Chun Tuo first returned to Qianyuan Palace to settle the emperor and Yun Ji in Dongque, and then returned to Lefang to convey the emperor's will to Ling Ji.

Ling Ji was extremely happy in her heart, her and Yun Ji's plan had finally succeeded. Chuntuo brought sixteen palace maids with him and distributed them to the remaining eight Liuchuan Maiji. Chuntuo settled the eight Liuchuan Dancing Girls to a separate palace group on the east side of the music room, and issued an express order that no one else in the music room was allowed to enter and leave casually.

Everything stopped, and Chun Tuo said to Ling Ji: "Miss Ling Ji, you can settle down the eight Liuchuan Dancing Girls again." You pack up your and Miss Yunji's belongings, and I'll send someone to take you into the palace in the evening." ”

"Well, Lord Nakatsune." Ling Ji promised, and Chuntuo turned to leave.

Ling Ji thought to herself, she wanted to follow Yun Ji into the palace to serve the emperor, how the emperor would deal with himself and Yun Ji Although it is not yet known, Yun Ji has already taken the rain and dew, and will never go out of the palace to the music fang again, and he will definitely not live in the music fang again with Yun Ji to serve the emperor, so he must appoint another Liuchuan dancing girl as the leader.

Ling Ji explained the emperor's will to Yun Ji and himself to the eight Liuchuan Dancing Girls, and then said, "Sisters, let's come out of Liuchuan Yuefu together and arrive at the Holy Capital. From then on, our ten sisters were a family. Shengdu is not better than Liuchuan Lefu, nor is it better than Liuchuan County, this is the foot of the Son of Heaven, everything must be careful, our ten sisters must take care of each other in the future. We are all His Majesty's Ryukawa Maikases, and there is always a day to get ahead. You see, Sister Yun Ji has been blessed by His Majesty and has entered the palace to serve. My sister will also enter the palace to serve His Majesty and Sister Yun Ji. As soon as we entered the palace gate, it was as deep as the sea, and Yun Ji and I couldn't get out of the palace easily. The eight of you are outside the palace, and you must take care of yourselves. Since I'm going to enter the palace, we have to find a sister to be the leader of the eight of you. You see, who is the right leader for this? ”

The eight Liuchuan dancers said in unison: "Everything is under Sister Ling's orders." ”

"That's good. Since you say listen to me, then I will appoint Butterfly to be your leader. Butterfly is the oldest among you and the most fair. How's it going? ”

"It's very good for my sister to arrange it like this." The eight Ryukawa Mai Girls said one after another.

"Alright, then, go and settle down in the palace courtyard to the east. We'll see you again soon. Diehime, you have to take care of these sisters. Ling Ji and the eight of them Liuchuan dancers said goodbye one by one, and cherished each other.

Butterfly left with eight Ryuka Maihimes.

Ling Ji rushed back to her residence and began to pack up her and Yun Ji's things.

At this time, Zhu Gu came in, Zhu Gu was very excited, looked at Ling Ji and said, "Thank you, Miss Ling Ji, today Zhu Gu can serve His Majesty alone, all because of Miss Ling Ji's light." In the future, Miss Ling Ji and Miss Yun Ji will fly on the branches to make phoenixes, I don't know if the drum has this honor, see Miss Ling Ji and Miss Yun Ji again, and then play the drum for the girls. ”

Ling Ji stopped, asked Zhu Gu to sit down, poured another cup of tea for Zhu Gu, and said with a smile: "We want to thank Brother Zhu Gu." Today, the drum of Brother Zhugu is really wonderful. ”

"Miss Ling Ji, your dancing is really wonderful. I've never seen such a graceful dance. Brother Zhugu said with a smile.

"Brother Zhu Gu is too famous. In the future, I will ask Brother Zhugu to take care of it. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare. Miss Ling Ji, the drum is the most inconspicuous music in the music workshop, compared to the music of the qin, the flute, and the sheng, the drum can be said to be dispensable. In the future, I will see Miss Ling Ji and Miss Yun Ji and a few other girls, and it will be very difficult. ”

"How's that, Brother Zhugu. Don't pay attention to the drums, this is the reason why the royal music is boring, and it is also the place where folk musicians always fail to grasp the essentials. We are ten Ryukawa dancers, and there are very few who must not play the drums. Brother Zhugu rest assured that in the future, Ling Ji and the sisters will definitely have to worry about Brother Zhugu. ”

"That's great. I wish I will have a backer in the future. Zhu Gu took a sip of tea and said humbly. Ling Ji asked Zhu Gu to take care of the remaining eight Liuchuan Dancing Girls, and Zhu Gu happily agreed......

Chuntuo returned to the palace and went straight to the east side of the palace to check. The big palace on the east side of the palace mainly has three major palaces, the southernmost point is the Changle Palace that is parallel with the Qianyuan Palace, the Changle Palace is also called the "East Palace", the regulation is very high, the scale is very large, it is the sleeping palace of the queen mother, but also the sleeping palace of the prince; The northernmost point is Bongdeokgung Palace, which is now the dormitory of Empress Seonin; In the middle is Yongxin Palace, which was originally a dormitory for the concubines, but because the queen was very jealous, all the concubines were concentrated in the palaces on the west side where the Weiyang Palace was located, so the Yongxin Palace was completely empty. The place where Chun Tuo envisioned placing Yun Ji and Ling Ji was in Yongxin Palace.

Chuntuo opened the palace gate of Yongxin Palace and walked in, there are many palaces in Yongxin Palace, the forest is vigorous, and some palaces were originally prepared for concubines with higher rank such as Zhaoyi and Jieyu (1), so the regulations of the palace are also very high. Chun Tuo thought, in addition to the queen, the concubine customized the fourteenth class: the first class Zhaoyi; Second class Jieyu; the third class of E'e; Fourth class Ronghua; Fifth-class beauty; the eighth son of the sixth class; Seventh class of refuge; the seventh son of the eighth class; ninth-class beloved; 10th Rank Commander; 11th Major Envoy; 12th class facial features; Thirteenth class of normal; the fourteenth class of the Immortals, the Republicans, the Entertaining Spirits, the Protectors, the Good Messengers, and the Nights; Yun Ji inherited the rain and dew at the beginning, and the highest position will not exceed the seventh-class Chongyi, so it is most appropriate to find a palace that is regulated. Looking at the past one by one, Chun Tuo fell in love with the Flying Feather Hall at the southernmost end of the Yongxin Palace, and on the east side of the Flying Feather Hall is the Bailiang Terrace regulated by the fourteenth class of entertaining spirits and concubines, which can just accommodate Ling Ji who has not received rain and dew. Chuntuo assigned a capable chamberlain to quickly sprinkle and sweep the laying. The furnishings in the palace are ready-made, and it is very cheap to settle in. After settling all this, Chuntuo returned to Qianyuan Palace to resume his life.

In the east of Qianyuan Palace, Yun Ji had already taken off the dance clothes of the Liuchuan Dancing Girl and changed into the usual clothes worn in daily life. When Chuntuo came in, Yun Ji was serving the emperor to review the recital. Yun Ji's movements are very light and gentle, pouring tea, grinding ink, handing pens, sending towels, wiping sweat, no matter what errand she does, it is like dancing, very beautiful. The emperor's interest was very good, and from time to time he also tested some words or things on Yun Ji's recital. If Yun Ji answered correctly, the emperor smiled at Yun Ji knowingly, and Yun Ji smiled softly at the emperor; If Yun Ji answered incorrectly or replied that she did not know, the emperor patiently explained to Yun Ji. When encountering a character that Yun Ji didn't know, the emperor also taught Yun Ji to write a few times.

He had never enjoyed such a scene and comfort. He felt that Yun Ji was different from all the women he had pampered before. Before those women were beautiful and charming, no matter how good they were, he felt that they were just playthings to satisfy his crotch, spoiled in every way when they came up, and abandoned them as soon as they passed. But this Yun Ji is different, in addition to the extreme physical comfort she brought to himself, what is even more rare is that he feels that this Yun Ji is like a person who grew out of his heart, whether it is appearance, size, charm, demeanor, voice, especially the orchid fragrance emanating from the body, it is completely in line with his preferences, and it fits just right, as if a little more is too much, and a little less is too little. He knew in his heart that this feeling was certainly not temporary. Moreover, he himself did not want to let this feeling be only temporary, he hoped that it would last forever. He is over forty-one years old, and after more than 20 years of flowers, he has only one Yunji, and he cherishes it very much.

Chuntuo saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the slaves and maids are all settled." The eight Ryukawa dancers in the music workshop were placed in the palace courtyard that was separately allocated in the music room, and the two palace maids with each Ryukawa dancer were also sent. The slave maid went to inspect the palaces on the east side, and the slave maid felt that it was most suitable to place Yun Ji and Ling Ji in the Yongxin Palace between Changle Palace and Fengde Palace. ”

"Yongxin Palace. Well, that's good. The one in the Yongxin Palace? ”

"Your Majesty, the slaves and maids have seen it one by one, and they have picked the southernmost Flying Feather Hall of Yongxin Palace for Miss Yunji. The Bailiang Terrace on the east side of the Flying Feather Hall can house Ling Ji. Chuntuo said.

"The Flying Feather Hall is the regulation of that rank of concubine?"

"Your Majesty, the Flying Feather Hall is the seventh-level regulation, and the Bailiangtai is the fourteenth-rank entertainment spirit."

He didn't speak, but put down the piece and pen. looked out of the door, and after a while, he said: "Chuntuo, it seems that you can only take care of Luzhai!" ”

Chun Tuo thought that the emperor would praise him for the proper arrangement, but he didn't expect to get such a comment that was almost condemned. Chun Tuo knelt down in horror, slammed the gold brick with his head, and said with a crying voice: "Your Majesty is angry, Your Majesty is angry, slaves and maids are dull, slaves and maids are dull." The slave and maid immediately went to resettle. ”

"How are you going to place it?"

"Your Majesty, the highest regulation in Yongxin Palace is Mingguang Palace, which is the regulation of the first-class Zhaoyi, and the slave maid plans to invite Yunji Niangniang to live in Mingguang Palace."

Chun Tuo's mind is extremely fast, the emperor is so unconventional to reward Yun Ji, he can only be placed according to the highest regulations first, if the regulations of placement are lower than the emperor's expectations again, then he really has to go back to take care of Luzhai immediately. At the same time, since the regulations are so high, it is not appropriate to call Yun Ji by her name, but Yun Ji has not been sealed, so Chun Tuo is in a hurry and calls her "Yun Ji Niangniang".

"Well, that's a pretty good placement." Xiao Tuyou glanced at Yun Ji, and then said, "However, it shouldn't be called Mingguang Palace, let's change it to Yinglu Palace." 'Yingying Baiyun, Lu Pi Kan Mao'. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chun Tuo was scared and sweated.

"It's the time of the great funeral, and you can't seal Yun Ji immediately. You should first serve Yun Ji according to the rules of E'e. As for Ling Ji, let's place it according to the position of Yu Ling first. "The emperor's meaning is very clear, after the funeral, Yun Ji will be crowned as Mi'e, and Ling Ji will be crowned as Yuling. Ju'e is a third-class concubine, second only to the queen, Zhaoyi, and Jieyu. Yun Ji, who was only a dancing girl in Liuchuan half a day ago, was suddenly promoted to the high concubine position of Juebi Guanneihou's concubine, and the emperor's favor for Yun Ji can be seen.

"The slave maid congratulated the lady on her mother." Chun Tuo kowtowed to Yun Ji very sensibly.

"Don't dare." Yun Ji said with her head down.

"Hahaha." Tuyu smiled heartily. He stood up and said as he paced, "Chuntuo, you go and pass the decree to Guangluqing, I originally planned to discuss matters with him tonight." But I am a little tired today, and I will not see him in the evening, so let him come again after the end of the day. In addition, I have dinner in Yinglu Palace today, and I am also resting in Yinglu Palace. ”

"Whoa."

Chuntuo bowed and withdrew, and then rushed to Yongxin Palace, personally took a large number of attendants, and began to quickly arrange Mingguang Palace with great fanfare, and at the same time, instructed the imperial dining room to distribute the emperor's dinner to Mingguang Palace. Chun Tuo repeatedly advised, "Dinner should be arranged in accordance with the regulations of the banquet given by His Majesty when he sealed Zhaoyi." Chuntuo also advised: "It doesn't matter if the regulation of dinner is at all, and the regulation must not be insufficient!" Something went wrong, and there was no one left, and all of them were killed. "These Taiguan orders (2) heard that which one dared to be lazy, folded all his energy, and carefully prepared a feast with excellent color and fragrance.

In the evening, except for the plaque of Mingguang Palace, which could not be replaced by Yinglu Palace for a while, all other things were placed. Chun Tuo sent someone to pick up Ling Ji, settle down in the Jiantai next to the east side of Mingguang Palace, and then return to Qianyuan Palace to greet the emperor and Yun Ji.

Concentrate:

1, Zhaoyi, Jieyu: The rank of concubines.

2. Taiguan Order: The cooks in the palace are also called cooks.