Due to a series of unexpected events, this year's draft was postponed to mid-July. At the beginning of the month, the Queen Mother summoned the queen to Yongshou Palace to discuss the palace election.

When Feng Wu arrived, Duan Qin happened to be there, and the two sat down separately. Feng Wu hadn't seen her for a long time, so she said a few words: "It seems that I haven't seen Qin Xin for a while, and last time I hurriedly took a photo on the Queen Mother's birthday, and I saw that I was plump." ”

Without waiting for Duanqin to answer, the Queen Mother explained the reason for her: "She, this is a body!" Duanqin blushed embarrassedly and remained silent.

"Really? How many months? "It's been more than half a year since Duanqin got married, and it's time to conceive a child.

"If you go back to the imperial sister-in-law, it's been less than two months." Duanqin's thin voice came, but he was still too shy to do it.

"Yes, great! Miaoqing, go back to the palace to get the jade statue of the two immortals in the palace, and then choose a pillow Ruyi in the warehouse, ginseng, bird's nest and other supplements are also picked up and wrapped up for the princess to take away. "Feng Wu is still very distressed about Duanqin's cousin.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Duanqin smiled gratefully.

"Okay, you've been here for a long time, don't tell the horse to wait, let's find him and go home." Jiang Fang felt that it was almost time to talk to the queen about business, and he was going to send his daughter away at this time.

"The Queen Mother! Erchen has only been sitting for two hours, telling him to wait! The words were full of the delicate state of a happy little woman, and Jiang Nan was completely relieved when he saw this.

"Don't make trouble, the queen mother and the queen have something to discuss, you go back first, and no one will stop you when you come back in a few days." Go back and remember to give birth to a baby, so don't swing that swing, go ahead. Jiang Yu kept instructing his daughter, but Duanqin had no choice but to give up and retreat.

"It seems that the Queen Mother has chosen a good family affair for Qinxin." Feng Wu was also happy for the Queen Mother.

"The mourning family didn't misunderstand the kid of the Qin family, compared to the unfathomable prince of the Snow Country, Qin Fu is more worthy of entrusting for life." Jiang Nan has a unique eye, which is in response to the sentence "Jiang is still old and spicy".

"yes. The Queen Mother summoned Erchen to study the draft again, Erchen ......" Feng Wu was interrupted by Jiang Wei before he finished speaking.

"I'm not busy, so let's not talk about this yet. Let's talk about you first. Jiang Ming ordered Xia Ying to replace Feng Wu's iced sour plum soup with the same round red date soup that Duan Qin had just drunk, and said, "You are cold, don't drink that." ”

"Thank you for your care. I don't know what the Queen Mother wants to know about her son? Feng Wu took the bowl but didn't drink it.

"Has the emperor been to your palace recently?" Jiang Yu actually wanted to ask her if she had a bed.

"As usual, I still stay overnight on the first and fifteenth days of the new year...... Occasionally, I sleep. Feng Wu was slightly embarrassed, and took the red date soup and sipped.

"You're thirty-one, so hurry up. The body should have been almost conditioned over the years, why hasn't it moved? Do you want to mourn your family to boil a few pairs of fetal pills for you? "Jiang Fang is extremely hopeful, and the prince who will inherit the unification in the future can also have a breath of Jiang blood.

"Don't bother with the Queen Mother, Erchen...... Already drinking. Feng Wu almost choked.

"That's good. You should be more concerned about this matter. Ruiyi is getting older day by day, and sooner or later she will get married, and it will be sad for you to be alone and have no one to rely on. Besides, there will be a large number of young newcomers entering the palace soon, and if you don't hurry up, I'm afraid that there will really be no chance. The Queen Mother said bitterly, Feng Wu nodded yes, but in fact, she had her own plans.

After that, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said something about the draft seriously, and Feng Wu didn't leave Yongshou Palace until before dinner.

In ten days, it will be the palace election, Duan Yulin holds the roster of show girls in one hand, and keeps kneading the bridge of his nose with the other hand, looking tired.

Feng Wu sat beside the emperor, took the roster from his hand and gave him a tea incense soft lean. Duan Yulin adjusted to a comfortable posture and said slowly: "Is it too extravagant and wasteful to choose once every three years?" There are enough women in the harem, there is no need to choose again. ”

"Your Majesty, this is a rule passed down from generation to generation, and it is even more so that Dahan can continue to have children." Feng Wu looked at the few show girls she liked in the roster again.

"Compared to the first emperor, my children are not less." Duan Yulin disagreed.

"Half of the emperor's heirs are princesses, and only three princes are adults, so the queen mother still hopes that the emperor can spread out more." If the queen mother is overthrown in everything, the emperor will always be difficult to shirk.

"It would be great if the queen could give birth to a concubine for me again. The Queen Mother, her old man, must think so, right? Duan Yulin's burning gaze appropriately concealed the sneer in his heart.

"Don't make fun of the concubines, let's talk about the show girls. Does the emperor have a favorite? Feng Wu hurriedly diverted the topic. Before the palace election, the emperor usually had to see the portraits of the beautiful girls with more than five grades of family background, and set the right person from the inside.

"After a general look, they are all Peugeot beauties, but there is nothing new. I just look at this and it's not bad, but it's a little similar to Concubine Zhuang. Duan Yulin stretched out his long finger and dotted on the portrait of Luo Yiyi, the daughter of Shaoqing Luo Zheng of Dali Temple.

Feng Wu didn't look carefully just now, but now that she looks, this Luo Yiyi really looks like Li Jingyi! But she is far inferior to Li Jingxi's peerless elegance, but she is young, only seventeen years old. Feng Wu smiled and said: "The emperor's vision is high, and he is not eye-catching if he is comparable to the 'No. 1 Beauty of Dahan'. But as far as the concubine knows, the daughter of Lord Luo's family doesn't seem to have a good body, and she is very delicate. The tone is regretful.

"What are you afraid of? There is no panacea in the palace, and you are afraid that you will not be able to heal her? "Thinking about it, Li Jingxi's body is getting worse day by day, and it has reached the point where she can't sleep. Is it really jealous and famous, but anyone who is too beautiful will be sick and weak?

"Yes. Since the emperor likes it, he will leave her tomorrow. In the palace, I am fed and fed, and I believe that my body will soon be strong. Feng Wu sneered in her heart, such a weak and sick beauty was forced into this filthy and chaotic harem, and it was only a matter of time before she died.

That's what I mean. Moreover, Luo Aiqing was loyal to his duties, and he and Luo Qing helped me solve unsolved cases repeatedly, and the canonization of his daughter can be regarded as a reward for the Luo family. Duan Yulin has made up his mind, and he is desperate to get a stand-in for Li Jingxi.

"Then do as the emperor wants." Feng Wu closed the roster and mentioned another thing: "The emperor has a new person, but don't forget the old one." Every election is the most uncomfortable time for the harem sisters, shouldn't the emperor think of a way to appease the six palaces? ”

"The queen has a point. Now that there are many concubines and Zhaoyi in the palace, I will take this opportunity to seal the harem once. It's not in vain that all the beauties have followed me for many years, what does the queen think? "Duan Yulin may not have sealed the Sixth Palace for a long time.

"Of course it couldn't be better! The concubines thanked the emperor for the grace of the sisters. Feng Wu bowed down.

Feng Wu was full of joy and thought that this time the harem was sealed, and Feng Yi, who was only one step away from the position of the imperial concubine, would definitely be stable this time. However, she didn't expect that Yicheng's "instability" was really put on the table by Feng Yi - the emperor Jin named the virtuous concubine Xu Ying as the imperial concubine.

Since Concubine Yi and Concubine De had no room to ascend to the throne, the emperor rewarded many treasures as comfort, and canonized Duan Yingyu, the fifth son of the emperor, as the king of Xianjun; Li Jingji was also unreasonably named the new concubine; Li Shutian, who has been in the position of concubine for a long time, finally got the light of her cousin and was promoted to a noble concubine; Luo Zixiao and Jiang Lianhuan, two friends, were also promoted, but they remembered Luo Zixiao's contribution to giving birth to the prince and recommending Jinghua, making an exception to skip the rank and promote to Concubine Ke, and even Jinghua, who had been following her, also made a service to Shengzhou and was promoted to Baolin; The golden cicada has a meritorious role in giving birth to the emperor's heir, and will be promoted to the throne of a noble concubine immediately after giving birth; Wen Feng raised Xue Ning hard and was promoted to a noble concubine......

Feng Wu waved his hand and knocked over the freshly brewed tea, and gritted his teeth and read, "Xu Ying, this slut!" Dare to rob my Feng family's things! ”

"Mother, burn your hands carefully!" Miaoqing picked up Feng Wu's jade hand and looked at it, for fear that she would be hot.

Feng Wu withdrew her hand, eased her emotions and said, "That's it, you can't blame Concubine Xian entirely." This is obviously arranged by the emperor, and this is a declaration to the palace. He wants the palace to know that he alone has the final say, whether it is the world or the inner court! What he is willing to give, you have to accept with a thousand thanks; If he doesn't give it, it's useless for you to think about it...... "But it doesn't matter, anyway, whether the emperor wants to give it or not, there are some things she has to get!" Whoever dares to thwart her will die!

"Mother, what should we do now?" Miao Qing was also anxious for Feng Wu.

"Rest easy. If you want to wear its crown, you must bear its weight, this sentence is not only suitable for this palace, but also for the imperial concubine. Isn't she in charge of the six palaces? The palace 'let go' and let her take care of it, and when the time comes, she will be responsible for the accident. Feng Wu straightened out the phoenix crown, and said calmly: "I'm busy with the draft now, and when the newcomer enters the palace, she Xu Ying will feel good!" Miao Qing nodded approvingly.

Unlike Feng Wu's calm surface and inner turmoil, Xu Ying's inner surging after getting unexpected joy can't be concealed.

Xu Ying touched the golden silk grass Ruyi satin embroidered colorful auspicious phoenix clothes and the golden, heavy double luan winged finch screen crown of hands couldn't help but tremble slightly, she waited for this day too long! So long that she buried countless lives and her own youth.

"Mumei, this palace has finally waited for this day! For so many years, the palace was first at the mercy of the Zheng sisters, and then suppressed by the Feng sisters. This kind of taste of being controlled by people, this palace has really tasted enough! Now that the palace is above the concubine, it is really happy! "Feng Yi has been trampled under her feet, will she be far from Feng Wu's position? A queen who can't even give birth to a son will be ousted from power sooner or later, and then only she, Xu Ying, will be able to win the harem.

"Mother's Day! Let the slave maid wait for you to change into the auspicious clothes to try to fit or not, if it doesn't fit, it's good to send it back to the division room for modification, don't miss the canonization ceremony. Mu Mei empathized with the joy of her master. Xu Ying nodded at Mu Mei and motioned to change her clothes and comb her hair.

Mu Mei dressed Xu Ying in layers of complicated crimson auspicious clothes, with a colorful phoenix shawl with silver silk brocade. Xu Ying sat in front of the mirror, and Mu Mei spread her hair out and dredged it, coiling it into a noble and elegant Luanfeng Lingyun bun, decorated with five red agate core hollow gold flowers; Then two strands of hair were separated from the back of the head and braided into five long braids hanging down on the chest, and the braids were decorated with round gold beads the size of a fingernail every two inches, which was extremely luxurious. Finally, the crown of the double-luan winged sparrow made of pure gold was placed on his head, and Xu Ying's whole person was shrouded in jewels.

"Niangniang, you are so beautiful!" Mu Mei and Dong Fu were dumbfounded, they had never seen such a glorious concubine, even when they were first favored many years ago, they were not as dazzling as they are now.

Xu Ying looked at the different self in the mirror, and smiled with satisfaction: "This palace has always been cautious and did not dare to show off, but now it can be regarded as raising eyebrows!" ”

"That's nature! At the canonization ceremony three days later, the mother will definitely cover the limelight of the queen when she wears this outfit! Dongfu gave a thumbs up.

"This palace is to give the Feng clan a 'color' and take a look!" After enduring it for so many years, now that she finally doesn't have to be so low-voiced, Xu Ying is very happy in her heart.