However, I didn't see Lu Meiren come forward to offer jade.

Queen Yu smiled and said, "Lu Meiren, where is the jade that Ji'er offered?" Take it out and let your Majesty see it. ”

Lu Meiren squatted and said, "Your Majesty, Niangniang, please forgive your sins." This jade is a bit big. It is inconvenient for concubines to carry. If Your Majesty and Niangniang are gracious, can you ask the concubine's palace people to help bring it in? ”

Tuyu nodded, and Queen Yu said, "Okay, bring it in." ”

Chun Tuo said loudly: "Landing beauty into the treasure." ”

I saw a group of people carrying in an object more than one person high, covered with colorful silk, like a chariot.

"So big? Could it be the rough stone? Some of the concubines muttered.

Lu Meiren walked to the atrium and said to Tuyou: "Your Majesty, this is the jade that Ji'er obtained. There's a story to tell. On the second day of Ji'er's arrival in the clouds, a mining craftsman was pleased to obtain a piece of natural jade, the whole piece of jade was as white as snow, more than one person tall, rare in the world. ”

"Oh. Sure enough, it's a rarity. The crowd was amazed.

Lu Meidao: "This jade is rare, but it's okay." The most strange thing is not the purity and size of this jade, but the providence contained in this jade. ”

"Providence?" Someone whispered. There are also people who are worried about Lu Meiren. The word "providence" is related to the fortune of the country, how can a little beauty be arrogant?

Lu Meiren said slowly: "Yes." The middle of this jade naturally forms two large bright red characters. ”

He asked lazily, "Oh?!" What is the word? ”

"Chongjing!"

"Oh?" The crowd exclaimed.

"Chongjing" is the name of the era of 逄图you. If what Lu Meiren said is true, it is really a huge auspicious fortune from heaven.

An expression of joy instantly appeared on Tuyou's face.

Both the queen stood up, and the queen helped the queen to walk to the jade.

Queen Yu said: "Lu Meiren, open it up and take a look." ”

"Whoa." Lu Meiren promised, and then raised her hand and motioned to the palace people to open the colored silk.

The tied ribbon was loosened, and the colored silk slowly fell.

A slightly oval-shaped white jade stone stood in front of him. The jade was snow-white and shiny, shining in the moonlight. But there were no words on the jade.

Both Tuyu and the queen looked at Lu Meiren.

Lu Meiren raised her hand to the palace people again.

The palace people turned the jade and turned the back of the jade to the front.

Two big characters as bright red as blood appeared in front of him. Although the thickness of the strokes is different and the layout is messy, the style of the word "Chongjing" is very clear.

Xiao Tuyu stared at the words on the jade and asked anxiously, "Has this piece of jade ever been carved and decorated?" This color is so bright red, is it smeared? ”

Lu Meidao: "Ji'er's letter specifically said that this jade is innate, and there is no trace of carving on the jade and the words on the jade. Ji'er said that this is the auspicious auspiciousness of God's gift to His Majesty. Lu Meiren was very smart and didn't say anything like "Your Majesty is favored by heaven" and "True Dragon Son of Heaven". Because he is not in the right position, he wants to hear others say these things the most, but he is even more taboo for others to say this kind of thing, which is a very strange and awkward psychology.

"Lu Meiren is so scheming." The queen didn't just want to.

Despite this, Queen Yu said: "This is really auspicious from heaven, and God blesses Your Majesty and Dazhao." The concubine congratulates His Majesty. Congratulations to me for a thousand years! ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty! Congratulations for the great photo! The concubines stood up and said in unison.

Tuyu was very excited. This is the best proof that God has recognized and blessed him.

Tuyou clasped his hands together and prayed to the heavens: "How can Tuyou be so favored by heaven." Tuyu must do his best to live up to God's expectations. He felt that his heart was very hot, and his blood was also very hot, and he felt that his ambition would definitely be realized, and he would definitely be able to surpass Emperor Longwu and all the emperors before him.

Xiao Tuyou said: "Come on, put this heavenly stone on the left side of the dragon chair in the main hall of Qianyuan Palace for admiration." Handle it carefully and don't make mistakes. Xiao Tuyu turned around and said to Lu Meiren: "Lu Meiren, the Ji'er you gave birth to is very good, very good." You're good too. 'Chongjing' Tianshi descended on the county of Yunzhong, for Ji'er's gain, this is the gospel of the Dazhao Holy Dynasty, the gospel of thousands of subjects in the world, and the blessing of you and Ji'er. It's just that Ji'er is already a noble feudal county king, and there is nothing to seal. What do I want to do with you? Speaking of which, you are also an old man who has followed me for more than ten years, and you have always served me and the queen diligently, never made mistakes, and have an excellent reputation. In order to reward Ji'er's filial piety and loyalty, and to reward you for teaching your son, I must reward you with something today. After speaking, he turned his head to look at the queen.

In the eyes of everyone, this is an expression of asking for the empress's intentions, and of course, it is also a manifestation of the emperor's great trust in the empress. But Empress Xuanren had a deeper idea in her heart, "'Chongjing' Tianshi is indeed rare, and it also has won the emperor's heart, but this credit is too great, Lu Meiren and Xiao Ji may ascend to the throne, surpass other princes, and suddenly become a pair of mother and son in the limelight." This is not in line with the Emperor's balancing act. Therefore, the emperor gave the queen a look, in fact, he brought out the queen, and gave the queen face on the surface, but in fact, he used the queen's exclusive status to calm down the great merit of Lu Meiren and his accumulation. ”

Everyone looked at the queen, not knowing what the queen would suggest. Empress Yu quickly calculated in her heart: the emperor's words had actually been said very clearly. First of all, don't reward the accumulation, reward the beauty of Lu. Secondly, it is up to the queen to propose a reward. Since the emperor signaled that the queen should propose a reward, it can be seen that it is not to reward Lu Meiren with any treasures, but to promote Lu Meiren's position. It's not hard to understand. The difficult thing is to give Lu Meiren a position. Above the beauties, there are Ronghua, Ju'e, Jieyu, Zhaoyi, and the queen; Jieyu and the above are absolutely impossible, so they can only be picked among Ronghua and Jiao'e. Then there are two possibilities, one is to suggest that you enter the beauty of Lu for Ronghua, if the emperor thinks it is appropriate, he will allow it, if he thinks it is inappropriate, he will continue to add grace and make it a concubine, this is the grace of "grace from above", and let the emperor himself do this kindness. This is the safest approach. Another possibility is to directly suggest that Lu Meiren be promoted to be named Huan'e, the emperor did not veto this proposal, but advocated the possibility of being demoted to Ronghua, the advantage of this is that one is to do this kindness by himself, and the other is to avoid involving the emperor. The second benefit is particularly important. Empress Yu knew very well in her heart that the emperor rewarded Lu Meiren because of the auspiciousness of "Chongjing" Tianshi, if this precedent is set, then the world will be full of rumors such as "Your Majesty is happy and auspicious", and from then on, it will definitely be auspicious and full of sky, and this will damage the emperor's wisdom and leave a stain in the history books. But at the same time, the queen knows better that the emperor now likes auspiciousness, and even eagerly looks forward to auspiciousness, so he must reward Lu Meiren.

Both of these possibilities are reasonable, but what should be done? Queen Yu really couldn't think about it for a while. But the emperor and everyone were waiting there, and the queen was not allowed to think too much. So, the Empress decided to come step by step, while testing the emperor's intentions, while thinking about how to deal with it.

Queen Yu said: "Your Majesty Shengming." Since Lu Meiren entered the hidden mansion, she has served His Majesty very diligently, and she is indeed the concubine's right-hand man. In particular, the accumulation of education is very dedicated. What's even more difficult is that Lu Meiren never asks for a seal for her mother's family, and Lu Meiren has served His Majesty for seventeen years, but she has never asked His Majesty and his concubine for any reward. In the humble opinion of the concubine, His Majesty rewarded Lu Meiren today, in order to also make Lu Meiren diligent, honest and upbringing all the time. I don't know if the concubine's understanding is accurate? ”

Empress Xuanren was surprised. The queen's move was extremely clever. Unexpectedly, since Queen Yu entered the palace as a queen, she has benefited so quickly. Every time we meet, there is a lot of progress. Empress Yu's short words just now are clearly justifying His Majesty's name, that is, His Majesty rewarded Lu Meiren, not for the auspiciousness of "Chongjing" Tianshi, but for Lu Meiren's own many virtues and good governance. On the one hand, it blocked the mouths of the people and prevented the emperor from being criticized for "Xi Xiangrui", and on the other hand, it also beat Dou Zhaoyi and Meng Jieyu and others, who more or less asked for rewards for their mothers, and in the future battle for succession, the mothers of these concubines are also an important force involved. Highlighting Lu Meiren's "integrity" here is really a good trick to kill multiple birds with one stone.

Of course, the queen had this question, which also alleviated her dilemma of not knowing what reward to give for the time being.

Xiao Tuyou was also very pleased, and looked at the queen with a very appreciative expression: "What the queen said is extremely true. What the queen said comforted my heart. Queen, this is also your control. In the holy capital, who doesn't say that you have a good way to govern your family and teach your children? It's all a royal blessing. ”

The emperor is obviously rewarding the empress, but he is actually playing sloppy. But it was this "sloppy eye" that made Queen Yu completely understand in her heart that the emperor didn't want to reward Lu Meiren personally, why? Because all the concubines present here are concubines, later, many concubines will have to give gifts for their sons. If the emperor personally promoted Lu Meiren, should the other concubines also be promoted? If the rain and dew are not evenly wet, everyone will have grievances in their hearts. This was something that the emperor, who had always liked to maintain balance, did not want to see.

So, the queen said with interest: "Your Majesty has won the prize." These are all blessings of His Majesty's mandate, and the concubines dare not be greedy. Lu Meiren is virtuous and diligent in service, and the concubine thinks that she can be promoted to the position of Lu Meiren? ”

This is the queen under the emperor's steps, and sure enough, she understood and said: "You are the master of the harem, you can do it yourself." After speaking, Xiao Tuyu took Fu Xuan's hand and began to select the snacks on the food table, and let Fu Xuan take it down for Xiao Jian and Xiao Zhen when he ate something delicious.