It was Shui Lian who came over from the palace, this is Chu Huan's old acquaintance, when he saw Chu Huan, Shui Lian was not polite, and said that the emperor was waiting in the palace, Chu Huan could only quickly change into his official uniform and follow Shui Lian into the palace in a hurry.

The area of the palace is huge, and when Chu Huan fell outside the Hall of Light, it was already late at night, and Shui Lian asked Chu Huan to wait outside the hall and go in by himself.

Chu Huan stood outside the hall, on the edge of the white marble railing outside the hall, the warriors of the Guards stood like stone carvings, solemn and majestic, Chu Huan stood outside the hall, waited for a long time, never saw Shui Lian's figure, was curious, and finally saw Shui Lian hurrying over, Chu Huan straightened his clothes, stepped forward, and thought he was going to enter the hall, but saw that Shui Lian had already raised his hand, Chu Huan was stunned, Shui Lian leaned over and said: "Lord Chu, I can't go in for the time being, the miscellaneous family has not seen the saint, the saint is still in the inner hall, the miscellaneous family has reported, and the saint has not been called, The miscellaneous family is afraid that you are waiting outside in a hurry, so come over and say hello first, I'm afraid you will have to board for a while. ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "It's okay, the Holy God has all the opportunities, we as courtiers can't share our worries for the Holy One, and it is also a blessing to be able to serve here." ”

Shui Lian said with a smile: "Lord Chu speaks steadily, and he is a careful person. He had a good feeling for Chu Huan, he just felt that this person was young, but he was thoughtful and a cautious person.

Chu Huan had already grabbed Shui Lian's hand with one hand, Shui Lian was stunned, he felt that something was in his hands, and he glanced at it, it was actually a jade butterfly with an extremely delicate shape, although it was late at night, but the outside of the Guangming Palace was not dim, bright and tight, Shui Lian was in the palace, and he was a close eunuch beside the emperor, and he was also a person who had seen insomnia, and after a glance, he knew that this jade butterfly was worth a lot of money, and quietly put the jade butterfly into his sleeve, and sighed lightly: "Lord Chu, it's cold outside, do you want to bring a piece of clothing to drive away the cold?" ”

Chu Huan hurriedly smiled: "Don't bother! ”

Shui Lian said again: "The saint is only afraid that he will not be summoned for a while, and the miscellaneous family will ask someone to make you a cup of tea." Turning around, he beckoned a little eunuch and ordered, "Go and make a cup of ginseng tea and warm up Lord Chu." ”

The little eunuch agreed.

Chu Huan secretly sighed that he was rich and easy to do, and when he thought of something, he couldn't help but ask softly: "Father-in-law, you said that you didn't see the saint just now?" Aren't you one of the saint's side? The will of the Holy is usually conveyed by you, so why can't you even see the Holy One? ”

Shui Lian looked left and right, although the guards next to him were like stone sculptures, but Shui Lian still pulled Chu Huan down from the jade steps, and when he reached the middle of the steps, he was far away from the guards warriors, and then sighed lightly: "Lord Chu, you also know that the miscellaneous family is not a person who chews the root of his tongue, but he has the same temperament as you Lord Chu, and there are some things that are still in his heart." ”

Chu Huan thought to himself that our two temperaments are absolutely different, and the same temperament is absolutely incomprehensible, it is nothing more than the jade butterfly that has played a role, but his face is solemn: "My father-in-law has always loved Xiaguan, and this kindness, Xiaguan never dares to forget." ”

"Where, where!" Shui Lian admired Chu Huan's work for others, and actually pulled Chu Huan to sit down on the stone steps very affectionately, and said, "I'm afraid that the saint will not be able to summon him for a while, but now I will sit here." ”

After the two sat down, Shui Lian lowered his voice and said: "Lord Chu just came back from Anyi, and the Holy Lord learned about it, so he sent the miscellaneous family to summon him, Lord Chu didn't know anything, and the Holy Lord rarely went to court recently!" ”

"Oh?" Chu Huanqi said: "Could it be that the Holy Dragon is unwell? ”

"In fact, the holy dragon body has been very healthy recently, and it is much healthier and energetic than before." Shui Lian smiled bitterly: "It's just that Snowflake Niang likes it. Singing poems and paintings, like to play the piano and dance, the saint follows the snowflake lady every day, and never leaves, even the cultivation is also together, so there is no idle ...... to go to court! ”

Chu Huan opened his mouth, a little surprised, and only after a moment did he ask in a low voice, "Father-in-law, who is this snowflake girl?" Xia Guan didn't hear that there was a snowflake girl in the palace! ”

Shui Lian looked left and right before he lowered his voice and said, "Haven't you heard that not long ago, Jing Zhong waited for Feng Yuanpo to present a beauty?" ”

Chu Huan was stunned, and immediately remembered this matter, when he was in Anyi, Yuan Chongshang talked about it, and Yuan Chongshang was still surprised, just because the emperor had issued an edict to strictly prohibit courtiers from offering beauty, for this matter, more officials lost their heads, who knew that this time Feng Yuanpo offered a beauty, but it did not provoke the emperor's anger.

It's just that Chu Huan didn't pay much attention to this matter, and when he thought about it at this time, he knew that the beauty offered by Feng Yuanpo had actually been named his mother.

The system of the harem of Daqin, that is not everyone can be called Niangniang, in addition to the queen, there are four concubines under it, and only the queen and concubines are qualified to be called Niangniang, that is, the nine concubines, and they are not qualified to be called Niangniang.

The rank of the harem of Daqin is not simpler than that of the court officials, the queen is the lord of the harem, and under it are the four concubines, nine concubines, Jieyu, Zhaoyi, nobles, beauties, as the saying goes, there are three thousand beauties in the harem, although the harem of Daqin has been simple since the founding of the country, but there are still thousands of beauties, there is no background outside the palace, and it is not easy to enter the palace to be easily sealed.

Even if Chu Huan remembered Feng Yuanpo's dedication to beauty, it was impossible to think that the beauty presented by Feng Yuanpo would be called a mother, after all, Feng Yuanpo's time to offer a beauty is extremely short, and this kind of beauty offered by courtiers is completely beautiful, and there may not be any background outside the palace, such a woman is the emperor's favorite, and it is already a great grace to be named a beauty in such a short period of time, let alone say anything about the mother.

Shui Lian saw Shui Lian's surprised look, and sighed: "That beauty, just half a month ago, has been given the title of concubine by the saint, and she has been given the name Xuehua. ”

"Why the name Snowflake?"

"Ice skin and snow skin, flowers and moon appearance." Shui Lian said softly: "The saint gave eight words, so the name Xuehua, Lord Chu has never seen this lady, that skin is really whiter than snow, the miscellaneous family has seen many women, but none of them are whiter than her skin." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said: "Actually, Xuehua Niangniang is not a Qin person at all, she is a barbarian!" ”

"Barbarians?"

Shui Lian nodded and said: "Exactly, Feng Yuanpo sits in the north, the barbarian tribes are still very afraid of him, the barbarians fight each other, whoever has a better relationship with Feng Yuanpo, with the secret help of Jingzhonghou, whose strength is naturally stronger, so the Yibarian tribes are trying their best to win over Jingzhonghou, I heard that this snowflake girl is a princess called the Slavic tribe of Yiman, the leader of the Slavs dedicated her to Feng Yuanpo, Feng Yuanpo did not dare to stay, and dedicated it to the saint." ”

"I see." Chu Huan frowned slightly, "It's just that this snowflake lady was canonized and spoke to no one?" ”

Shui Lian hesitated for a moment, leaned close to Chu Huan's ear, and said in a low voice: "This is against the harem etiquette system, but it is just the will of the saint, but no one in the court dares to refute it, Xu Congyang Xu University is in the court, but he just said that it should be postponed at this time, the saint is not pleased, and Xu University Scholar did not say anything." Moreover, Lord Shangshu Lin of the Ministry of Officials and Lord Shangshu Ma of the Ministry of Household all tried their best to agree, even Lord Xue of the Ministry of Rites did not say anything, so it was decided like this. ”

Chu Huan thought for a moment before asking softly, "...... the queen's mother!" ”

"The queen is a good one. A person with a temperament has no quarrel with the world, and she has never said a word about this. Shui Lian sighed lightly: "The Holy Lord is really very fond of the Snow Flower Niang, and he obeys his words...... Lord Chu didn't know that in this Hall of Light, another snowflake inner hall was built, this snowflake lady did not live in the harem, but lived in this snowflake inner hall with the saint day and night, that is, even the miscellaneous family, without the summons of the saint, it was not possible to enter the snowflake inner hall. ”

Chu Huan groaned slightly, and asked in a low voice: "Father-in-law, the lower officials heard that the Holy Majesty had decreed that officials were forbidden to offer beauty, but if they disobeyed, they would be punished for the crime of resisting the decree, this should be right?" ”

"Yes, that's right." Shui Lian said: "But this snowflake lady can enter the palace, and Jing Zhonghou is safe and sound, but it is ...... But there is another hidden ......! ”

"What's going on?" Chu Huan's heart tightened, he actually knew that the current emperor could be regarded as a cruel king over the years, but all along, people knew that the saint had a benefit, that is, he was not greedy for beauty, he was not immersed in the beauties of the harem, and even folk beauty pageants were forbidden.

It's just that this time, because of a barbarian woman, she has repeatedly done unbelievable things, not to mention the crime of Feng Yuanpo, just sealing the concubine, giving the number, repairing the inner hall, and being with the snowflake lady all day long, these are already very different from the previous emperor's majesty, could it be that this beauty from the northern barbarian tribe really made the emperor's heart ripple and fascinated His Majesty the emperor?

As soon as Shui Lian spoke, he felt that he had said a lot of things that he shouldn't have said, and said with a smile: "Actually...... Nothing ......! ”

Chu Huan had already said sincerely: "If my father-in-law has something inconvenient to say, don't be embarrassed. ”

Hearing Chu Huan say this, Shui Lian sighed, leaned into Chu Huan's ear, and lowered his voice: "Lord Chu, out of my mouth, into your ears, don't spread it, it's not good for you and me." ”

Chu Huan said solemnly: "Xia Guan understands. ”

"In fact, before the Snow Flower Lady entered the palace, the Holy Cultivation Dao had entered a critical period, but it was only one thing, and she could enter the fusion period and prolong her ......life!" Shui Lian said softly: "What the Holy Lord lacks is the human ding!" ”

"Rending?"

Shui Lian said: "According to the Xuanzhen Dao Sect, to find a woman who is in harmony with the Yin and Yang of the Holy Shang to promote the Great Dao, such a woman is difficult to find, the conditions are harsh, and it is difficult to find one of all wants, and the Holy Lord must have such a woman to help him in order to achieve great success, and the Xuanzhen Taoist Sect said that once this person is in harmony with the Holy Yin and Yang, it is Baoding, and before the Holy Shang enters the Yuanying, this Baoding can always help the Shengshang." ”

Chu Huan never had a good impression of this kind of cultivation technique, and even if anyone cultivated, he had no good impression, and he couldn't help frowning, thinking that His Majesty the Emperor was wise and martial back then, but now he is going farther and farther on the road of cultivation, and he can't help but sigh with emotion.

"The saint has not yet issued an order to find Rending, and the beauty who is loyal to be sent has arrived." Shui Lian said softly: "And Jing Zhonghou said that he dreamed for three consecutive nights, dreaming that the saint incarnated as a god, looking for a human tripod, his dream, he dreamed that the snow girl incarnated into a human tripod, which is exactly the cultivation thing that the saint needs, after waking up, he felt that things were strange, but he was loyal, knowing that the saint had this need, and risked cutting off his head, he still sent the snow girl to the Beijing ......!" ”

Chu Huan opened his mouth, only to feel incredible, "He actually dreamed that the Holy Lord needed a human tripod?" This...... How is this possible? ”