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It's the end of August in the blink of an eye, and the sun is approaching dusk.

Fengyi Palace turned on the lamp, because the emperor was going to have dinner here today, so he ordered a few more.

The palace maids and eunuchs shuttled back and forth, obviously much busier than before.

The emperor and queen sat at the table drinking tea and chatting, it seemed that they had not been so close for a long time.

The queen looked up at the window, and saw that the tops of the plane trees were shaking violently, and said, "In the past few days, every time the sun sets, the wind will rise, and it will blow all night, and it will be settled at dawn." It's just that it's cold at night, I don't know if Your Majesty is cold or not living in the upper study? ”

"It was okay a few days ago, but I do feel colder at night these days." The Emperor replied, "I will rest here today, and I will not go back." ”

The emperor had not lived in the queen's bedroom for several months, and the palace maids on the side hurriedly retreated to lay the bed tent, deliberately replaced them with new ones, and burned a good incense.

"Manager Qu, a few days ago, I sent someone to send it to the study every day, if the emperor feels cold when he is there during the day, remember to burn more." The queen said to Qu Qing who was standing aside.

Qu Qing hurriedly bowed down and agreed: "The queen mother has always thought the most thoughtfully, and the carbon is burned every day." However, the upper study room is built high, and the sun is full during the day, and it will feel colder only when it is cloudy. It's just that it's windy at night, not to mention that the weather is getting colder and colder, and I'm afraid it's not suitable to live again. ”

"On weekdays, Your Majesty deals with government affairs in the upper study, and it is inconvenient for the concubines to go over and disturb more." The queen poured a cup of tea for the emperor with her own hands, and said slowly: "All the chief Qu and the palace maids who are on errands over there have done their best, but recently I have watched those palace maids on errands wandering around every now and then, and I am trying to take the time to call them over and ask, why are they so annoying." ”

"Niangniang is angry," Qu Qing stepped forward to explain: "It's not that a few of them are lazy, it's just because His Majesty likes to be quiet when he goes to the study to review the recitals, and besides, there are Zeng Wan attendants around him, who are more thoughtful and careful than everyone else, so he simply left her alone." The other palace maids did some other work, and they were not idle. ”

"Yes, that's what I mean, and the queen doesn't have to blame those minions." The emperor said: "This Cheng Zizhen prefers to be pure and does not like to have too many people in front of him. ”

"Even if Your Majesty means it, then don't blame them," the queen smiled, looked at the emperor's face and continued: "Speaking of that Zeng Wanshi, I thought a few days ago that her credit was really great, but I didn't know what to reward her, so I wanted to ask Your Majesty what it meant today." ”

"Since the queen wants to reward her, then reward her." The emperor took a sip of tea and said, "But I can't leave this person, and I must let her serve by my side at all times." ”

The concubine also knew, and the queen hurriedly replied: "In this case, there is no need to reward her with too much wealth, just give her a position with a face." ”

The queen's plan is to give Zeng Wan an errand for the palace maid in charge of the palace, which is already the most decent errand for the emperor and the former palace maids.

"If it weren't for her, I don't know what it would be like now, for those who have merit, it is natural to reward, and those who have great merit should be rewarded, I also want to discuss with the queen today," the emperor said solemnly: "Since she wants to serve by my side for a long time, and she doesn't plan to let her out of the palace, it is better to give her a position, so that she can feel at ease, and it is all about respecting the face of the prince, after all, Zeng Wanshi was also recommended by him." ”

"Your Majesty, you just said you wanted to give her a position?" The queen was a little suspicious that she had misheard, and that "position" and "office" sounded similar, but they were completely different things.

Positions are just errands, some high and some low, but they are all slaves for several generations.

The position is different, it is to enter the harem as the master, and it is to be canonized.

"The queen heard me right, I do want to accept her as a concubine." The emperor smiled slightly: "She is not an ordinary palace maid in the draft, and she has merits, so naturally she cannot be compared with ordinary palace maids." Does the queen think this is inappropriate? ”

The queen finally forced herself to digest the emperor's words, and asked slightly tentatively: "Since it is the emperor's intention, there is naturally nothing inappropriate, but I don't know what to do with her." ”

"It doesn't have to be too high," the emperor dusted off his shirt and said, "Just make a nobleman." ”

When the queen heard this, the surprise in her heart was still a little irrepressible.

Although the nobleman is not the most noble position in the harem, it can be regarded as at least medium, and how many people have survived in this harem all their lives and have not been able to mix with the position of a nobleman.

I think that when Princess Qinghua's biological mother Liu entered the palace, she was beautiful and outstanding, and the emperor favored her very much, but she was only given the title of a talented person at the beginning, and later gave birth to Princess Qinghua before she was promoted to a nobleman.

A few days ago, because she was sick, she angered the emperor and was demoted back to a talented person.

But this Zeng Wan, as soon as the emperor opened his mouth, he rewarded her with a nobleman, and the starting point was staggering.

It can be seen that the emperor really relies on her very much, but Zeng Wanzhi is naturally ugly, and her position is too high, so she is afraid that it will make people laugh, which will hinder the view and hurt the royal prestige.

"Your Majesty, the canonization of nobles is also a major event in the palace, and you should tell the Queen Mother," the queen moved the Queen Mother out: "Tomorrow the concubines will go to discuss with the Queen Mother." ”

"That's fine, then this matter will be left to the queen." The Emperor said.

When it was time for dinner, the palace ladies passed a table full of imperial meals.

The queen personally poured a glass of wine for the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, taste this Suhexiang wine, which is brewed according to the medicinal diet recipe left by the imperial doctor of the previous dynasty, which warms the stomach and spleen the most, and is very suitable for drinking when the weather is cold." ”

The emperor took a sip of the wine glass, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he did not like it.

When the queen saw this, she hurriedly took the wine glass away, and made people replace it with warm rice wine.

After dinner, the empress personally served the emperor to bathe and change clothes.

After entering the bedroom, the emperor frowned again and said, "What kind of incense is burning in this room?" Smoke gives people headaches. ”

The queen hurriedly explained: "These days are rainy and cloudy, and there is inevitably some musty smell in the house. They must want to get rid of the smell and the moisture, and since Your Majesty does not like me, let them take out the incense burner. ”

"Don't bother, I'd better go back to my study! Even when the incense burner was taken out, the bedding and bed tents in the room smelled of it. As he spoke, the emperor let Qu Qing in, changed his clothes, sat on the dragon chariot, and left Fengyi Palace.

The queen seemed to have been poured a basin of cold water in front of her, and after seeing off the holy car, she sat on the bed tent and her clothes for the night.

The palace maids were so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, for fear of touching the mold.