Concubine Yun's younger brother made meritorious service again and the emperor was overjoyed to give Hua Ying a gift spread all over the harem, everyone said that Concubine Yun was really blessed, not to mention anything else, just the fineness and dedication of the reward can see the emperor's attitude, not just because Hua Ying's younger brother gave the reward, but because the emperor had prepared a gift and took this opportunity to give it to Hua Ying.

It is impossible not to ask the queen all the time, after two days of snow stopping, Hua Ying will go to Kunning Palace as usual, today is also the first day of early December, Hua Ying plans to wear a more solemn one, so she put on the emperor's reward for the green head, with the new clothes made by the Internal Affairs Office, the demeanor is thousands, but there is no place for trespassing.

"The concubine asks the queen mother to say goodbye, and the queen mother is safe."

When Hua Ying entered the palace, without exception, everyone's eyes were focused on her, even if the queen was also dressed in gorgeous clothes, it was still a bright yellow embroidered phoenix flag dress that only the queen could wear, and the flag head was wearing a golden golden hairpin ring, and the Dongzhu earrings on her ears were also priceless, but there was no Hua Ying dazzling, not only because of her appearance, but also because of the aura and aura around her body.

Obviously, she is also the daughter of everyone's nobles, but she always cares about the immediate interests, which causes the whole person to slowly become less generous, which affects the overall temperament, even if there are more gold, silver and jewelry piled up, it is useless, the queen also followed the others to take a look at Hua Ying's outfit and then said: "Concubine Yun is exempt, today is not a special day, how to dress up so grand." ”

Hua Ying is in the position of one of the four concubines, and it is natural to dress solemnly and extravagantly, before she dressed up compared to the Fucha clan, it is rare to be so grand, but the queen is about to mention it, Hua Ying is impatient, or said with a slight smile: "The emperor just rewarded the concubine, if you don't wear it today, it will always seem that the concubine is dissatisfied with the emperor's reward, and she should naturally wear it to see the queen." ”

"It should have been, but when the palace saw that you were full of pearls, I suddenly remembered that when you first entered the palace, you were so simple and beautiful, and now you seem to have changed as a person, not only has the dress changed, but also the appearance has matured a lot." The queen took advantage of the newcomer's entry into the palace half a year ago, and wanted to metaphorize that Hua Ying's years are no longer what they used to be.

Hua Ying doesn't plan to talk to the queen anymore, she is wronged left and right, it is better to be tough, otherwise she will really treat herself as a sick cat: "The concubines are like this, and the queen is also like this, I vaguely remember that when I entered the palace, the queen's mother was peerless, but now it is still beautiful, and the concubines are incomparable, so I used my efforts in dressing up." ”

"The queen's dress has not changed much over the years, and she is as dignified as ever."

It's not just the queen who is so sarcastic, she will naturally say that the queen has been dressed without anything new for so many years, no wonder the emperor has always been lukewarm.

The new concubines and concubines who entered the palace watched this scene quietly, no one would say a word for the queen or Hua Ying, they had just entered the palace for less than half a year, even if they chose the camp, they would not be so hasty, so the two of them were fighting, so they stood aside sensibly, without saying a word, they seemed to be people with a little brain, but this may not come out of anything, because Hua Ying could see the expressions of some people who wanted to speak and stopped, I am afraid that they have been bought by the queen.

"This palace has been strict and frugal for so many years, although this palace is the lord of the six palaces, and the dress cannot be too simple, so I have minimized the expenditure on jewelry, and I can't compare with Concubine Yun, the family is a big business, and the emperor is also favored." The queen heard what Hua Ying meant, and she didn't forget to praise herself in what she said later, but also said that Hua Ying was extravagant and wasteful, and she had been using the emperor as her capital to show off.

"It's true that the queen mother is thrifty, but the concubine heard that the queen mother likes luxurious decorations, and I don't know how the queen mother communicates with the queen mother?" Concubine Ling rarely cares about the verbal disputes between the two of them on weekdays, and lately, for some reason, she always helps Hua Ying say a few words.

The queen also didn't expect the concubine to poke her heart so directly, the queen mother's attitude has always been plain, her daughter-in-law has done a good job, the queen mother will praise, if she doesn't do well, she will also point it out directly, as if it is a relationship between superiors and subordinates, not mother-in-law, this is a thorn in the queen's heart, what the concubine said made other new concubines seem to have heard something terrible, and pricked up their ears to listen.

One of them is Zhong Changzai, the daughter of a high-ranking official of the Han Army Banner, I heard that she was not canonized as a noble because of what the queen said, so that a show girl with a full military flag was canonized as a nobleman, but the emperor felt that there were a lot of nobles, and one of these nobles was enough, and she became a head Chang Zai, I don't know if it was the blame that the queen obstructed her from being a nobleman, and said coldly: "Before the concubine entered the palace, I heard that the queen was the most dignified and courteous. After getting along with each other for so many days in the palace, I feel that what Mama said is very true. ”

"Zhong Chang seems to have listened carefully to Mama's teachings before entering the palace, and he is also a caring person, this palace advocates frugality, not to let you daughters like flowers wear ordinary clothes, but to do your best."

The queen was forked off the topic, and took a look at this Zhong Changzai, her appearance is not particularly outstanding, but more is the vigor and squeamishness of the youngest daughter's family, a Han military banner, her heart is still very high, and she vaguely remembers the time of the draft, and also attracted the emperor's attention, but because of a few childish words, she really thought that she could leap into the sky, but Hua Ying had a good impression of these new concubines who entered the palace, she didn't express any opinions when she drafted, but she also looked at their performance, most of them were quiet and polite, A generous girl.

"Zhong Chang is looking at it as a pleasing woman, although the palace has sent you some rewards, but in the final analysis, it is also arranged by the palace, if you have any favorite fabrics, you can come to the Jingyang Palace of the palace to have a look." Unlike the queen who verbally told these concubines to be thrifty, Hua Ying took out her own things to share with them: "Not only Zhong Changzai, but also other sisters who have not been in the palace for a long time, if there is anything they are not used to, they can also come and chat with the palace." ”

If you directly say that there is something you are not used to coming to her, I am afraid it is arrogant, after all, the queen should be responsible for everything, so Hua Ying changed her statement, but she is not as pampered and arrogant as Fucha, and she has also lost her own reason.

"Thank you for the Queen's teaching, and Concubine Yun's care." Zhong Changzai also felt that Hua Ying was closer, so he asked: "The concubine has long heard that Concubine Yun is the best at taking care of people, and when she went to the residence of the Shun nobles that day, she saw the Shun nobles using red basket charcoal, and the concubines also wondered that they didn't have a catty, and when they inquired, they knew that they were all given by Concubine Yun. ”

Zhong Chang didn't know the trick, so he didn't mean to refute the queen, but she didn't know that the arrangement in this palace was originally that the nobles also had five catties of red charcoal to use in winter, and a few years ago, the queen said that the expenditure on charcoal and coal in winter alone accounted for one-fifth of all expenditures, of which red charcoal accounted for the majority, so it cut the nobles' share, and only twenty-five catties of black charcoal could be used in winter.

"There are two children in this palace, and the charcoal is more, so it is distributed to the Shun nobles, if you are not enough, you can also come to get it." The share of charcoal used by the imperial heir who lives in the elder brother or the princess is unified, but if it is raised in the palace of the concubine, there will be more than half of the share of one child, so Hua Ying can be regarded as having enough charcoal, originally the concubine has ten catties of red basket charcoal, and the two children have ten catties more, which is not the emperor's subsidy and the forty catties of black charcoal.

Hua Ying didn't say anything about the queen's reduction of the quota, but the queen still had a black face, and felt that Hua Ying was also slapping herself in the face by doing so: "If the Shun nobles feel that the quota is not enough, they can also find the palace, and the palace can be accommodating." ”

Now that they know that after the reduction of the portion, their life will naturally not be as comfortable as before, and the queen only cares about it now, and the noble Shun disdainful in her heart, knowing what kind of calculation the queen is making: "The concubine has Concubine Yun's sister to respond, and the red basket charcoal is enough, so don't bother the queen." ”

"In fact, if the queen wants to be frugal, she can divide the charcoal of the high-ranking concubines into some of them, and then decrease them layer by layer, so that the concubines of the noble position will not be able to use the charcoal at all." Concubine Jing wanted to say this for a long time, but the queen still took care of herself, and she was afraid that the emperor would be dissatisfied with the reduction of the share of high-ranking concubines, so she only targeted the concubines below the concubine position.

"Sister Jing Concubine is right, the queen mother, thrift is a good thing, but if the concubines are sick because of this, they will do bad things with good intentions." Rou Changzai nodded and said, although she didn't have any charcoal to use, she was also thinking about Shun Guiren, and she didn't want Shun Guiren and her daughter to suffer, and she had to rely on Hua Ying's help all the time.

The queen saw that they were going to 'crusade' against their own posture, and she was even more angry, but she couldn't attack, after all, if someone said so, she could ignore it, but if everyone said this, it could only mean that there was something wrong with what she did, but she naturally didn't want to admit that it was her own reason: "This palace has been arranged like this for several years, since everyone had no problems before, this palace has continued, and the emperor and the queen mother have not intervened in this, so it can't be easily changed." ”

"What the queen said is that no one has said that it is not enough before, why is it said that there is a shortage of charcoal this winter, and the sisters who are not enough charcoal should go and see if the hands and feet of the people in their palace are not clean." Du Changzai is now the first in line to support the queen, and he wants to be a pioneer at any time, but he is different from the Qin promise at that time, he understands his status, and has other careful thoughts, but he doesn't dare to do anything.

"What Du Chang said in this, the people in the palace know in their hearts that this charcoal fire is not enough, and their life as subordinates is even more difficult, if those of us who are masters don't know compassion, but are more suspicious of the minions, I'm afraid it will make people centrifugal." Hua Ying listened to Du Changzai's inexplicable and arrogant words, she was very disliked, she was just a constant presence, and it was just a matter of maintaining her master, so it was really chilling to talk about others for no reason.

Du Changzai said, "The concubine is just telling the truth, why should Concubine Yun be so mindful, do you also doubt the loyalty of the people in your palace?"