"The wind is warm and the snow melts, and the spring buds occupy the branches. The warbler wears the willows, and the geese return to look forward to the time. Watching the ice and snow melt outside the Jiafu Hall and the trees spitting green, Ying'e lazily lay in the courtyard basking in the sun, chanting softly.

Fuzhi asked Yunzhi to take the little palace maid Yanguang to play with the tape, and he held the freshly boiled bird's nest porridge to Ying'e, seeing that Ying'e was in a good mood, he boldly quipped, "Queen Mother, this wild goose will fly here tonight, and the slave maid has already gone to the Taiji Hall to inquire." ”

Ying'e saw Fuzhi teasing herself, so she hurriedly got up and was about to fight, but Fuzhi hurriedly held her up, "Niangniang, you take care of your body, don't hold the little prince, if you want to fight, ask the slave to stretch her face over, don't be angry with yourself." ”

"This palace is afraid of your mouth, it is full of nonsense, how can you compare the emperor to a wild goose, let people listen to it, do you want this little life." Ying'e blamed.

"The queen mother can rest assured, the slave maid will ask for a few boards at most, and her life will not be explained. After all, the slave and maid have the queen's mother, and the emperor will definitely spare the slave and maid if he doesn't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face. What's more, at this time, you don't need a slave like a cute person who knows cold and heat, and can also tease the queen's mother. Fuzhi covered his mouth and smiled, making Ying'e happy.

Ying'e was amused, pointed to her forehead and nodded, "You little head melon, ghosts and clever sets, this palace is really inseparable from a wonderful person like you, okay." Miaoren, this porridge is light and tasteless, let's take some dishes for the palace to taste. ”

Fu Zhi agreed, turned around and told Li Guangan to fetch it, Ying'e said with a smile, "Is this palace not moving you, or are you lazy little hooves, let you go and get some things, turn around and order others." ”

"The queen has wronged the slave and maid, how can the slave and maid be the kind of lazy person, but the queen, your fetus is not stable, the slave and maid have to follow inch by inch, and serve carefully, and other things are taken care of by Yunzhi and Li Guang'an."

Since that night, Ying'e has been sick and sleepy for more than a month, and she is happy after attracting Dr. Li to diagnose the pulse, Ying'e cried with joy, pulled the Fuzhi and said, "Sure enough, people say that they can get this joy when they are often with people who are pregnant, and Mrs. Gao has been in for more days, and the palace has also been stained with this joy." It's so good, with this child, this palace is content, how long has this palace been looking forward to? In addition to rejoicing, he ordered someone to reward Lou Zhaojun with a lot of things, and gave her a waist card to enter and leave the palace at will. Erzhu Shilong handed the news to Jinyang as soon as possible, Erzhu Rong was overjoyed, but Princess Beixiang was mixed and begged for the blessing of the Buddha every night. Although Yuan Ziyou came to Jiafu Hall every day, he only stayed for an hour and left, and did not go to the Jiamei and Xi Imperial Palace, but only stayed in the Taiji Palace. Ying'e thought that he was busy, so she didn't care, she carefully maintained her body, avoiding the greetings of a lot of people, and waited wholeheartedly for this little life to grow up in her womb.

Ying'e looked at Fuzhi's nervous face, and sneered, "This palace always has no way to take you, seeing that you are well-behaved, this bowl of bird's nest will reward you." ”

"The slave doesn't dare to grab food with the little prince, the queen still drinks it while it's hot, and she will drink the fetal medicine later." After speaking, he remembered to instruct, "Yunzhi, don't beat the tassel first, go and see the fire, you can't leave an inch, let Yan Huang help you." ”

Yun Zhi answered, put down the tapestry, and led Yan Huang out.

Ying'e saw that Fuzhi had taken everyone away, stopped drinking porridge, put the bowl down and asked, "You have taken everyone away, but what important things do you have to tell me?" ”

Fu Zhi nodded, "When the slave went to the Taiji Hall today, I heard that the emperor was angry and smashed a lot of things in the palace, and those princes and ministers stood aside and didn't dare to come out. Father-in-law Zhang came out quietly, asked the slave and maid to come back first, and told the slave and maid that the emperor said that he would come to dine with his mother at noon yesterday, and let him prepare first. ”

After listening to this, Ying'e picked up the bowl and drank the porridge again and said, "Don't prepare, the emperor is annoyed now, eighty percent has something to do with my mother's family, so why bother looking for boring." ”

"It seems that the wild goose still can't fly, the mother is bitter, and the slave understands."

"You are talking nonsense, what is the bitterness of this palace? You just rely on the palace to spoil you, and this mouth is becoming more and more open-mouthed. Ying'e blamed, and suddenly remembered something, "Don't talk nonsense first, you let Li Guangan go to the Gao Mansion to ask, Uncle Tang will definitely not tell the truth to this palace, and today's events can only be known from her mouth." ”

Fu Zhi nodded, "Yes, the slave will go." ”

Half an hour later, Li Guangan brought Lou Zhaojun's reply, it turned out that Gao Qian and Gao Gao brothers were training military horses in Jizhou Township, and secretly collecting warriors to harass and loot Er Zhurong's territory. Angered Er Zhurong, he secretly ordered Shi Yuan Zhongzong to lure Gao Gao and imprison him in Jinyang, Gao Gan's whereabouts are unknown, and Gao Gan's wife Cui Fengqin committed suicide after being captured.

Ying'e frowned after hearing this, and her face was full of sadness, "Daddy has added another blood debt, and the emperor is afraid that he is getting farther and farther away from the palace." She stroked her stomach, saw Fuzhi looking at her worriedly, and then comforted her, "That's good, this child's master, this palace has done it." This harem is too deserted, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is instructed to make a register of adult unmarried women from various families, and the palace must choose a concubine for the emperor. ”

Fu Zhi wiped her tears, "The queen mother has been wronged, but she suddenly chose a concubine like this, will the emperor have other thoughts and hurt your feelings?" ”

"What kind of affection does this palace have with the emperor, you have seen through the mind of this palace and helped this palace get this child. The emperor and Daddy are becoming more and more incompatible, the palace sees it clearly, he is ruthless to the palace, what is the palace still pestering? In the daily life of the province, this hypocrisy sitting, if there is no cold to ask for warmth, the emperor is not tired, and the palace is tired. Or choose a few lovely people to take care of him, it is also the love of our husband and wife, this palace can wait for the birth of this child wholeheartedly, this is the most important thing. Ying'e wept and sighed, "However, what you just said is also true, rashly arranged the selection of concubines, but it was abrupt, you went to Jiameiren and told her that the emperor stayed alone in the Taiji Hall tonight, and asked her to send some exquisite food to the emperor." This matter of choosing a concubine, you go to inform Zhang Haosong and find out. ”

Fuzhi understood, "The slave understands, and I'll do it in a while." ”

Li Guangan stood aside and continued to hang his hand and replied, "Niangniang, the slave still heard about something, the king of Runan is asking for the return of the north on the table, and the emperor of the Liang State has already agreed, and he is now secretly contacting old acquaintances and actively preparing to establish himself as the king." Na Bai was defeated and killed by the Yellow River and fled back to Liang, where he was accepted as an internal prisoner by the king of Runan, under his confidant Fei Yun. ”

Fu Zhi really couldn't hear Yuan Yue's name, and gritted his teeth with hatred, "This unkind, unjust, disloyal and unfilial dog thief, when the king of Qinghe faked his death, as soon as the palace lost power, he asked for the prince's clothes and antiques. When the slave maid was in Yong'an Temple, he told the slave maid that he did any disobedient behavior, and it was not strange for him to act viciously, and if he was to correct the Dharma one day and leave him with a whole corpse, it would be just a full royal face. It's a pity that he has been shrinking in Jiankang, and now he is finally coming back. ”

Li Guangan said, "Sister, don't worry, if he is in the Liang Kingdom, he will be protected by the King of Liang, if he enters the territory of our Wei Kingdom, won't he have a few more chances of winning?" ”

Ying'e also said, "Li Guang'an is right, that Yuan Yue is beyond our reach in the Liang Kingdom, Yuan Hao only gave him Chen Qingzhi and 7,000 elite soldiers, that is to see how much he still has to grow." This Yuan Yue is really not as good as the King of Qinghe born to that mother, he is sexually immoral, unpredictable, good at fairy Taoism, but he likes men, and he is not a person who can take on great responsibilities. Back then, Empress Dowager Hu looked at King Qinghe and gave him a few idle positions, but he was just dazed and drunk. How much can this King Liang value him? It's just that I want to find someone to be a waybed, and there are few powerful princes in the Liang Kingdom in the south, he is impulsive and extremely stupid, but he is easier to control than that Yuanhao. ”

Fu Zhi said worriedly, "If King Liang sends Chen Qingzhi, the white-clothed god of war, to escort him back to China, even if he comes back, wouldn't it be another life-wrenching disaster, and the slave and maid don't talk about revenge, I'm afraid that even his body can't be close." ”

Ying'e saw that Li Guangan seemed to have something to say, so she nodded, and Li Guangan said softly, "Sister, don't say whether Chen Qingzhi is with him, he really came with him, he can't be guarded twenty-four hours a day, and there will definitely be a chance to kill him." What's more, this Chen Qingzhi has just returned to China, King Liang is very serious, Chen Qingzhi is said to be very angry, and people like King Runan are most annoyed, and they will never die for him. ”

Ying'e approached and took Fuzhi's hand and said, "Yes, that's the truth, you have to be patient, the king of Chengyang, we can't do it now, Lord Li sent the king of Runan in Tianyouling, just to let this wicked man die in Luoyang." ”

Li Guangan patted his chest and said in a sharp voice, "Sister rest assured, Lord Li is the most respected, thanks to my sister's trust to tell the truth, I, Li Guangan, am willing to go to the soup for my sister, it doesn't matter if I fight for my own life." ”

Fuzhi was moved to tears, knelt on the ground with a "bang", and bowed to Ying'e three times, Ying'e saw that she couldn't bear it so much, and asked Li Guangan to help her up. "Ever since you explained everything to Hongu, Hongu has decided to spare no effort to help you fulfill your wishes. If he comes to attack, it will be my Erzhu family who will send troops to conquer, and the day of surrender will be the time for you to slash the enemy. ”

The spring rain outside the window was slightly cold, and the master and servant in the hall were concentric, but Yuan Ziyou really didn't come that night, Fu Zhi probed Zhang Haosong's tone, and knew that these few yen emblems were also constantly playing to invite Yuanzi to concubine, which also made Ying'e make up her mind. It happened that Jiamei went to the Taiji Hall and was driven back, and ran to Ying'e to cry. Ying'e simply comforted her, saying that she was too heavy to serve the king, and wanted to let her go to give her a chance. Since Yuan Ziyou was unwilling to stay with her to sleep, the royal maid of Naxi was unwell, but there were too few concubines in the palace, so she took the opportunity to choose a concubine and sent Li Guangan to the Taiji Hall to ask Yuan Ziyou.

Yuan Ziyou didn't expect Ying'e to choose a concubine for him, and he was a little disgusted at first, after all, there were many things inside and outside the court at this time, and Gao Qian's whereabouts had not yet been ascertained, so how could he have other thoughts in his heart. However, it was Wen Zisheng who persuaded that this move happened to kill three birds with one stone, one of which was when Gao Gao was arrested and Gao Qian disappeared, he used the concubine to paralyze Er Zhurong to show that he didn't care; Second, Ying'e couldn't serve Yuan Ziyou because she was pregnant, and she chose the emperor's concubine, which was also a loving act of husband and wife, so that Er Zhu Shilong had nothing to say; Third, after all, the harem is empty, and the matter of heirs is very important, that is, now that Ying'e is pregnant, the prince will not be the bloodline of the Erzhu clan in the future, so it is particularly necessary to fill the harem.

After hearing this, Yuan Ziyou felt justified and pushed it three times, Ying'e followed Yuan Ziyou's thoughts, pushed it a few times and petitioned a few times, and finally Yuan Ziyou agreed as a difficulty. This game between husband and wife made Ying'e sad and urged, "I'm afraid there are few couples in the world who can be as hypocritical as them." ”

Half a month later, the draft was held in the Huiyin Palace, Yuan Ziyou did not advocate a big deal, Li Yu selected more than 100 young women who were over thirteen years old from the dignitaries and Qingliu families in Luoyang Capital. Ying'e looked at these girls either enchanting or delicate, or shy or lively, all of them were delicate and graceful, and they were really a beautiful beauty. Ying'e couldn't help but think of the scene when she first entered the palace, and seemed to see Hu Fanyi, Hu Mingxiang, Gao Yuanyi, Wang Miaoyan, Zhang Jin, Pan Wailian, Lu Lingyuan, Cui Jingyue, and Li Ruhan, they stood there laughing and talking about Fengyue, and they had never been harmonious.

Seeing that Ying'e's expression was a little dazed, Fu Zhi called softly, "Niangniang, it's time to choose." ”

Ying'e retracted her thoughts, realized that she was a little out of shape, lightly opened her lips, and said solemnly, "Since the beginning of Jianyi, there has been a rebellion in the six towns inside, and Liang Guo has been eyeing the country outside, and the smoke and dust have been committed, and the drums and horns have not stopped. The emperor rules the world with benevolence and virtue, and only wishes that the people will be happy in the interior, the fleas will retreat, and the guards will pass the meal and eat. Therefore, the harem is still empty since he ascended the throne, and the palace has advised Fang Yun three times before he got today's draft. They are all daughters of wealthy and noble families, with natural appearance, gentle and virtuous. The palace will select the portrait of the woman left behind, hand it over to the emperor, and choose an auspicious day to enter the palace and divide it. ”

All the women thanked and waited quietly. According to each person's family background, Ying'e carefully recorded that all the choices that were close to the Erzhu family in the past and held important positions were excluded, but one or two daughters of idle official families were left. According to the list of selected candidates handed by Li Yu before, the rest were all retained, a total of twenty women. After registering and making a book, let the painter paint Danqing, and after presenting it to Yuan Ziyou, six women were selected, namely Li Yu's niece Li Hanru, Xing Tingyu, the daughter of Xing Shao, the middle book waiter, Gao Jingyue, the daughter of Gao Daomu, the lieutenant of the imperial history, Er Zhu Shicheng's youngest daughter Er Zhuyan, who was killed by Yuan Hao in the Tiger Prison Pass, Li Yu'er, the daughter of Li Miao, the daughter of Li Miao, and the nephew of Yang Kan, the right Guanglu doctor, Queen Xiuyan, all of whom were named Chonghua. Li Hanru and Gao Jingyue lived in Xuanguang Palace, Xing Tingyu and Li Yuer lived in Zhaoyun Palace, Er Zhuyan lived alone in Yihe Palace, and Wang Xiuyan and Jia Meiren and Xi Imperial Daughter lived in Lingyuntai.