talking nonsense - suddenly, she understood the mood of Concubine Zhaoyi who deceived her back then. "Trust me, I know, that's what happened."

He stopped talking, and after a while he buried his face in the nurse's skirt, stretched out his hand and said sullenly. "Hug."

Even the nurse sighed, and she bent down to pick up the bolt, and took out her handkerchief, and wiped his cheeks.

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I don't know if it takes so much time to choose a son-in-law, or Jin Ying is well-informed, anyway, when the malaria in the capital was in chaos, he didn't have any news, and when the epidemic in the capital eased down and the wave of onset began to shift to the south, he just rightly sent a letter to the capital and began to report the process of choosing a son-in-law. After the Midyear Festival, when the emperor was finally good, Jin Ying brought all the suitable candidates back to the capital, and lived in the imperial city temporarily, just like a draft girl, teaching the candidates various palace rules, and on the other hand, there were also various eunuchs who observed the character of the candidates without a trace, and reported to the masters from time to time.

According to the practice of previous years, the princess's selection of sons-in-law was all handled by eunuchs, and there was no such step, at most the palace sent some female officials to come to the door to see each other. If it is the county lord of the vassal king's family, then he has no initiative, he is selected by someone from the Zongren Mansion, and he is selected, and even the vassal king himself has no right to speak. This time, because of the choice outside Beijing, it was inconvenient for the female official to travel a long distance, and Xu Xun also had some careful thoughts, so she ordered to bring the candidate into the imperial city and then choose.

Of course, with the authority of the Heavenly Family, as long as the emperor does not speak, no one will say anything more without a long eye. And after these people were elected to the city, Qingning Palace, Chang'an Palace, and even Qianqing Palace sent people to check on them from time to time -- so it seems that Xu Xun's approach can be regarded as winning the affirmation of the high-level. After all, no matter how you say it, they are all daughters and granddaughters, no matter whether Ah Huang makes a mistake or not, relatives still hope to check for her in person.

Compared with the emperor's draft, Ah Huang's selection of sons-in-law is much smaller. There are only four people who have entered the final election, and their information has been carefully investigated by Dongchang, and the resumes of the three generations of ancestors are all placed on Xu Xun's desk, all of which are innocent cultivators and scholars for generations. Hugh said that there are people who are engaged in lowly jobs, and there are not many relatives who are even engaged in business, and their family members are in good health and have no serious diseases. The ancestors have all had petty officials below the fifth grade, and the family background is not rich, but it is also solid, and there are brothers on the top, not the sons of the ancestors......

This is still background screening, and as for character, the criteria are more and more complicated. Jin Ying is also a capable person, and he can actually find four candidates with innocent backgrounds, handsome appearance, decent and loyal, and good talk. Even Xu Xun admired his ability. She also sent several people to check on those candidates, and there was nothing to boast about when she came back. Each one can be said to be a choice of the moment, and I don't know how to choose.

When the emperor and Xu Xun talked, they both found it difficult to make a decision, and jokingly said, "If Yuanyuan is two years older, just pick the rest and leave one for Yuanyuan." Although it was a joke, it could also be seen in his attitude. As for the Jingci Immortal Master, he was even more hesitant, it had been more than a month, and he had no idea.

Seeing that the New Year is approaching, it's not good to let the family celebrate the New Year in the imperial city, how should this arrange identity? This father and mother can't make up their minds, Xu Xun has no choice, besides, October is not decided. November is the birthday of the bolt, and the Qianqiu Festival has been held since last year. The New Year in the lunar month, this marriage has dragged on for the New Year, who knows what variables will be born? Because the emperor was busy these days, she was inconvenient to disturb, so she simply went to Qingning Palace to ask the queen mother for peace, and had the heart to discuss with her.

When I arrived at the side house of Deqingning Palace, which was also the place where the concubine had been waiting to meet, Aunt Qiao took it out and apologized, "The imperial concubine is going to wait for a while, King Xiang is now in the old lady's house." ”

Since King Xiang was enthroned, he rarely returned to Beijing, but he still had a lot of contacts with the emperor, and often exchanged greetings. This time when he entered Beijing, when the emperor was critically ill, the Queen Mother summoned him to Beijing to sit in Beijing. However, Changsha is far away, he walked to Beijing, the emperor's illness was cured, because it was rare to come once, he did not go back, but lived in the palace of the Ten Princes, from time to time into the palace to talk to his mother and brother, and also visited the second brother, who was getting weaker and □weaker.

Uncle and sister-in-law didn't see each other, Xu Xun had never seen King Xiang, and this time was of course no exception, she waited patiently for nearly an hour before being called into the back room. After greeting the Queen Mother, he talked about Ah Huang's marriage, "...... It's time to settle down. ”

The Queen Mother is very much in favor of this, and she also knows the reason why it has not been decided. "It's hard for her parents to make up their minds, and the two of us are in a hurry, and it doesn't seem to be a way."

Xu Xundao, "The concubine has an idea, I don't know what the old lady thinks-since the eldest brother and the immortal master are not legally defined, Ah Huang has always had an idea-"

The Queen Mother is old, but she is not confused, Xu Xun is halfway through her words, she has already guessed what she means, and she can't help but change color, "What kind of system is this!" ”

Seeing that the words of opposition were about to be spoken, but I didn't know how, I thought about it, but I shook my head again, and sneered instead, "That's it, that's it, I'm old now, and the housekeeper is not as good as you." You have always had a good reputation for doing things, and since you think it's good, then it's done. ”

I actually agreed very happily.

Xu Xun didn't have much joy, and when he heard the queen mother's tone, he knew the details.

- No wonder the Queen Mother knew that she was coming, and she could clearly let King Xiang take refuge for the time being, and after saying that things came in as usual, she still made her wait for an hour...... It turned out that she had already heard about the public opinion in the palace.

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I could have done it at least half an hour earlier, but it's all my cat!

She managed to get my bed this winter, and I wasn't allowed to go to bed before, but this winter it was so cold that I occupied its nest again (it used to sleep in my chair), so I allowed her to sleep in the bed. Until now, she started to shed her hair, so I decided to lay a bath towel for her as a sheet, so as not to lose her hair.

We fought for more than an hour...... She just won't lie on the bath towel! I'm!

Wait until I'm done with the update and continue to train her!

PS Yesterday's Jasmine, it was "Flower Tune", this song has been circulating for more than 600 years hehehe. There are also some allusions to today's river lanterns, which come from the palace maid's talk about the past. However, the Ming Palace does also have the custom of putting river lanterns.

As for the emperor's hairstyle, it's my bad taste XD