Nian Yun froze and asked the eunuch, "Did Your Majesty take these things from the treasury of the Inner Palace?" ”

The father-in-law seemed to guess what she was going to ask, and bowed his head and replied: "During this period of time, several palaces and old mansions have been recovered, and there are some good things in them. ”

Nian Yun suddenly felt sadness coming from it. This hairpin was given to the crown princess Zhaojing by Emperor Daizong, and the princess gave it to Yi when she was dying, and how many years between Yi and her finally returned to the palace.

It is said that jade is psychic, but I don't know how many complicated things and joys and sorrows in the world can be contaminated with this hosta?

She sighed and looked at the hairpin, but she didn't know when she had picked it up.

The father-in-law didn't look at her, kept his head down and made no sound.

Nianyun was about to leave this hairpin, but suddenly remembered something, why did Li Chun send these? Or was his original intention on this hairpin?

She looked down at the hairpin again, and made sure that the one in her hand was the one that was correct, and suddenly felt that the hairpin seemed to have turned into a red-hot soldering iron, and it was hot.

But she can't let this hairpin really fall into the hands of irrelevant people next to her, this is always the old man's thing.

She raised her head slightly and swept around the hall, and suddenly saw Princess Taihe, who was still dressed plainly.

She raised her hand at the little girl: "Come here, Luoluo." ”

The little girl came up to her timidly and bowed to her: "Mother." ”

Today is unusual, Rao is this little girl is also dressed solemnly, her soft black hair is also half pulled up, and a few small braids are wrapped around the top of her head a few times.

Nian Yun took her little hand, with a gentle smile on the corner of her mouth, and firmly inserted the hairpin on her head: "This hairpin can be regarded as having a fate with you." Today, my mother gave it to you, congratulations to you on being crowned princess, you have to take it. ”

Luoluo was a little puzzled by the solemnity of this adoptive mother at the moment, but she didn't ask any questions, and honestly bowed her head to thank her.

The inner supervisor next to him who was delivering the decree always lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, but Nian Yun knew that everything in Fang Cai fell firmly in his eyes, and he didn't miss an expression. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she commanded, "Take it and pick it up for the princesses." ”

The last thing she went to send off Yi was, and in the eyes of His Majesty, I am afraid that it will aggravate another scruple. From the moment she walked into this Daming Palace, between her and Chun, I am afraid that she will never be able to go back to the past. From now on, he is His Majesty, and she is just a concubine in this deep palace.

When the princess and concubines were sent away, it was already early hour, and only the shadows of the black trees were seen outside, and it was quiet and dark. At first glance, the hustle and bustle in the hall was cut off, and the entire hall suddenly showed its empty loneliness.

When she was in the East Palace, since the agarwood incense was removed, the Yiqiu Palace only relied on the aroma of flower pots and fruits as incense. But the Penglai Hall is too big, so big that no matter how many flower pots there are, no matter how many fruit bowls are placed, it is not enough to overflow a main hall. Even lighting a pair of lamps and candles can only illuminate a small corner of the world.

Nianyun looked at the not-so-bright lamp and candle, sighed lightly, and instructed Yuzhu: "Go and light a furnace of agarwood incense." ”

When the fragrance lingered and permeated the hall, Nianyun took a deep breath of this gloomy and elegant aroma, for many years, only this fragrance remained the same, just like the wedding night more than ten years ago.

The next day, the princess and the two concubines came to greet each other early in the morning, and then the six Shangju bureaus of the inner government came to play, and it was noon after listening. Today, Guo Nianyun has really become the most noble woman in the Daming Palace, although she does not have the name of the queen, she has the reality of the queen, and she is in charge of the six palaces, although there are few concubines, but there are not many trivial matters.

After lunch, take a nap as usual, and wake up when the hour is not early.

When it was close to dusk, the inner supervisor with the lantern carried the red lantern to the Penglai Palace.

This is the big red lantern she is familiar with, but it has changed from six pairs to twelve, and the palace veil on the lantern seems to be more colorful, and the red candle in the lantern is more delicate.

After the inner eunuch hung up the lantern, another eunuch who delivered the decree walked in, shook off the dust, and respectfully said, "Congratulations to the concubine Niangniang, I turned over the Niangniang's sign tonight." ”

She was a little distracted. It seemed like everything changed overnight. When he came to see her, he no longer went home, but waited for the father-in-law of the sleeping room to bring the green head card and turn over her brand.

There was also a large group of palace maids who rushed in, holding towels and incense powder and other things, bathing and changing clothes for her. She was slightly stunned, Fennel was quietly tugging at her sleeve, and the eunuch who delivered the decree reminded her in a low voice, "It's time for Niangniang to be grateful." ”

She just remembered that she still had to be grateful. She knelt down in the direction of the gate outside the hall, "Concubine, thank the emperor." ”

This is the first time that the saint has come to the Penglai Palace, and the palace ladies are very cautious, cleaning the main hall and the dormitory inside and out, the windows are bright and clean, and the vases in the house are neatly placed and polished.

If the saint is satisfied, he will come to the concubine a few more times, and pamper the concubine a little more, and they, the subordinates, will also be able to ascend to heaven.

All this fell in Nian Yun's eyes, and he only felt exaggerated and sarcastic. She had been married to him for many years, eating at one table and sleeping on the other, and she knew every mole on his body.

After so many years of affection, do you still need these foreign things to keep him? If his heart is not with her, what is the use of Penglai Palace being cleaned and vases being placed neatly?

Originally, she thought that there was already a tacit understanding between them, but since the death of Emperor Dezong, too many things have happened, and she herself has begun to be unsure.

She hadn't seen Li Chun for a long time. Even the canonization of her as a concubine was just a thin volume of holy decrees, a five-colored silk, the same as the secret decree she brought back from the Zichen Palace that day.

Like a puppeteer, she was served by the ladies to bathe and change her clothes, and let the ladies sprinkle flower petals into her bathtub.

As soon as he came out of the bathtub, wearing a loose middle coat, and before he had time to dry his hair, he heard Liufu shouting at the top of his voice: "The emperor has arrived-"

Unprepared for the emperor to come so early, the palace maids were all scared and trembling, and Nian Yun was also shocked. It was too late to tidy up his appearance, so he hurriedly pulled a robe and wrapped it around his body, and dragged a handful of wet hair out, Li Chun had already arrived in the main hall.

The emperor is not the king of the county, and it is extremely rude to look at the sky like that, in the eyes of the palace people. Therefore, she did not greet her directly as before, but bowed her head and bowed according to the palace rules, "Concubine...... I have seen the Holy One. ”

He looked at her Penglai Palace, there were apricot-yellow curtains hanging around, and the panes were carved with acacia flowers, she did not change the pattern of the Penglai Hall according to her own preferences, only the agarwood incense in the hall was her mind, not the ambergris commonly used in the palace.

She had just come out of the shower, scrawled wrapped in a wide begonia-colored robe with untied straps, revealing the moon-white midcoat inside. The hair was even more wet and dripping, and it was scattered behind the head.

He walked over, helped her to her feet, and held her in his arms. Only then did he see that the water dripping from her hair was wetting the begonia-colored clothes behind her back, and a large patch of crimson was coldly attached to her back.

At this time, the palace maid took a soft cloth to wipe her hair, and he took it, gently covered her hair, and gently wiped the water droplets for her.

It's not that he hasn't done such a thing for her, but in the past, it was just the affection between the county king and the county lady, but now it has become His Majesty to wipe the hair of the concubine himself.

She was a little frightened and said softly, "Your Majesty, let Fennel come." ”

He didn't stop in his hand, but said in a low voice: "It'll be fine soon." ”

She snuggled into his arms, his body was always hot, and she could feel the familiar embrace still warm through her clothes. It's just that they can't be as simple as before, and no matter how warm their arms are, they can't warm her heart.

"Nian Yun ......"

He carefully dried her hair, and ordered the palace maid to bring another piece of clothing and put it on for her with his own hands.

She smiled softly, "Why did Your Majesty come so early?" ”

He remembered it and laughed for a while: "The concubine forgot, I forgot too, I just remembered that I used to come to you every day for dinner......"

How much did a word stir up Yan Shan's heart. She did bring the cook lady of the East Palace with her, and also opened a small kitchen in the side hall of the Penglai Palace.

She hurriedly raised her voice to ask the small kitchen to prepare food, and specially quietly ordered Fennel to go to the small kitchen to order to cook a few side dishes that Li Chun loved to eat.

He didn't feel lonely and lonely! Although he can no longer love her as recklessly as he did when he was a teenager, and even suspect each other with her, in this huge palace, she is the only one who can walk side by side with him.

After a while, the dish was served, and there was a small pot of wine. She poured wine for him, took his dishes, and prepared vegetables for him.

He looked sad and held her hand: "It's the same as before, eat with me." ”

She sat down beside him and poured herself a glass of wine. He thought for a while, and then said: "Nianyun, this Daming Palace, like the East Palace, is still your final word." ”

Her eyes were a little red, and she hurriedly drank all the wine in the glass to hide it, and whispered to him: "Okay." ”

He raised the corners of his mouth, smiled softly, and gulped down the meal in front of him. She didn't eat much, looked at him gently, and from time to time added wine and food for him. Seeing how much he ate, she asked, "Is the imperial kitchen in the palace bad?" His Majesty has lost weight, and when he holds the concubine, his bones are like the concubine. ”

The imperial chef in the palace was very good, but he was wary of all the people, and he didn't dare to let anyone know what he liked to eat, so he made a large table of delicacies from the mountains and seas according to the emperor's order every day, and randomly selected some dishes to taste.

Whether he likes to eat or not, he must eat it expressionlessly under the watchful eyes of everyone. On the surface, the emperor is the most powerful person in the world, but in fact, the emperor is the most tired.

He carefully swept away the food in front of him, drank the remaining wine in the cup, and sighed: "Nianyun, don't you know that you can't eat more than three spoonfuls of food in the palace!" ”

Daming Palace is too big, there are many people, and they have to be guarded. The emperor must not easily reveal his preferences, lest he be exploited by people with ulterior motives.

Even when eating, he can't let the people around him see what he likes to eat and what he doesn't like to eat. No matter how much you like the dish, you can't exceed three spoonfuls; If you don't like the dish, you should also eat three spoonfuls as if nothing happened.

She knows it, in fact, there are such rules in the East Palace, but for the sake of frugality, she abolished it, and each courtyard arranged its own small kitchens and made its own meals. There are only a few people on the left side of the East Palace, so be careful yourself.

"If Your Majesty still believes in concubines, you will often come to Penglai Hall for dinner."

Li Chun hugged her shoulder: "Okay." ”