The emperor was in a bad mood, but he had no intention of letting Zhu Qiming out of the palace, and at lunchtime, he ordered someone to hold a banquet in the Chunxi Palace, leaving Zhu Qiming to drink with him.

The inner treasury is empty, and the imperial diet is greatly discounted, one meat, two vegetables and one soup, which may be the dietary standard that the emperor is accustomed to since the large-scale famine occurred in the country.

Although the meal is not worth mentioning, the imperial wine is quite exquisite, three cups and two lamps under the stomach, there is a feeling of fluttering immortals.

After three rounds of drinking, the emperor seemed to have forgotten the troubles from the harem, and began to call poor again, "King Yue, the queen mother is about to pass the Lu family into the palace to see you, so you can wait for good news." It's a pity that the inner treasury is empty, and I'm afraid I won't be able to give you a reward. ”

In this way, what Wang Zhen said is true? Zhu Qiming was so happy in his heart that he forgot about Concubine Zhou's suspicions. "Your Majesty can fulfill the wishes of your majesty, this is the heaviest reward, and the ministers dare not ask for your majesty's reward."

The emperor pondered for a while, and his mind temporarily jumped out of the strange circle of poverty, "After marriage, you still live in Yuefu, or because of the ugliness, it is simple, and it is inconvenient to repair Yuefu." In addition, Lu Xi asked for Zhishi, I approved, I know that for your business, Lu Xi has been somewhat wronged in the past, and it is reasonable to have the intention of retreating. ”

"How dare Mr. Lu have a grudge against the Son of Heaven? I hope that Your Majesty will be able to see clearly! As far as the minister knows, Mr. Lu seems to be in a hurry to write a book, and he doesn't want to mislead both his wishes and court affairs, so he is a scholar. ”

"Lu Xi said the same thing." The emperor shook his head disappreciatively, and returned to the routine of calling the poor, "Oh, King Yue, I won't give you a reward, you can understand my hardships, but can you change someone else?" There are people inside and outside this palace waiting for me to give a reward every day, where can I find the silver! ”

Could it be that the emperor is bringing what rhythm he is carrying? Zhu Qiming didn't want to think about it, so he immediately found some scenes to distract the emperor's attention, "Your Majesty don't worry, if you stay up for another two or three months, there will be endless silver in the inner treasury." ”

"This tense day really makes me uncomfortable, I can't stand it anymore!"

"Why don't you come up with an idea from the household?"

"Don't mention those guys at Tobe! They love to be poor more than me, and they chatter and complain, and when my heart softens, I almost ordered someone to scrape down the land of the inner treasury to fill the financial hole in their mouths. ”

"The people in the harem may have a way."

"What can they do? A group of women in the deep palace, if they are bored, they will make a fuss, hmph, it would be good to make me worry-free, and I still expect them to make money? You're talking drunk! ”

At this time, an attendant bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hui has a fetal gas, and the Queen Mother ordered the little slave to come and report the matter." ”

The emperor Huo Ran got up, "What about the doctor?" Bastard thing, don't hurry up and pass it on to take a look! ”

The chamberlain knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, the doctor has seen it and said that it is not a big deal, but Concubine Hui must quietly raise the fetus and not be disturbed again." ”

Zhu Qiming stood up. Thinking that the queen mother took pity on the blood of the royal family and sent someone to the emperor to send a message, she naturally wanted to remind the emperor to take care of her own group of women, but the queen mother was obviously unwilling to come forward to admonish a large group of concubines, and the emperor had no intention of snubbing the six palaces alone, so this matter would probably not be resolved.

Over there, the emperor waved away the servants, and then his expression was gloomy.

Zhu Qiming realized that it would be uninteresting for him to stay here any longer, thought for a moment, his heart moved, and he bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been traveling abroad for several years, and he has neglected etiquette, so please send a female official to the Yue Mansion to teach." ”

The emperor was a little indifferent, "This is a trivial matter." According to the system, the matter of teaching the etiquette of the prince, the young prince and the princess should be undertaken by the female officials of the Shangyi Bureau. ”

"When the minister received the envoys of Wara, he got along with He Sizan of the Shangyi Bureau for more than a month and knew each other well."

"That's her."

"The minister retired."

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"Concubine Zhou, are you really happy to see the Lu clan as the princess of Yue?"

Before noon, Concubine Zhou and others were willful, almost harming the royal blood in Concubine Hui's stomach, the queen mother endured it for a long time, and finally suppressed the anger in her chest, and did not make a fire, after all, in her eyes, who is who in this deep palace is a confused account, an old woman who is about to enter the twilight of her life reprimands this today, and punishes that tomorrow, in the end, it is rare to end up with a good one, as the so-called not stupid and deaf, not to be a grandmother and a Weng! I heard Concubine Zhou take the initiative to mention the marriage of King Yue, and she was full of appreciation for the daughter of the Lu family, saying that the Lu family was an excellent candidate for Princess Yue, but she never mentioned her sister, and the resentment in the queen mother's heart was completely eliminated.

There is no way, King Yue's marriage cannot be delayed for a long time, seeing that the Lu family has become the princess of Yue is unstoppable, at this time, the Zhou family took the initiative to withdraw from the competition, which made her, the queen mother, have a step to go down, and she did not fall into the notoriety of not being trustworthy, which of course made the queen mother feel very relieved. As for the Lin family, she was originally a foil, and she was young, so she found a good family for her and was given marriage by the Son of Heaven, which would not lose the kindness of the heavenly family.

Concubine Zhou stepped forward to salute with a very respectful attitude, "Queen Mother, when the Queen Mother entrusted King Yue to you, over the years, how have you ever lived up to the expectations of the Queen Mother?" In terms of relatives, your sincerity in treating King Yue is far from being comparable to all the aunts in the world! Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the woman that King Yue likes is the Lu family, how can you ignore King Yue's wishes, break them up alive, and let the ignorant laymen talk nonsense? The Zhou family has been repeatedly favored by the emperor, and the concubines have been taught by you many times, how can they not know what is good or bad, and they don't know how to advance and retreat? But please rest assured that the concubines will never say a lie! ”

"Or do you know the general thing!" The queen mother's eyes were red, and she was a little moved, "Alas, it's all the mourning family who mistook Die'er's child, if you want to complain, complain about the family!" ”

"Where did the Queen Mother say this? You have always been kind to Die'er, and Butterfly is too late to be grateful to Dade, how can you have a disrespectful mind! ”

"Butterfly ······" The Empress Dowager suddenly realized that her mind about choosing Princess Liyue almost returned to Zhou Xiaodie, who she had intended in the past, so she hurriedly stopped talking.

"Sister Concubine Zhou is so knowledgeable, she has taught the Queen Mother for many years!" The queen on the side smiled.

Since the turmoil before noon, the relationship between the queen and Concubine Zhou seems to have suddenly become much closer, and the words seem to be advocating and harmonizing, no longer like in the past.

It is not always the case that the two opposing forces will face each other against each other, and sometimes, on the basis of the principle of shared responsibility, will form a short-lived offensive and defensive alliance between them. In the eyes of those who care, the queen and Concubine Zhou can ease the relationship, and naturally it is inseparable from Qin Huifei's thrilling encounter before noon, if you think about it further, think about the child in Qin Huifei's belly······ Phew, you're really black-bellied!

The Empress Dowager didn't mean this, and when she heard this, a light smile appeared on her face, "Then set a date for the Lu family to enter the palace to meet her." ”

"Yes." The queen bowed and said: "The queen mother, the queen mother entrusted the king of Yue to you before her death, and now only you and the emperor can make decisions for the king of Yue, and the concubines and others have to be busy for a while, how can there be anyone in the Yue Mansion?" There are more than 1,000 kinds of gifts necessary for the six rites alone, and the concubine ordered people to start preparing them. ”

"The concubine is willing to help the queen mother, and everyone will work together to handle King Yue's marriage decently and beautifully." Concubine Zhou echoed.

"That's great!" The Queen Mother smiled, although she was unwilling, her nephew's upcoming lively marriage still made her full of expectations and inexplicably happy.

Her gaze fell on the exquisite brocade box in the cabinet. In addition to the old box, six new boxes were added, which were the new tea that Zhu Qiming had offered several times.