"I see." Chan nodded.

Shen Shijun, who had never spoken, finally opened his mouth slowly: "I heard that the queen mother had a cold a few days ago, and now she is getting better?" ”

In Shen Qinghuan's memory, although Shen Shijun loves her, he has always been iron-clad. Now greeting her body so tenderly that she can't hold back her tears. She noticed that there were already a few gray hairs on Shen Shijun's hair.

"It's been around for a long time. The daughter is young and everything gets better quickly. Dad, you must pay attention to your body, don't be too busy with the affairs of the court..."Shen Qinghuan said distressedly.

Shen Shijun just said: "Now that the emperor loves you, he will let us enter the palace to see you." The queen must repay the emperor's sincerity. ”

Shen Qinghuan nodded tearfully.

......

On this day, Shen Qinghuan went to the Queen Mother's palace as usual to ask for peace, but after her father and mother said it before, she was always a little worried about the Queen Mother, so she was a lot more cautious in her words and deeds.

The Queen Mother said: "I have seen you sullen in the past few days, but what difficulties have you encountered?" ”

Shen Qinghuan smiled reluctantly, just shaking his head.

In the heart of the Queen Mother, as early as this year, when Shen Qinghuan was not favored, she made a small calculation, and now it seems that although she is favored, she may not be stable, and she looks a little cowardly all day long, and she is no longer worth relying on. In the past year, Chen has suffered a lot of frustration, and she is afraid that if this continues, she will be next.

On the surface, she just shook the fan in her hand casually and said, "Qinghuan, how old is this year?" ”

"Qing is eighteen years old."

"My aunt is in her forties." She looked at Shen Qinghuan with a smile and said. There are things in his eyes that Qing Huan can't understand. Seeing that she was confused, the Queen Mother continued: "When the mourning family entered the palace, they were also twenty years old. In the position of the queen, she did it steadily and steadily, and there was no ambiguity. But even so, there are people who frame the mourning family. In the past 20 years, the mourning family has been poisoned three times and two children have been killed..."

Shen Qinghuan only felt a chill rise from the soles of his feet.

"Over the years, it is not that there has been no appearance of the emperor's favorite concubine. The family of emperors will never favor a woman, they will only live for their benefit, you, understand? ”

Shen Qinghuan nodded. She understood this truth when she entered the palace last year, but now the more she loves Qi Yan, the more difficult it is to extricate herself. She found that if she was allowed to share a Qi Yan with others, she would feel painful.

"It's been a year since the emperor ascended the throne, and there were only four concubines in the harem, but now that Concubine Rong is gone, there are only three. That's not true. At that time, he excused himself and said that his foundation was not stable, and now he could consider the draft. ”

Shen Qinghuan's heart suddenly tightened and looked at the Queen Mother.

"Auntie knows that you are naturally unhappy, but you are the queen of the moon, what if you love and jealousy?" She looked at Shen Qinghuan's expression and continued, "The mourning family heard that Fu Yuling, the daughter of the Xu family, is a sign of birth, and she is gentle and affectionate, she is by no means the kind of fox person, and she may be considered to be included in the palace." ”

Shen Qinghuan's face turned pale and said, "Draft... Qi Yan said that he didn't want it recently, and..."And he once said to himself that he didn't want to be too generous. But these words, she is not good, and she can't say them, so she can only bury them in her stomach.

"Qinghuan, you should think about it again, if you accept a few concubines in, you can also cultivate your power and consolidate your position in the harem..." ”

Shen Qinghuan let out an "um" and retreated.

In the past few days, there seem to be a lot of rumors in the palace, and they always flow to Shen Qinghuan's ears inadvertently. This rumor is nothing more than to say that above the court, Qi Yan commended Commander Fu again, and he must have intentionally included his youngest daughter Fu Yuling in the harem, and for example, the emperor wore a sachet around his waist, this sachet was delicately embroidered, and it was embroidered by Fu Yuling, or in other words, Fu Yuling would be named a concubine soon, and he might be promoted to a concubine immediately......

Shen Qinghuan didn't let herself listen to it at first, but then there were more and more rumors, and she was a little irritable. Even if Qi Yan still came to see her whenever she was free, she was still lukewarm to him, and she looked depressed all day long.

October 20 is Shen Qinghuan's eighteenth birthday. The queen's birthday, up and down the palace, is naturally gorgeous. What's more, everyone knows that Qi Yan dotes on Queen Shen and didn't do it big last year, but it is also because of Lu Yang, the emperor endures humiliation.

On the evening of the nineteenth, Qi Yan came to Shen Qinghuan's palace.

"It smells so good." As soon as he came in, he said, "What does it smell like?" I remember that you didn't like to use incense, and besides... This incense is not a cheesy smell either. ”

When Shen Qinghuan saw Qi Yan coming in, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Back to the emperor, it's the taste of Ju Feng." In autumn, the chrysanthemums were in full bloom, and the concubine picked some, in addition to making some chrysanthemum cakes, she felt that she was fresh but not greasy, so she grinded it into powder with the maple leaves. The palace often sends melons and fruit snacks, the concubine can't eat it alone, and gives it to the next person, and it is a pity that the rest is lost, so the citrus is squeezed out of the juice, sweet and fresh, fused with chrysanthemum maple powder, and burned in the incense burner, so there is such a fresh aroma. ”

"It's a shame that you can figure it out. Order someone to go down, make some, and send it to the Golden Cloud Palace. ”

"Hasn't the emperor always disliked incense?"

"So fresh and refreshing. Besides, it was made by my queen, how could I not like it? Qi Yan touched Shen Qinghuan's hair dotingly.

Qing Huan was a little shy, and her heart seemed to be a little moved. The gloomy mood of these days has also been somewhat resolved.

"Tomorrow is Qing Huan's eighteenth birthday, how do you want to spend it?" Qi Yan hugged Shen Qinghuan from behind and put his head on her shoulder.

Shen Qinghuan felt his body temperature coming from behind her, and her voice softened: "It's a trivial matter how you want to live, wouldn't it be nice to have you." ”

"Then how about going through a formality in front of those ministers first, and then I will accompany you in private at night?"

"Okay." Shen Qinghuan nodded.

......

On the second day, the palace was very lively, everyone knew that today was the birthday of the emperor's favorite queen, and the emperor had already instructed in private that everyone should be happy, especially in front of the queen, they must be smiling, and they must not give the queen a little unhappiness.

Qi Yan thought to himself, these days, Shen Qinghuan always doesn't look so happy, and she wants to celebrate it on her birthday.

Qi Yan hurried to Shen Qinghuan's birthday ceremony as soon as he got to the morning today, when the ceremony had not yet begun, but the emperor came so early, everyone sighed, the emperor really loved the queen. For a while, the rumors about Qi Yan and Fu Yuling in those days also disappeared.

After Shen Qinghuan entered the palace, he rarely dressed up so carefully. Today she wore a bright red shirt, a crown of pearl and jade on her head, earrings and glass, and exquisite makeup. It turned out that she was a few years older, and she didn't have the usual girlish atmosphere, but there was some queen charm.

"The queen is really beautiful." Redsleeves boasted sincerely.

"It's been a long time since I've worn such a bright color." Shen Qinghuan muttered.

"The queen mother is the lord of the six palaces, this is red, and only the queen mother can wear it." Red Sleeves said, inserting the last hairpin into her hair.

Shen Qinghuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, I can't put it on my head..."

"Got it. However, the mother has to dress up more precious jewelry, which shows your nobility and the emperor's favor for you. Red Sleeves' eyes glanced at a gold hairpin in the jewelry box, took it out, and said, "This gold hairpin is so beautiful!" Mother, do you want to..."

Shen Qinghuan's face changed suddenly, this golden hairpin was given to her by her uncle. She was afraid that she would be sad when she saw it, so she kept it in the back of the jewelry box. Now that I saw it, I called her what Qin Yan said to her.

That's it, that's it... She forced herself not to think about these things first, and when her birthday passed, at night, she must ask Qi Yan clearly. After all, she doesn't like to misunderstand others, and she doesn't want the two to be in love all the time.

She put the golden hairpin back and said softly: "No need, this golden hairpin, I didn't order it, I don't need to take it out in the future." ”

Redsleeves thought it was strange, but nodded anyway.

Everything was prepared, and the women and nobles in the court also entered the palace.

This year, Shen Qinghuan often complained of illness and postponed many banquets, so this was the first time many people saw the queen's face. When Shen Qinghuan walked out with a beautiful posture and graceful grace, everyone held their breath.

I have always heard that the queen of Zhaoyue is the first beauty, but when I saw it with my own eyes, I really felt her beauty. Now she is eighteen, and she is even more slim, a little more charming, and a little less childish. Even Qi Yan couldn't stand being shocked by her beauty today.

When Shen Qinghuan was in the boudoir, although he was always informal, he still learned a lot of rules in the end. She is a measured person, and in the past year in the palace, she has gradually collected her usual temper, and now in front of so many people, she can calm down, smile dignifiedly, and said: "Thank you for coming to the birth ceremony of this palace today. ”

Naturally, those present also stood up and said in unison: "Congratulations to the queen mother for a thousand years." ”

Qi Yan was very happy, held Shen Qinghuan's hand, and asked her to sit down beside her.

He whispered in his ear: "I didn't expect that you wild girl also has such a dignified and dignified side. ”

Shen Qinghuan glanced at him with disgust, and said disdainfully: "I've always been like this, it's just that when you knew me, I just happened to be climbing the dog hole." ”

When Qi Yan heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

The people below looked at the appearance of the emperor and queen grinding their ears and sideburns and whispering, and they all felt very sweet.