On the first day of the New Year in previous years, the palace was to prepare for the opening ceremony, although the court was not a school, but the emperor used this ceremony in the past, the purpose was only to give a good omen to the officials.

Pei Yuan felt that this ceremony was good, so he got up early to wash up as usual, and the chief manager went to the treasure pavilion to get the golden cup, and prepared for this year's opening ceremony in the warm pavilion with bright windows.

Xiao Wu stretched out his head to look at the heavy snow outside, replaced Pei Shu's cloak with a fur collar, and after serving Pei Shu to wash up, he surrounded him before going out: "The road is slippery on snowy days, Lord Wang, slow down on the road." ”

Xiao Wu was talking behind Pei Shu, her voice was faint, and she stood there proudly like a plum blossom in a world covered in silver.

Pei Shu turned his head to look at her, and suddenly smiled: "You don't look like a maid anymore." ”

Xiaowu didn't understand what she meant, but when she raised her eyes to look over, Pei Shu turned around and walked outside, Alai followed behind him step by step, and when she was almost gone, she turned around and waved her hand, and said, "Come in." ”

Although it snowed in the middle of the night, the sun still rose at dawn, Pei Yuan sat in the warm pavilion and called the chief manager to order: "Send me the Tusu wine that was prepared in the morning." ”

The smell of Tu Su wine could be faintly smelled through the wine jar, and the chief manager smiled and said, "Your Majesty, thank you, let the old slave come." ”

Pei Yuan waved his hand, insisted on doing these things in person, and said with a smile to the chief manager: "One year, on the New Year, my father specially summoned the Taifu into the palace to do this opening ceremony. ”

The chief manager saw that Pei Yuan had already poured Tusu wine into the golden cup, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to take the wine jar: "The emperor is smart and willing to work hard, and the old slave has heard that among the princes, the emperor's favorite is the emperor." ”

Pei Yuan dipped the brush with ink, and wrote auspicious words to congratulate the New Year on the prepared red paper, "Taifu once praised me, if he didn't resign and go back, I really want to learn from my father, and invite him into the palace to open the pen for me." ”

"That's it!" Pei Yuan spread the written red paper on the table, rested the brush on the pen stand, took the handkerchief handed by the chief manager and wiped his hands, and began to go outside with his hands behind his back, "Go to the Daxiong Hall and wait." ”

Although it is not necessary to go to the court early, there will still be people coming to the palace to celebrate the New Year today, and it is inconvenient for Pei Yuan to receive him in the palace, so he can only wait in the Daxiong Treasure Palace.

I didn't expect that the earliest one to come was Pei Shu, Pei Yuan said with a smile after giving the seat: "You went back last night at the latest, and today is the earliest, I'm afraid I haven't slept all night, and I have a heart." ”

When Pei Shu went back, he climbed on the bookcase in the study for an unknown amount of time, and then it was Xiaowu who came in to cover something for him and woke him up.

"They all have wives and children, and they must be chatting with their families on this kind of day, but I don't have these troubles alone, and it's okay to stay in the house, so I'll come to congratulate the emperor on the New Year first." Pei Shu arched his hand and said, his lonely expression flashed, and finally the corners of his mouth pulled to both sides.

But Pei Yuan still saw a touch of helplessness, when he moved into the East Palace, most of the concubines in the house were dismissed, and later Qin Xiaoshuang died, and he didn't see anyone else around him, he used to always stare at Shen Jiahe, but now it seems that he has let go a little.

"If King Kang has a daughter he likes, I can be a matchmaker for you." Pei Yuan didn't know why he said this sentence, but after saying it, he felt that it was a little inappropriate, and there was always some estrangement between Pei Shu and him.

Unexpectedly, Pei Shu actually got up and bowed to Pei Yuan, lowered his head and said with a smile: "Thank you emperor, if my nephew has a sweetheart that day, I will definitely ask the emperor for a holy decree for marriage." ”

"Then it's settled." Pei Yuan also relaxed.

The two were talking in the Daxiong Treasure Palace, and Shen Jiahe was about to go to ask the Queen Mother for peace, but Bai Ying on the side stopped: "Didn't the emperor say that he wouldn't let you go out, and also said that you don't need to go to ask for peace in Jiuluan Palace, so why do you bother yourself?" ”

Shen Jiahe shook his head: "He is the emperor, although no one will object to this, it will still bring him criticism in the long run, but it is just to ask for peace in the past, say a few words, it will not hinder anything, you can rest assured." ”

As soon as the words fell, the palace maid outside came in and said: "The mother in the palace of the queen mother came to ask the queen mother, and the slave maid asked, saying that she asked the queen mother to come over on the first day of the new year to talk." ”

Shen Jiahe nodded, then looked at Bai Ying, who was unhappy on the side, and said with a smile: "Have you seen it, it's useless for you to hide and not see people, if you shirk again in the palace today, I'm afraid that the excerpts of the official after the festival will be piled up on the emperor's table." ”

Bai Ying still wanted to stop: "That's the matter of the previous dynasty, they all say that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, even if the queen mother doesn't like you anymore, she can't call the official at will, the weather is really cold today, you better rest in the palace, and the mother and slave maid of Jiuluan Palace will go and send it." ”

Shen Jiahe also ignored her, she knew in her heart that Pei Yuan's words had persuaded her, and she was afraid that she thought that if she went to Jiuluan Palace, she would go to Huanghuangquan Hell, so she smiled helplessly and walked outside alone.

The palace maid opened the door, and a cold air blew in, Shen Jiahe hurriedly tightened the collar on his body, and called to Bai Ying, who was slowly moving behind him: "Bai Ying, bring the cloak of the palace, it's snowing outside, and the palace still has to be supported by you." ”

Shen Jiahe unhurriedly helped Bai Ying to follow behind Mama, Mama looked back from time to time, Shen Jiahe's belly was already very big, and she didn't dare to blow it out, she only secretly prayed that she wouldn't be punished by the Queen Mother after she went back.

The Queen Mother looked at the tea set in front of her, which she carefully prepared, and she also used such a carving insect skill to deal with Concubine Yun back then, although it was simple but the effect was very good, the Queen Mother smiled silently.

Zhenzhen stood aside to serve the Queen Mother with tea, and asked in a low voice: "Queen Mother, do you say that the Queen Mother will come?" ”

"It's the New Year, she can't postpone it, just wait with peace of mind." The Queen Mother twisted a small Buddha bead.

While they were talking, Shen Jiahe and Bai Ying were already standing outside the hall, Bai Ying squatted down and dusted the snow off Shen Jiahe's skirt and shoes, and the two continued to walk inside.

After saluting and greeting her, Shen Jiahe sat down at the bottom of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother smiled and instructed Zhenzhen: "It's so cold, hurry up and send a cup of hot tea to the Queen Mother to get rid of the cold." ”

Shen Jiahe held the cup in his hand, and the Queen Mother smiled again: "Drink it quickly, it is the best snow lotus tea, and beauty is the most suitable for you young people." ”

Shen Jiahe raised his sleeves to cover the cup and smiled: "It's too cold, use the tea cup to warm your hands." ”

Zhenzhen immediately asked the queen mother for her guilt: "It was Zhenzhen's negligence, she forgot to prepare a soup for the queen's mother, the queen's mother waited, Zhenzhen will bring it to you immediately." "Respectful is really abnormal.

The Queen Mother nodded and smiled at her: "Then the queen should drink it quickly, Tang Pozi will send it in a while." ”

Shen Jiahe nodded, raised her hand to bring the cup to her lips, the wide wide sleeves covered her palm-sized face tightly, and the small movements inside were not visible at all.

A cup of tea in the stomach, Shen Jiahe put the empty cup on the tea tray, and raised his sleeve to wipe the water traces at the corner of his mouth, and in an instant Zhenzhen had already brought the soup woman in, Shen Jiahe refused: "A cup of hot tea in the stomach, it is actually warmed all over the body, this soup woman will not be used, it is really troublesome for the virgin girl to run in vain." ”

"Where is the queen mother, what Zhenzhen does for the queen's mother, it is Zhenzhen's duty." In her heart, she was slandering, was she too protective of herself, and she didn't even dare to use the things she brought.

After a few words of greeting, Shen Jiahe got up and said goodbye: "The palace will not disturb the queen mother's rest, there are still things in the palace waiting for the palace to go back to deal with it." ”

Zhenzhen wanted to keep people: "The queen mother has not come to Jiuluan Palace for a long time to ask the queen mother to say goodbye, this is not easy to come to visit, why don't you talk to the queen mother more." ”

Shen Jiahe looked at her coldly, and the threat in her eyes was unobstructed, which made Zhenzhen feel panicked in her heart, and without waiting for Shen Jiahe to speak, she slapped herself and said: "Zhenzhen should die, Zhenzhen will send the queen mother." ”

Out of the palace gate of Jiuluan Palace, Shen Jiahe touched his already wet wide sleeves and said in a deep voice: "Go and pass the sedan chair and hurry back to the palace." ”

Shen Jiajue and Shen Jiachen sent their respective wives into the harem, and the two went in the direction of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, Shi Xiangyuan took Lu Jiuzhi and went straight to the queen's palace, but they were in vain.

"You said that the queen mother went to the queen mother's palace to ask for peace?" Shi Xiangyuan looked at the palace maid and asked, and after she nodded affirmatively, she grabbed Lu Jiuzhi and said, "It's broken, I'm afraid things are not good." ”

At this time, Shi Xiangyuan understood why Shen's mother told them to enter the palace early last night to greet Shen Jiahe, the purpose should be to prevent Shen Jiahe from going to Jiuluan Palace.

But in the end, it was still a step too late, Shi Xiangyuan instructed Lu Jiuzhi: "You are guarding in the palace, if the queen mother comes back, you don't have to make a noise, I will be back in a while, don't worry in your heart." ”

Shi Xiangyuan hurriedly chased after Shen Jiajue who was separated, Pei Yuan must not know about this matter, otherwise he would not let Shen Jiahe go to see the Queen Mother alone with his attitude of doting on his wife.

She was anxious, and her steps were fast, but the snow on the path in the palace had not been dealt with, and the green bricks under the snow were very slippery, and she had just seen Shen Jiajue's figure, Shi Xiangyuan shouted forward, but this distraction did not pay attention to her feet, and leaned straight forward.

If she hadn't practiced twice, she was afraid that she would make a fool of herself in the palace this time, Shen Jiajue turned around and came back to help her: "What's the matter, I still screamed when I entered the palace." ”

"Go and tell the emperor that the queen mother has gone to see the queen mother." Shi Xiangyuan grabbed Shen Jiajue's hand and said anxiously.

Shen Jiajue and Shen Jiachen were shocked, although they didn't know much about the things in the palace, but Shen Ronghua told them very clearly when he was at home, and he also knew that the queen mother must not be happy when she summoned her.

When Shen Jiahe came back, he saw Lu Jiuzhi waiting in the hall, and only smiled and said: "It's really troublesome to go out in the snow, and the skirt will be soaked after a trip back and forth, and the palace will go to the inner room to change clothes, and you will be here later." ”

Lu Jiuzhi looked at Bai Ying strangely and followed Shen Jiahe into the apse with a serious face, she stretched out her head to look at Shen Jiahe's skirt again, where there were traces of wetness, thinking of Shi Xiangyuan's worries, she wanted to follow up and take a look, but she was afraid of colliding with Shen Jiahe, so she had to walk back and forth in the hall in a hurry.

Shen Jiahe waved away the palace people who were waiting in the room, and only asked Bai Ying to change his clothes, "You can hide this matter if you can, don't talk nonsense." ”

Bai Ying didn't respond, and slowly took off Shen Jiahe's outer clothes, and found that the Shen family's arm was burned a lot, "Queen Mother, your arm, you have to pass on the imperial doctor, slave maid ......"

Shen Jiahe took her hand and said coldly: "Bengong just said it, have you forgotten." ”

"But you ......" Bai Ying was about to cry in a hurry, thinking about it and holding grievances for Shen Jiahe, "Why do you have to think so much, if you want the slave to say it, you should tell the emperor, and let the emperor punish the queen mother well." ”

Shen Jiahe let go of his hand and ordered: "There is scalding cream in the cabinet over there, you can use it to smear some on the palace, if the palace doesn't say this, you must not speak." ”

Bai Ying didn't dare to speak, she only helped Shen Jiahe take medicine, and wrapped it in a soft cloth to prevent the wound from rubbing the clothes, not wanting Pei Yuan to hurriedly walk in from the outside at this time, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he only took the soft cloth in Bai Ying's hand with a cold face and continued to bandage Shen Jiahe.

"What's going on?" Pei Yuan gently wrapped the cloth belt twice and stuffed it into the soft cloth.

Shen Jiahe didn't want to use any excuse to cover up the past, so he had to be silent and didn't speak.