Nanjing's palace is splendid, and the imperial garden is even more violet, and a hundred flowers are vibrant.

Before the gurgling and clear stream, the mountains and rocks were craggy, and Lu Ning and Qingcheng were sitting side by side on the grassy slope, looking at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, and the strange flowers and plants in front of them.

From Yongzhou to Yangzhou, first by land to Wuhan Mansion, Lu Ning also changed horses and did not change people, but holding Qingcheng in her arms all the way saved her from the pain of bumps, and for Lu Ning, Qingcheng is really light and feathered, of course, the horses will be more or less affected, not as fast as Lu Ning alone.

When I arrived at Wuhan Mansion, I changed to a light boat and went all the way east.

From Yongzhou to Yangzhou Mansion in Nanjing, it took more than ten days.

In the past few days, Lu Ning has been dealing with official documents in the palace for a few days.

Speaking of which, Lu Ning only spends half of his time in the capital Bianjing every year, because unlike some emperors in history who have not been in court for a long time but can see the twists and turns every day, Lu Ning has granted considerable power to the cabinet, but there are also many cabinet members, there are more than a dozen people, even the first assistant, and they can't cover the sky with one hand at all.

And, gradually, this cabinet will also operate so that one or two people will come in and out every year, and it will change every ten years or so.

Of course, major matters still need to be approved by the imperial pen, and any cabinet meeting minutes will be made into the inner palace, and every full month, the inner government will be sent to the Jiangling Palace or Yangzhou Palace, and then to their own hands.

But no matter what, the authority he gave to the cabinet was not available in all dynasties, and now that he is here, he doesn't care at all whether the cabinet will have the power of ministers, as for his own death, his children and grandchildren, slowly, very peacefully, become some kind of mascot, but it will be a good thing.

Moreover, I feel that if there is no major accident, I should be able to live for a long time, so I also have enough time to slowly improve the cabinet mechanism and the military system, so that after my death, I can also develop in the direction I want.

And think about the future, as long as you don't get counter-attacked, you are only afraid that you will be the role of the martial saint Gavin saint, and you will be able to keep your descendants safe.

However, now, I naturally can't make a big deal of it, and when I came to Yangzhou Palace, I dealt with all the notes that needed to be approved by my own pen and had not yet been sent to Yongzhou, and I flipped through the cabinet collegiate records, which is also a good way to understand the ideological dynamics of the cabinet ministers.

After a few busy days, I finally have time to be free today, and I still have time to play with Qingcheng for a few days, that Qian Hongyu has already set off, and in a few days, he should be able to go to Yangzhou.

At this time, looking at Qingcheng's beautiful face with a sideways face, Lu Ning smiled: "I feel that you are almost raised, do your legs still hurt?" I couldn't help it, so I gently reached out and pinched her delicate face.

Qingcheng's pretty face immediately turned slightly red, and she lowered her head, "Yes, it's okay to be a concubine." It's just that a hint of uneasiness flashed in his clear eyes.

Lu Ning was stunned, and then understood why she was a little panicked, and couldn't help but laugh, wanting to see her actions and words, Qingcheng thought that she wanted to violate her again tonight, although her body seemed to be well, but psychologically, she naturally hadn't slowed down, don't say that she had just broken her body, that is, Wuniang Gui'er and others, after being happy with herself, she didn't have a few months, and she couldn't slow down at all.

It's just that Qingcheng naturally feels that it is her obligation to serve herself, and she can't stand it or refuse.

Smiling slightly, Lu Ning said: "You little girl, what do you want, don't worry, I won't touch you again in a few months." ”

After following Lu Ning for a long time, he also knew what he meant by "touch", Qingcheng's face was even redder, but he was a little worried, and said softly: "Your Majesty pities Qingcheng, doesn't Qingcheng know?" It's just that Qingcheng is too useless, his body is weak, and he has the grace of the saint, and when he returns to Bianjing, he also asks His Majesty to be gracious and summons a good doctor to diagnose and treat Qingcheng. ”

Lu Ning was stunned, she didn't know what she said, and it took a while to react, but this little girl thought that she was congenitally deficient and had some secret disease.

Although it is the first time for her to go through personnel, she will naturally know that the affairs of men and women only come once in a few months, which is naturally very abnormal, and she does not know the crux of the problem, but she is a little sad in her heart, thinking that it is because of her own body.

couldn't help laughing, Lu Ning nodded at her, wanted to say something, and couldn't help laughing.

"Your Majesty, concubine, isn't it the legendary stone girl?" Although he didn't know why Lu Ning was smiling so happily, Qingcheng had been thinking about the sorrow for a long time in his heart, and only when he saw Lu Ning smiling happily did he dare to say it.

"It's not ......" Lu Ning smiled again, but he didn't know how to explain it for a while, pinched her creamy face, and said with a smile: "Qingcheng, you did a good job!" After thinking about it, he shouted, "Someone! ”

Immediately, two female officers hurriedly came and knelt beside them.

"Write it down, from today onwards, I will be named a concubine of the Meng family and given the title 'Qingcheng Beauty'." Now that I'm used to it, I think of this beautiful girl in my heart, and I also talk about "Qingcheng", and I don't want to change my name for no reason, and this name is naturally completely different from the beauty in the concubine rank.

The female official quickly recorded it while she should be, and then sent it to the inner government to make a book.

The system of listening to the propaganda of the two female officials is, firstly, to prevent any female official from recording the words of the Son of Heaven indiscriminately; Second, it also saved the drunken talk of the Holy Son of Heaven, and there was no proof to turn around and die, but the female official was convicted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qingcheng hurriedly got up and knelt down to thank him.

Lu Ning smiled, took her delicate little hand, sat beside him again, and pondered: "You haven't asked me about Li Yanniang until now, what's wrong?" Don't dare to ask? ”

Qingcheng was slightly stunned, indeed, although her relationship with Li Yanniang was not so close, and she did not treat her mother like she did to Mrs. Hua Rui, but after all, when she was in Shu Palace, Li Yanniang was also very good to her, and now, Li Yanniang is going to be sent to Annan Tuman, she can't bear it in her heart, but she abides by the rules, don't say intercession or anything, just ask, and don't ask more.

"Now, you are a third-class concubine, what about Li Yanniang, yes, she is also a palace maid, and she has an old relationship with you, I want to send her down, if you ask, it's nothing." Lu Ning said with a smile.

From beauty to concubine, it seems that it has jumped only one level, but in terms of the concubine system of Qi State, it is a qualitative leap.

Qi Tianzi's concubine, according to the meaning of the Holy Son of Heaven, the Queen Mother, and the Queen, the inner government was finally customized last year, the first class is the imperial concubine, the second class is the concubine, and the third class is the concubine, which is the upper third class, and it is also a real concubine with a title.

is similar to Zhou Li's three ladies and nine concubines, but now they are four imperial concubines, nine concubines and nine concubines.

And the fourth-class beauty, together with the fifth-class talent and the sixth-class noble, each has nine people, and they are the twenty-seventh women in the Zhou ceremony.

There are also seventh-class maids, eighth-class maidens and ninth-class treasure forests, each with twenty-seven, which are the eighty-one wives in the Zhou ceremony.

And no matter whether it is a woman or a royal wife, they are all middle- and low-level concubines without titles, and the concubines around the emperor are general, and the title of Qingcheng is a special case.

Although it is also extremely revered outside, in the Forbidden Palace, there is a row of dignity and humility, and theoretically, there is a large row in front.

From the rank of a worldly woman to a third-class concubine, it is an essential leap.

As far as the Qi Forbidden Palace is concerned, the third-class concubines are the ones who can really shout Niangniang.

Now that Lu Ning is in a good mood, he took the initiative to provoke the topic, Qingcheng's new identity, and just asking about Li Yanniang is not arrogant.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the concubine is a little worried about her." After Qingcheng finished saying this, he didn't say it anymore, it's not a question of daring or not, it's a matter of etiquette.

Lu Ning smiled: "Don't worry, if you want to make her the wife of the head of the Annan barbarians?" She just thought, I can't agree either, this guy hates me to death, and he is a little clever, and he won't turn the southern Xinjiang upside down? ”

Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't comment on anything, just whispered: "Yes." ”

Lu Ning sighed in his heart, saying so himself, but in fact, he really changed a lot.

Of course, I don't really want to marry Li Yanniang to Ruan Shoujie this time, but think about it, if I really marry you, you can solve the Annan problem once and for all, and shed less blood, don't say Li Yanniang, it is Pan Yingying, and even Jiao Cailian, who has a skin-to-skin relationship with herself, it seems that she has nothing to be reluctant to.

Compared with a few years ago, my current self seems to feel strange.

is the most ruthless emperor's family, maybe that's it, the location, the angle from which the problem is seen, it has long been completely different from normal people.

However, after all, he came from the next generation, more or less, and there are some bottom lines that are difficult to abandon.

What's more, the relationship between ethnic groups and countries, relying on women to maintain the relationship is just psychological comfort, maybe it can play a certain role under certain conditions, but it can't last long, in essence, everything still has to speak with strength.