The queen sat on the Hanyuan Palace, looking at the women who were saluting like a ceremony under Her Royal Highness, and she didn't know who was more envious of whom.

Queen Xu was just 18 years old this year, and she was in her prime, because of her father's relationship, she was selected as the phoenix in this palace and was admired by everyone.

No one remembers her name anymore, she's the queen, that's all.

Looking at the cigarette curling in the lacquer painting in the corner of the main hall, her mind flew to five years ago.

At that time, she was just a female Taoist priest with hair and practice, free and easy on Qingcheng Mountain, and even she had a nice Dharma name - Guangchunzi.

She has been weak and sick since she was a child, always with a nameless high fever, her mother doesn't know how much incense money she has given, and she even found a substitute, but she is still very weak.

In the end, there was no choice but to send her to Qingcheng Mountain, which is strange to say, in the second year after being sent to the mountain, she gradually got better, not only grew taller, but even her complexion became ruddy.

My mother lived in the mountains for more than a year, and after seeing that she was gradually adapting to life, she left for the capital.

Although she was reluctant to give up her mother, she also knew that her mother had stayed for too long, and the concubines in the house still didn't know what to do. If the mother does not go back, I am afraid that the position of the main mother will not be kept.

After bidding farewell to her mother, she enjoyed herself in the mountains, and Master would take her to the meeting.

The brothers and sisters were also kind, it was really a good time.

The young women below, the yearning faces.

In Empress Xu's eyes, they are just small house sparrows who want to soar, and behind them are big families with deep branches and leaves, looking forward to them entering the palace and the emperor's heart.

A stack of voices interrupted her thoughts.

A team of little eunuchs walked in with all kinds of gadgets, and the first one was Eunuch Wei, the head of the Guande Palace.

This Wei eunuch is an old man, and he has always been diligent in doing things, so he slowly rose to this position.

When the queen saw him, she suddenly felt a kind of pity, and it was really a coincidence that Eunuch Wei was responsible for this matter.

But she still made that decision, and the appearance of the jade dragon signaled that it was time for her to complete her mission.

After ordinary people become rich, the Dao heart slowly declines, but Queen Xu is different.

She went to the highest position, but suddenly found that what she loved most was still cultivation, and what she wanted to do most was still to promote Taoism.

"I hope you, no matter when, can be the same as before."

Master's words have been lingering in Queen Xu's ears back then.

When I was going to enter the palace last year, my father was very happy, and my mother's face was also full of brilliance that I hadn't seen for a long time.

"Manshu, everywhere, is a dojo. As long as you have a heart of cultivation, the mountains and rivers are good, but the inner courtyard of the palace is not impossible. ”

Before leaving, the master repeatedly instructed her to admonish her beloved disciples, making people think that she, an outsider, was also enthusiastic about power.

Only Manshu knew that Master had always treated her so well, and he had the deepest expectations for her.

Hongdao's mission is on her shoulders, and she dare not forget it.

When the emperor stepped into the palace door, he couldn't help but feel proud, looking at these palace dependents hurriedly bowing their heads to dodge, it was really interesting, and some bold girls secretly glanced at each other.

One of them has a long figure, apricot eyes, cherry lips, and an ivory-like complexion, which is somewhat interesting.

When he raised his eyes to the queen, these thoughts were all lost.

The queen's face was cold, as if her eternally cold body.

The queen gave up her lord's seat and stood on one side very respectfully, and the emperor slowly walked up and sat down.

The surrounding noise stopped, the eunuch Wei sang a promise on the side, and the female official recited aloud according to the roster, and the people below came out to salute.

After a while, the audience ceremony is completed.

Next is the time for the empress to teach, and the female celebrant is a little difficult: this queen has always disliked these red tapes, and it has been reduced in the past, but today the emperor is here, and he has to follow the rules.

She looked at the queen, made an offended gesture, and cleared her throat: "Urge the queen to admonish." ”

The queen was silent, turned around and knelt down, "Your Majesty, concubine Dewei, please teach them." With that, he turned and went.

The celebrant covered her mouth in surprise, and the people below were even more surprised, knowing that the queen had always acted uniquely, but she didn't know that she was so spontaneous in front of the emperor.

The emperor looked at her distant figure and bowed his head silently.

The atmosphere at the scene was very embarrassing, and the celebrant knelt down smartly to ask His Majesty for guidance, and the emperor waved his hand, "All stand down." ”

The queen left herself, so that Ji Fansheng's original excitement disappeared, even if this woman from a family has been cultivating outside since she was a child, her bearing is also awe-inspiring.

Inexplicably, he was always afraid of her.

Unlike Concubine Yu, her brother was just a centurion, and later became a hussar general when he took refuge in the right minister. If it weren't for their brother and sister's meritorious rescue in the spring, they would not have been promoted to the position of concubine immediately.

Concubine Yu has a pretty face and a detached temperament, and she seems to be the only vitality in this court.

Ji Fansheng likes her, likes her beauty, and prefers her simplicity and liveliness.

In contrast, Empress Xu is more like a court lady than her wife.

Ji Fansheng sighed, he also wanted to get along with these big families in peace, but when would he really grasp the authority if he swallowed his anger so much? ''

Zuo Xiang was discussing with Tan Shangshu in the house, and suddenly a small servant wearing a silver ring came over with new tea and said a few words in his ear.

Zuo Xiang's face sank by two points, but it was only a moment's work. Tan Shangshu looked at this scene, and thought that there was something important, so he got up and asked to leave.

Zuo Xiang hurriedly said: "Don't worry, let's settle the disaster relief first."

In the several states affected by the disaster, taxes must be reduced or reduced, but the reduction of a few percent will have to be discussed again.

There are still several large halls in the palace to be repaired, and the treasury is not rich in silver. ”

"Zuo Xiang, last year's military disaster and the people were undecided, and this summer there was a flooding of the Enjiang River, especially in Fenglin Prefecture, where there was almost no harvest, and they all paid to the Water Dragon King.

Regardless of how much the reduction is, let's select the people who will benefit from the disaster first. ”

Zuo Xiang nodded: "Yes, the top priority is still the candidate." There is a person in my heart, I wonder what you think? ”

Tan Shangshu was a little stunned, he didn't know how to answer this sentence.

Someone happened to report that Liu Shilang from the Ministry of Rites was visiting, so he took the opportunity to resign first.

Zuo Xiang just got the news from the palace and knew that his daughter was snubbing the emperor, so he was a little angry, but after thinking about it, he felt that his daughter was like this, and our Xu family should also be a little majestic.

Liu Shilang also talked about this matter, saying that he was kind enough to mention the left minister, so that the queen should also give the emperor some face, and should not be blind to the king.

Although Ji Fansheng came from the countryside of Pennsylvania, after all, he was once on the throne and the emperor was also the emperor.

Zuo Xiang thanked him and sent Liu Shilang away. In my heart, I thought that it was good to be able to hold the bull's ears in the court, and it was really happy to be able to call for wind and rain in the palace.

But in the blink of an eye, it suddenly occurred to me that the news of this Liu Shilang was really fast, and it seemed that the people in the palace had to sift it carefully.