"Three years have passed in the blink of an eye, although there are a lot of people in this palace, it is time to hold another draft, and find a few more lovely people for the emperor." The queen mother sat on the main seat, and after the concubines heard it below, they couldn't help but start whispering.

The queen said: "What the emperor said is that it is time to prepare, but I talked to the emperor that day, and the emperor said that there are not a few concubines in the harem now, and it is good to choose a few less, so as not to have more people and more things." ”

"The emperor is afraid of trouble, you can't be afraid of trouble." The Queen Mother listened to her words, and her tone was just light: "There are many people and few people, it still depends on how you manage the harem. ”

When the queen mother heard her say this, she felt a little unable to get off the stage for a while, but fortunately, the queen mother said again: "Then according to the emperor's wishes, choose a few dignified and virtuous people, and serve the emperor in a down-to-earth manner." ”

"The Queen Mother can rest assured, with us helping the Queen Mother, there will be no mistakes." Concubine Ling covered her mouth and laughed: "When the time comes, the concubine will also go and take a look, I didn't participate last time, and the concubine feels very regretful." ”

The Queen Mother nodded: "Let Concubine Jiang also go to see the palace selection, you two are of high rank." ”

"The concubine also has this intention, Yin Tian should also get married, the concubine wants to choose a good daughter with both talent and appearance from the show girl, and let the emperor give her a marriage." Concubine Jiang smiled, she chose a woman for a long time, but none of them were pleasing to the eye, this time she must choose her son's Fujin well, it will also help him in the future.

"Yes, the eldest brother will be fifteen in the blink of an eye, but you have to pick carefully, otherwise Sister Jiang will not be at ease. By the way, Concubine Yun is pregnant with a dragon son again, and the emperor and the queen mother don't plan to give Concubine Yun a promotion?" Xiu Concubine said suddenly.

"The concubine has already discussed this matter with the emperor, and the emperor loves Yun Concubine, so he discussed waiting for Yun Concubine to give birth to a child to make a final decision." The queen smiled and said, although she was the one who stopped Hua Ying from sealing the concubine, she couldn't let the queen mother know.

Hua Ying was mentioned by the concubine, she was puzzled, and when she saw that the queen's face was not good, she stood up and said: "The concubine has not been in the palace for a long time, and the emperor and queen feel that it is better to wait for a while to talk about the promotion, and the concubine is now a concubine, and she is also comfortable, so there is no need to worry." ”

"You can stand it." The Queen Mother nodded, she already knew that it was the queen who stopped Hua Ying from sealing the concubine, and when she heard the queen say this, she only felt hypocritical. Yi Huaying's family, it is understandable to enter the palace as a concubine at the beginning, and now she has given birth to a prince, although she has only been in the palace for three years, she is also qualified to be a concubine, but she has less qualifications: "How is your body recently?"

"Empress Dowager Lao is worried, there is no problem, the imperial doctor comes to ask for a pulse every day."

"That's good, I just asked you to sit in the mourning palace more last time, and this is pregnant again, and the mourning family doesn't want you to run more." The Queen Mother stroked the Buddha beads on her hand with satisfaction: "You can go back if you have nothing to do, the mourning family also feels bad when talking to you." ”

"The son also asked the emperor to take care of her body." The queen didn't interject just now, but she was busy showing filial piety at this time, wanting to make the queen mother happy, and say a few more words to herself: "Erchen still has a hundred-year-old ginseng there, and I will have someone send it to you when I go back." ”

"The queen has a heart, there are a lot of things here in the mourning family, you can keep the good things for yourself, the mourning family sees that the fourth elder brother is not in good health, you can also make up for him." The Queen Mother politely refused, if you really want to give yourself something, why don't you bring it when you come, and now what are you doing when you start acting in front of everyone? Then she was helped back to the dormitory by Aunt Yiruo, and when the queen saw that she did not accept it, she could only bow and retreat and walk out.

Concubine Ling was naturally happy when she saw the queen eating deflated: "The queen mother's things, the queen mother is naturally not lacking, what is there that the internal affairs office does not honor the queen mother first?" Could it be that the queen is in charge of the harem and doesn't let the subordinates send ginseng to the queen mother?"

"Sister Concubine Ling misunderstood, but the old ginseng that the palace said was found by chance in the family, and now there is no such good ginseng in the palace, so I want to dedicate it to the queen mother." The queen said coldly.

"Then why don't you let the new jade next to you bring it directly to the Queen Mother? It seems that it is still insincere. Concubine Ling's eyes are full of provocation, imprinted in the queen's eyes, such a flamboyant appearance, it will not lack beauty, but the beauty is more wanton, no wonder people say that although Concubine Ling is not the most beautiful in the harem, it is indeed the most heroic, more vigorous than the new concubine who entered the palace.

This vigor is just because of family and favor, but if these two things are missing, no matter how iron-boned the wolf is, his bones will be broken, and then he will be eaten alive by the rest of the palace life.

The queen knew that she was still not far from Cining Palace, and if she continued like this, it would only be detrimental to herself: "If Sister Concubine Ling thinks like this, there is no way for this palace, and the palace affairs of this palace are in her body, so she will not chat with her sister." "It's up to her to say whatever she wants to say, anyway, the power in the palace is still in her hands.

"Xinyu, why did you say that the Queen Mother was always lukewarm to the palace, the palace has managed the harem for many years, and she feels that there is nothing wrong with it." On the way back to the palace, the queen was a little depressed, since she became the emperor's concubine, the queen mother seemed to be not very satisfied.

"Niangniang is virtuous and virtuous, the emperor has you to manage the harem and rest assured, Xu is the queen mother is like that, Niangniang doesn't have to worry too much." Xinyu walked aside, and when she saw that she was unhappy, she said a few coaxing words first.

"Then how can they be more enthusiastic about Yun Concubine, this palace is the queen mother's serious daughter-in-law." The queen was not comfortable, but remembered the scene of the queen mother's eagerness for Hua Ying just now, as if she was choked in her chest.

"Niangniang relax, you still have the third elder brother, and the queen mother also cares about the third elder brother."

"That's natural, but the third elder brother is the queen mother's own grandson, but this palace is not her own daughter." The queen waved her hand and asked her to stop talking, also for fear that others would hear it and reach the ears of the queen mother.

Hua Ying woke up that day, when Hui Xinlan was waiting for dressing, she felt uncomfortable again, retched for a long time, and felt uncomfortable in her stomach, so she asked people to call Dr. Jia.

In fact, Imperial Physician Jia was also puzzled in his heart, obviously there was nothing wrong, Jingyang Palace was waiting for her up and down, but Hua Ying had been uncomfortable, and then carefully checked Hua Ying's clothes, and even the bedding was checked again and again, and there was indeed nothing wrong.

"Niang Niang Xu is that this fetus is too lively, and Weichen is incompetent, so she can only prescribe some medicine to calm the fetus." In the end, I just went to the Tai Hospital and prescribed some fetal pills for Hua Ying to drink, but it was useless.

Now that this second child has been nearly four months, Hua Ying really has a feeling that her days are like years, praying that time will pass quickly and let her suffer less sin.

"Is it still that uncomfortable today?" The emperor's voice came from behind her, Hua Ying barely cheered up and got up to say hello, but before her knees were bent, she was pressed back to the seat by the emperor.

"Doctor Jia has already seen it, and this is also something that can't be helped." Hua Ying's pale face made the emperor feel a little distressed.

The emperor took a thing handed over by Li Quan: "I have always told you the apology gift before, and I brought it today." ”

Hua Ying straightened up, the emperor held a picture scroll, slowly opened the picture scroll, what appeared in it was her own appearance, and it was also the appearance of sleep, she was reclining on the soft couch in the painting, the scroll in her right hand slipped aside because of the sleepiness of the master, and Hua Ying's left hand supported her head, so that it would not knock on the table, Hua Ying didn't know that the emperor's painting skills were so good, the whole picture was extremely smooth in terms of light and shadow and lines, like a professional painter in the court.

Hua Ying looked at it carefully, but she didn't know that the emperor was also observing her little expression, she looked at herself in the painting repeatedly, and felt that it was indeed vivid, Hua Ying finally smiled: "The painting is so good, even the eyebrows of the concubines are one by one, this apology is indeed attentive." ”

"If you like it, it's fine." The emperor took her and looked at the painting together, but he was afraid that she would be pregnant and uncomfortable, so he adjusted a sitting position that made her comfortable, and then said: "I'm afraid of painting, Ying'er is drooling, but what is good?"

"Your Majesty." Hua Yingfen hammered his chest: "When did the concubine sleep and drool, it's just nonsense, but when did the emperor draw it, why did the concubine sleep for so long?" This painting can't be completed in a moment, is it really unaware of it?

"I didn't let anyone report that day, and when I walked in, it was such a scene, so I asked Li Quan to immediately take a pen and paper, first sketch a few outlines, and when I saw that you were about to wake up, I went back to the imperial study, and it took a lot of effort to draw it completely."

The emperor vaguely remembered his mood at the time, and when he saw Hua Ying's sleeping face, he did not hesitate to paint, perhaps the scene at that time was too dreamy and warm, the warm spring sun fell on Hua Ying's face from the gap in the window, and even her distinct eyelashes seemed to be plated with a layer of golden soft light, beautiful and picturesque, he never realized the meaning of this word, but when he saw Hua Ying, he understood the true meaning.

"No wonder that day Huixin said that the emperor came for a while, but I didn't even see a figure." Hua Ying smiled, and gently stroked the painting that had been carefully framed by someone with her bare hands: "The concubines should be kept well, thank the emperor for painting the concubines." ”

"If you like, I can make a few more for you."

Hua Ying was not bewitched by the emperor's love words, and said coquettishly: "After a while, it will be a draft, and the emperor is afraid that he will paint other sisters." ”

The emperor just looked at Hua Ying and said: "In my heart, Ying'er is the only beauty, even if she doesn't use powder, she has all kinds of styles." "Sometimes pretty as a peach, sometimes as elegant as a magnolia, all kinds of appearances, between a smile and a static gesture, are all attractive weapons.