On February 20, the emperor arrived in the capital first with the vanguard troops, and the rest of the army had to wait for the Turkic envoys and the princess to come with the dowry.

The reason why the emperor rushed back in a hurry must be for King Ning's rebellion. Sure enough, after the emperor arrived in Beijing, he did not meet the queen and others, but went directly to the mansion of King Ning - King Ning was under house arrest here, I heard that he was under house arrest and abused his father every day, claiming that he should not have mistrusted his father, and he ended up like this, and one day he can go out, he will definitely take my father's life!

I knew that there was no chance, because after the emperor returned, he was quickly sent to prison for "treason", and within a few days I heard that King Ning had "committed suicide in fear of crime" in prison. No matter who the emperor treats, as long as he endangers his throne, he will deal with it with an iron fist, even if it is his own son! What's more, King Ning is just his half-brother. No matter what the truth of King Ning's death is, it would be good if he died! This will fulfill my father's name as a loyal monarch, and it will not endanger his life.

After dealing with King Ning's affairs, the emperor came to the harem, and the queen led all the concubines in the harem to ask the emperor for peace. After kneeling three times and bowing nine times, the queen took the lead and said a word of congratulations to the emperor, and the emperor was very happy to hear it, at least, his face was pleasant.

"The victory of my Celestial Empire should have been celebrated, but in a few days, the Turkic envoys and princesses will arrive in the capital, and then they will celebrate together and reward the three armies. The emperor in civilian clothes looked in good spirits and radiant, and the wind and frost outside the plug did not make him old, but made him more resolute and masculine. He was born burly and physically very strong, so he experienced a great war outside and became more and more heroic.

The queen echoed: "The emperor is sage, and the concubines and sisters uphold the ancestors' diligence and thrift, and dare not be extravagant. ”

We also followed the queen to say so, I felt a little uneasy in my heart, thinking that I had always wanted something in my previous life, and after I was promoted to the concubine, I was even more unscrupulous to decorate the palace and buy clothes and jewelry, and the emperor never asked, so I could squander it as much as I wanted. Now that I think about it, the emperor has always advocated frugality, and he treated me like that, probably knowing that my life would not last long, right?

I was shocked in my heart, thinking that I would never be able to do this again in this life, and that it was better to be simple.

Fortunately, I am wearing a light red and silver thread and dark flower cloud brocade skirt today, combed in an ordinary snail bun, with a pair of gilt hairpins on the bun, and a string of tortoiseshell apricot blossoms next to the bun.

The queen wore a crimson gold and silver silk Luan Bird Chaofeng embroidered court dress, which had the style of a mother's ceremony, while Zheng Guifei was wearing a rose purple embroidered gold thread peony tunic skirt, and the outside was draped in a slightly lighter color shawl, which was noble and cold.

I heard that the emperor had asked the queen Fengti, Zheng Guifei, Concubine He, Wang Zhaoyi and Xu Chongrong, and asked the princes about their homework, and nodded frequently after hearing the satisfactory answers, and then praised the second prince for how he fought bravely on the battlefield and had a manly spirit.

I didn't have to look up to feel Concubine Zheng's arrogance, she smiled and said to the emperor: "After the emperor and Youxuan left, Lian'er's child often said in front of the concubines that when he grows up in the future, he will also go into battle to kill the enemy like his father and second brother!"

The Lian'er she is talking about is the sixth prince Youlian, and like the second prince Youxuan, she was also born. In this harem, she is the only one who has two sons for the emperor, which shows her honor and blessing.

"Lian'er is still young, and he will have the opportunity to experience in the future. The emperor smiled.

The concubine also told him so, it is difficult for him to have such ambition at such a young age, it must be because of the emperor. ”

The emperor laughed when he heard this, and said, "My son naturally follows me." ”

Concubine Zheng Guifei chatted with the emperor as if no one was around, and she didn't look at the queen and other concubines at all, so that it seemed that they were a family, and the rest were outsiders.

The queen's face was displeased, I only glanced at it, and still sat peacefully with my eyes and nose.

"By the way, where are the talented people who were sealed before I set out on the expedition?" the emperor mentioned me.

The queen reminded on the side: "The emperor forgot, after you pampered the Ji family, you made her a beauty." ”

The emperor let out an "oh" and didn't say anything. It was Concubine Zheng Guifei who said: "The emperor is busy with war, and there are many opportunities every day, where can I remember so many trivial things." ”

I lowered my head, stepped forward and knelt down and kowtowed: "Concubine Ji, please say hello to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

After a while, I heard the emperor say in a majestic tone: "Raise your head and let me see." ”

I raised my head, my eyelids drooping, not daring to make eye contact with it. If you raise your eyes at this moment, it is a great sin of disrespect.

The emperor nodded and said, "It's a lovely person, I couldn't see it carefully that night." That's it, you don't have to wait until three o'clock today, Jiang Shouquan, make a note that I'll go to Ji Meiren tonight. ”

"Yes," the chief of internal supervision should wait for the arrangement,

The emperor recruits concubines at night, usually at three o'clock, and the chief supervisor of the internal supervision sends a message to the Shang Sleep Bureau, and then the Shang Sleep Bureau conveys the concubines, so that it is convenient to keep records, and the concubines have enough time to prepare.

Hearing that the emperor said to go to my place tonight, the queen was nothing, but Concubine Zheng's face flashed fiercely, and then returned to normal, and she couldn't see anything.

The queen should inherit the emperor and said: "The emperor thinks that Sister Ji is good, and Sister Ji has just entered the palace, so let's sit in my sister's palace more in the future?"

Before the emperor could speak, Concubine Zheng Guifei laughed and said: "No, Ji Meiren is the youngest and most beautiful among us, and the days of serving the emperor in the future will be long!

Oh, it's like this again, she said that she was the enemy of the entire harem, but she still didn't forget to elevate herself, she was a concubine who gave birth to two princes!

I bowed to her and said sincerely: "The posture of the concubine Pu Liu, how can the mother be so praised? The mother is graceful and graceful, the quality of the blue heart, the concubine is to the mother, and the firefly is to the moonlight, only to make the concubine dim." ”

Zheng Guifei chuckled: "What a sweet little mouth! No wonder the emperor likes you, your emperor, your vision is really good, and you have added such a lovely sister to us." ”

The emperor smiled and said: "My vision is naturally good, otherwise, how can I tolerate you like this, huh?"

"Your Majesty. "Zheng Guifei is coquettish, I can't help but get goosebumps, thinking that she is over thirty years old, how can she still be such a little daughter?

"All right," the emperor waved his hand, "you all disperse, I still have to ask the princes about their homework! ”

"Yes, the concubine retired. Everyone followed behind Concubine Zheng in turn, and left the Zichen Palace.