The palace banquet was not dispersed until the end of the day.

Emperor Xuanhe drank a lot of wine, quite drunk, and had no intention of leaving.

According to the practice in the palace, on the first day of the new year, the Son of Heaven should have stayed in the Jiaofang Palace.

This day will come sooner or later, Queen Pei was mentally prepared and didn't panic much. Let people wait for the Son of Heaven to bathe and prepare a decanting soup. Then, on the grounds that "the body that has been sick for a long time is afraid that the illness will be given to the Son of Heaven", a young and beautiful palace maid was summoned to serve the Son of Heaven to sleep.

The dozens of palace maids in the Jiaofang Palace were mostly secretly bought or co-opted by Qingdai Xianglan. In the past few months, Queen Pei has quietly changed some palace maids. Most of them are picking some young and beautiful palace maids.

It really came in handy tonight.

For the palace maids, being able to serve the pillow of the Son of Heaven is a good thing to climb to the sky. What's more, this was arranged by Queen Pei personally, and there are no worries.

As for taking refuge in Queen Pei, does this need to be said? Do you think anyone is qualified to surrender to the queen and be the queen's henchman?

Cheng Jinrong knew about Queen Pei's arrangement, but the mother and daughter had a tacit understanding, so they talked to each other in private, and never mentioned it.

Cheng Jinrong returned to the bedroom.

There was a delicate wooden box next to the bed, this wooden box only had a key, Cheng Jinrong took the key and opened the wooden box, took out the letter, and silently read it again.

She is now in the palace, and Cheng Wang's letter was sent to Cheng's house. When she returns home from the palace, she can see the letter from her father.

Familiar handwriting comes into view.

“…… Jin Rong, a few days ago, Ping Guogong had personally opened his mouth to propose marriage. I will do this family business. ”

"The second son of He was injured, and General He returned to Beijing for this matter. I don't know what's going on. However, the Pingguo Mansion has been troubled one after another, and it is not peaceful. When you and He Qi settle a family matter, I am afraid that you will also be implicated, so you must be more careful. ”

"I am always concerned about you, but I cannot be by your side. I don't know what you're thinking. However, no matter what happens, the most important thing is to take care of yourself. No matter when it comes and what happens, I will support you unreservedly. ”

This last paragraph, every time Cheng Jinrong watched it, his heart warmed up.

Her attitude changed suddenly, Cheng Wang must have noticed that something was wrong! But he didn't ask anything, didn't say anything, only told her. No matter what happens, Dad will support you.

The mother is close to her, although she can't recognize each other clearly, a heart is tied to her body.

My father is far away in the border army, although he can't accompany him every day, he always thinks about her in his heart.

She was never alone.

……

There was a soft knock on the door.

Cheng Jinrong suddenly came back to his senses, quickly put the letter back in the box, and locked it again. Then he asked, "Who is it?" ”

The one who knocked on the door was the little palace maid who served her daily life.

The little palace maid pushed the door in, holding a letter in her hand, and smiled with a smile: "Medical Officer Cheng, Captain He quietly sent a letter." ”

Cheng Jinrong: "......"

This congratulatory prayer! Don't you think the two of them are not showy enough?

Now everyone in the palace knows that the two of them are about to get married, and the little palace maid naturally knows it. With a grin, he placed the letter on the table and walked out.

The two had the opportunity to meet from time to time in the palace, but it was not so convenient to speak. He Qi sent a letter on purpose, and there must be something important in the letter.

Cheng Jinrong calmed down, took the letter, opened it and read it.

"Ah Rong, see the letter as if you see me. Do you feel extra sweet at this time? ”

It's brazen.

Cheng Jinrong couldn't help but smile and take a sip before continuing to read.

The letter is not long, only two pages. Except for the first two sentences, which are nonsense, the next thing to say is all about business.

“…… My grandmother had told my father and second uncle the truth. The second uncle is sad and sad, so there is no need to elaborate. He went back to the capital. It is also most suitable for the second uncle to deal with He Yuan's mother and son. ”

"My father also sent a letter back to the house, in which he angrily accused me of being too ruthless. I know that my father is not blaming me, but he is heartbroken that the Pingguo Mansion caused a disaster. The father and the second uncle have a deep brotherly relationship and have never been estranged. Now, after such a thing, no matter how generous and righteous the second uncle is, he will not be angry with me. ”

"My grandmother is not as close to me as she used to be."

"The world is in a dilemma, and this is the price I must pay for revenge. I don't regret it, it's just that I don't have a bad feeling in my heart. I am depressed in my heart, and I can't talk to anyone, and I can only talk to you. ”

After reading the letter, Cheng Jinrong sighed silently, and a faint sourness swelled in his heart.

Yes, nothing is perfect.

Just like her, she has come to this point without regrets. But Empress Pei is changing day by day, and she is becoming more and more entangled with Emperor Xuanhe in the palace......

The taste in her heart is only clear to herself.

……

The New Year in the palace is not much different from ordinary people's homes. However, visiting relatives and friends is missing.

The harem concubines, princesses, and princesses come to the Jiaofang Palace every day to ask for a talk, the palace banquets are continuous, and there are rewards in all the palaces in the New Year. In previous years, it was taken care of by Emperor Zheng and Concubine Zheng, but this year, Queen Pei took care of it herself, and there was nothing wrong.

Even Emperor Xuanhe couldn't help but praise it: "The queen has not taken care of palace affairs for many years, and now it seems that it is much better than I expected." ”

Empress Pei smiled slightly: "If you can be praised by the emperor, it will not be in vain for the concubines." ”

Emperor Zheng's concubine still hasn't returned the phoenix seal.

But what about that?

Queen Pei took advantage of the half month of autumn hunting to reach out to the palace affairs. After the autumn hunt, Emperor Zheng's concubine returned to the palace, and Empress Pei returned most of the palace affairs, but left the palace treasury in charge.

On the same day, Empress Pei said to Emperor Zheng and Concubine Guifei like this: "The health of this palace is much better than in the past, and it doesn't hurt to take care of some trivial matters." The rest of the palace affairs are still worried by the imperial concubine, and the palace is temporarily in charge of the treasury! ”

Don't mention Emperor Zheng's anger.

Empress Pei immediately took away the most important item in the palace affairs. For example, all the rewards and monthly examples, etc., all of them have to go through the female official in charge of the treasury.

The female official in charge of the treasury is the confidant of Emperor Zheng's concubine. Empress Pei didn't have any manpower in the palace, but she didn't change the female official in charge. But Empress Pei summoned this female official to interrogate every day, and no matter how bold the female official was, she had to be cautious and restrained and listen to the queen's orders.

Emperor Zheng's concubine was angry, and she mentioned it once in front of Emperor Xuanhe.

Emperor Xuanhe said lightly: "When the queen's body is well, this palace affairs will always be in charge of the queen." ”

With just one sentence, Emperor Zheng Guifei didn't dare to say more.

Empress Pei summoned Emperor Zheng and Concubine Zheng to ask questions from time to time, occasionally beating a few words, and regarded Emperor Zheng and Concubine Zheng as a senior female official. Emperor Zheng was so angry that her teeth itched, but she was helpless.

A queen is a queen.

No matter how favored the imperial concubine is, she is only a concubine, not a wife.