Yuan Zhiheng officially took office in Zhan Shifu, and Dian Cui began to prepare for the renovation and expansion of the house at home. has moved his mansion several times in Hangzhou, and Diancui is already familiar with these things.

There are several small courtyards near the lake, and they are all very exquisite and chic. Dian Cui did not plan to tear them down and rebuild them, but decided to push the courtyard walls of the Yuan Mansion and build a flower gallery to connect them with several courtyards of the Yuan Mansion itself.

Then the lake water was brought into the courtyard, and several lotus ponds and streams were built in the courtyard. Purchase a few rockeries and a few small bridges, there are obstacles and connections. Spring and summer willows, autumn maples, holly, acacia trees, begonias, osmanthus trees...... There is no need to mention these things. In short, it is necessary to make one step at a time, simple and innocent everywhere with exquisite exquisiteness.

There are a lot of craftsmen in the capital, and those top dots and cui are naturally not invited, so they drag people to invite some experienced people with a good reputation. But I didn't expect that Emperor Xu Guifei directly sent craftsmen from the Imperial City of the Imperial Palace, and by the way, she also sent some precious flowers and utensils, even with antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and they were also sent to Diancui in a steady stream.

Dian Cui was worried, and discussed with Yuan Zhiheng at night whether these sent by Emperor Xu and Concubine should be returned, Yuan Zhiheng sighed, and said that you will leave those flowers and plants, and the calligraphy and paintings that are too expensive will be collected in the library, and I will plan in the future.

"Emperor Xu's concubine is so blatant in giving us people and things, the emperor ...... over there," Dian Cui asked worriedly.

Yuan Zhiheng smiled bitterly, he didn't know what the emperor was thinking now, some people said that he was old and faint and favored his young son and snubbed his son-in-law, but he was detained for dinner that day, observing what the emperor said and said, it was not as good as people said.

"This time, Emperor Xu gave people and gifts, and the emperor not only blamed her, but also praised her as a corporal of Lixian."

"Huh?" Dian Cui was surprised, and said, "By the way, the queen also gave something today." ”

The gift was not as valuable as Emperor Xu's concubine, nor was it so grand, only a eunuch was sent, and he left after the reward.

"Oh? What did the queen give? Yuan Zhiheng asked.

"I gave a thick booklet, the booklet is painted with the courtyard patterns that have been fashionable all over the capital over the years, a brick, a tile, a flower and a tree are drawn in great detail, I have seen enough and feel very happy, I have chosen two patterns and are waiting for you to come back and see." Diancui smiled and took out a thick booklet.

Yuan Zhiheng looked at Diancui with a smile, Emperor Xu didn't see her so happy when she sent so many rare treasures, but the booklet sent by the queen was exactly what she wanted.

The main hall of Wan'an Palace.

Emperor Xu's concubine lived in this palace closest to the emperor's sleeping palace Qianqing Palace and the queen's Kunning Palace, which was extremely luxuriously decorated, and the furnishings were all the strange treasures offered from all over the world, and some objects were not even available in the Kunning Palace, which showed the glory of the holy grace.

"Imperial concubine Niangniang, I heard that the queen will also give the Yuan family something at noon today." The palace maid at the bottom inserted a ruby inlaid queen mother for Emperor Xu's concubine, riding a phoenix red gold step, while whispering in her ear.

"What did you give?" Emperor Xu opened her phoenix eyes slightly, lazily rubbed the fine lines at the corners of her eyes with her fingertips, and asked lightly.

"Back to the words of the imperial concubine, I heard that it was a booklet." The palace maid took some ginseng-mixed facial fat with a small spoon and kneaded it carefully in the palm of her hand, applied it to the corners of her eyes, and then quickly applied a layer of fat powder, spread it out finely, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were really much lighter.

"What else?" Emperor Xu Guifei looked at the still peerless face in the mirror, and pulled the corners of her lips slightly.

"If you go back to the imperial concubine, there will be no more on the side." The palace maid saw a trace of white hair on the top of the imperial concubine's head, her eyes flickered and she was afraid, when she combed the imperial concubine's hair in reality, why didn't she see it, it would be too late to pull it out at this time......

"Heh, it's still so poor, who is it to show." The imperial concubine sneered twice.

"That's it, the queen must be envious of our mother's praise for His Majesty's Chen Zan, so she rewarded that Lord Yuan. said it was a reward, and he only gave a worthless booklet to others, and I don't know how that Shao Zhan Taichang felt when he saw it. The first-class palace maid beside Emperor Xu Guifei has always had a good face, and she was covering her mouth and saying with a smile at this time, and Emperor Xu Guifei also seemed to be smiling.

The palace maid said again: "Presumably the queen mother, the ones rewarded by our imperial concubine are all treasures, so how can Lord Yuan not be grateful for your kindness!" ”

I don't know why this Shaozhan Taichang, who is only an official to the fourth grade, won the favor of both the imperial concubine and the queen, and the palace maid was puzzled by it.

Emperor Xu Guifei was in a good mood today, and said slowly: "You still don't believe it, do you say that he, Shao Zhan, is just an ordinary fourth-grade official of the Prince's Mansion?" This person is both civil and martial, and the saint has long paid attention to him, and let him go to Hangzhou to be the prefect six years ago, but it is just a test. But you do not know what a prosperous place the Hangzhou Mansion has become under his rule......"

"So the emperor has been paying attention to this person?" The palace maid asked in surprise.

Emperor Xu Guifei is worthy of being the most favored pillow person around the emperor, some things are more than others and deeper than others, the emperor once inadvertently mentioned that he should enter the palace to be the teacher of the two princes!

This means that no matter who becomes the prince in the future, the title of this Lord Yuan is decided!

Of course, who is the crown prince and concubine, she Xu Imperial Concubine doesn't care at all, what she cares about is that this prince teacher is trusted and liked by the emperor, and which prince he will speak for or praise in front of the emperor in the future will be more powerful than anyone's words. 360 Literature Network

Emperor Xu Guifei asked herself to see through this, the queen has been immersed in the palace for longer than her, on the surface she is gentle and virtuous, but no one dares to treat her as a fool, and some things can naturally be understood.

"Qiqi Imperial Concubine, the third lady of the Luo family asks to see." Someone from outside came in to report it.

"What is she doing so late?" Emperor Xu frowned, the third lady of the Luo family is her maiden cousin, although she does not have an edict on her, but in her relationship with herself, the emperor has authorized her to come to Wan'an Palace often to ask for peace.

"Let her in." Emperor Xu said lazily.

While talking, Mrs. Luo San came in.

"Cousin," Mrs. Luo San is not young, but in order to appear intimate, she privately called Imperial Concubine Xu as her cousin, and this tone was also a little pretentious.

"Tell me quickly, I'll be with the emperor later." Concubine Xu was a little impatient.

"Yes, yes, no wonder I saw the imperial concubine dressed up today, it was really amazing and beautiful." Mrs. Luo San is the most arrogant and domineering outside, but in front of Emperor Xu and Concubine Xu, she is extremely flattering and flattering, because she can make everyone in the Luo family look up to three points, and it is all up to this cousin's power.

"But that Lord Luo of your family is outside the outer room again?" Emperor Xu said impatiently: "They are all people who are about to be grandfathers and grandmothers, why are they still so uneasy." ”

Of the three masters of the Luo family, the youngest Luo San is almost twenty decades older than the eldest master, and he has been favored by his family since he was a child and has developed a good wine temperament. He has children, and he shouldn't be so frivolous.

Over the years, Mrs. Luo San has complained to Emperor Xu Guifei about this matter, and Huang Guifei Xu has also reprimanded her brother-in-law several times for her. But the nature of the country is easy to change, and Master Luo San is still raising an outer room outside.

"No, no, it's not his business!" Mrs. Luo's face turned slightly red, and she quickly denied it, there are so many palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, and Emperor Xu really doesn't save face for her.

"Oh? Why? You have been in Luofu for a long time, and you don't dare to offend those concubines in Luofu, and those nephews and daughters-in-law under you often scold you. I don't think it's a big deal. ”

Mrs. Luo San was stunned, her cousin of the imperial concubine was really powerful, and she knew everything about her situation outside.

Mrs. Luo San swallowed her saliva, and she didn't dare to waste the imperial concubine's patience, so she hurriedly told the ins and outs of the matter.

On that day, when I returned to the house for a banquet, the young grandmother of the Luo family went to the banquet as her maiden cousin, and when she returned to the Luo family, she shouted that her stomach hurt. When the eldest lady of the Luo family asked, the maid below only said that their young grandmother had been wronged when she returned home, and she had a tire, and she also took out a painting to show the eldest lady.

Grandma Luo didn't know what kind of wind she smoked, so she got up from the couch, snatched the painting and threw it to the ground, stepped on it twice, and scolded the adulterer and the silver woman in her mouth. happened to let Luo Jing, who came back from duty, see that the painting was painted by a famous teacher he secretly found, and it was a treasure on weekdays. At this time, he was trampled on the ground, and immediately stepped forward and shook the young grandmother's two big ear scrapers.

Mrs. Luo is also a favorite person, and she is dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, who is talented and gentle, like a shrew at this time, so she also teaches her a lesson with her son.

Grandma Na Luo was so wronged that she almost couldn't think of finding a short time. As a person from Luofu, Mrs. Luo sympathized with her experience, and in her opinion, this matter was not in Luo Jing at all, and she complained that the Gui girl did not abide by the woman's way and confused the naïve and ignorant Luo family.

These words came from the mouth of Mrs. Luo San, she said that she couldn't see the injustice, but in fact, it was just that Chu Ying was the most flattering and flattering to her in the day, and when something like this happened, she cried to her in the hope that the imperial concubine would be in charge. She boasted about Haikou in front of others on weekdays, but this time she couldn't get in the way, so she just entered Wan'an Palace.

"Oh? It seems to have something to do with that Mrs. Yuan again. Emperor Xu blew on the gilded nail cover inlaid with gems and said slowly.

Mrs. Luo Sankeenly paid attention to the word "again", her eyes lit up, it seemed that it was time for her to come this time, and she hurriedly added fuel and vinegar and said that this Mrs. Yuan is really amazing, she has only been in the capital for a few days, and she is an enemy everywhere, and she is really not a good person. Ay! It's a pity that the Lord Yuan she married said that the virtuous help the virtuous, and this is not virtuous and frivolous. I heard that this appearance is also very enchanting and vulgar!

Emperor Xu frowned when she heard this, and chatted with Mrs. Luo San, who took out the picture scroll from her sleeve before leaving and handed it to Emperor Xu's hand.

"This is the Gui on this portrait?" Emperor Xu Guifei glanced at it, and said that she was really a fox, but they didn't know which man didn't love Jiao'e since ancient times, and it was no wonder that Young Master Luo of the big house was obsessed with others.

"I heard that Young Grandma Luo was five months pregnant, and this Young Master Luo started because of a painting, without caring about his own flesh and blood." The palace maid rubbed her shoulders for the imperial concubine and gossiped a few words.

Emperor Xu sneered and said that this young grandmother was just a continuation, the one in front of her had given birth to two sons to the Luo family, and she couldn't attract much attention no matter how pregnant she was.

"I remember that when this young grandmother Luo was a girl again, she was quite famous in the capital." Emperor Xu muttered again, but she didn't expect the boss to marry the Luo family as a continuation of the string, but according to her life experience, she was able to marry into a family like the Luo family.

"The third lady seems to have come today for Grandma Luo, does the imperial concubine want to take care of it?" The palace maid asked softly.

It stands to reason that she naturally disdains these trivial matters in the inner house, but this matter actually involves a person who is still very important to her. Her mind naturally moved, the end of this month is her birthday, and when the time comes, she will find an opportunity to meet with Mrs. Yuan, who disturbed a pool of spring water as soon as she came to the capital.