When Mingran woke up, the sunlight had already shone into the room through the window lattice, and she looked at the empty pillow, and it seemed that Xiao Yiqian had gotten up.

She lifted the quilt and got up and walked outside the screen.

Xiao Yiqian came out from behind the bead curtain neatly dressed, he walked up to Ming Ran, pulled her to the dressing table and sat down, and Zhu Qing quickly stepped forward to tie Ming Ran's hair.

Xiao Yiqian stood behind her, looking at her with a smile raised at the corner of his mouth.

"Why does the emperor keep looking at his concubines?" Ming Ran saw him standing not far behind him from the mirror.

He looked down and smiled, "The dye is beautiful. ”

Mingye smiled faintly.

The emperor and queen got married, and the court was closed for three days, so he didn't have to go to the court, but he had to go with her to pay homage to the queen mother.

"It takes a long time for the concubines to dress up, and the emperor can go to the soft couch to wait."

She was really not used to being stared at all the time.

"Okay." Xiao Yiqian disappeared from the brass mirror.

Aunt Zhu walked over from the wedding couch, with a strange face, holding a piece of white silk in her hand, she lowered her body and spread the snow-white and flawless white silk in front of Ming Ran.

"Queen, this is ......."

The white silk does not have the blood red that it should have, if the Queen Mother asks, how should she talk to the Queen Mother?

Ming Ran glanced at it and said indifferently: "It's okay, you can just give it back to your aunt truthfully." ”

"Yes, Niangniang, it's time for you to change your title for the Queen Mother." Aunt Zhu said in a low voice, put the white silk into her sleeves, and then stood up and returned to the wedding couch to tidy up.

Ming Ran looked at the brass mirror in a daze.

Today, Xiao Yiqian is bound to discuss with the Queen Mother about Xiao Yiqian's expedition, and how she wants the Queen Mother to stop it.

"Niangniang, what's the matter?" Zhuqing asked softly in her ear.

Mingran shook his head.

After a short time, after finishing her makeup, she stood up and changed into a brocade dress.

The black and gold Chaofeng costume echoes Xiao Yiqian's Chaolong suit, which is graceful and atmospheric.

The whole Fenghua Palace is luxurious and exquisite, the cloister out of the dormitory is the scene of a rockery fountain, through the garden, the vermilion lacquer gate of the palace is solemn and majestic, and the dragon chariot of the gold-inlaid dragon is parked outside the official road.

Xiao Yiqian took Ming Ran by the hand, sat on the dragon chariot together, and slowly drove towards Huiyong Palace.

There were many palace people standing at the door, greeting the emperor and queen.

Ming Ran followed behind Xiao Yiqian, took small steps all the way, and entered the main hall of Huiyong Palace.

The Queen Mother sat directly above, smiling at the two people who were slowly approaching.

After Ming Ran knelt three times and bowed nine times, he got up and walked to the Queen Mother's side.

The Queen Mother glanced at Xiao Yiqian, smiled and pulled her to the soft couch of the cabinet and sat down, "Dye Er is the queen, the mourning family has nothing to instruct, everything has a mourning family, Dye Er learns slowly." ”

Ming Ran leaned on the Queen Mother's shoulder, "Auntie, Xiao Yichen is going to go on the expedition." ”

The Queen Mother immediately covered Mingran's mouth and glanced out, "The emperor is still outside, where did you hear the news?" ”

"That's what the emperor told me last night."

The Queen Mother took a deep breath, "Don't mention this matter first, the emperor thinks that the mourning family is asking you about the boudoir last night, so the mourning family will pretend not to know about this matter and see when the emperor mentions it." ”

Ming Ran lowered his head and said in an inaudible voice: "Last night, I didn't have sex. ”

The queen stiffened, "The emperor didn't have sex last night?" ”

Mingran lowered his head, "He drank too much last night. ”

The queen was suspicious, and when the emperor left from Jiuxiao Palace last night, he was still awake.

Pressing the doubts in her heart, the Queen Mother pulled Ming Ran and walked out again, saying as she walked: "It's okay, the coming day is long, and the mourning family can wait to hug the emperor and grandson." ”

The Queen Mother's face smiled again, and she walked out and sat down directly above.

Mingran's face sank slightly.

She walked to the chair behind Xiao Yiqian and sat down, listening absentmindedly to the Queen Mother's conversation with him.

She knows that what she will face in the future is the problem of heirs, she is the middle palace, and everyone will focus on her.

Whether it is the queen mother or the ministers in the court, they must all hope that she can give birth to the emperor's eldest son.

"Queen Mother, there are many palace affairs that Dye Er still doesn't understand, so you have to worry a lot." Xiao said respectfully.

The Queen Mother squinted at him, "Of course, the mourning family will teach good dyeing, I think at the beginning, the mourning family also changed from an official woman who didn't know anything, to a middle palace that bowed to everything later." ”

She sighed for a while, looked at Ming Ran, and then said: "It's hard, it's not overnight, Dye Er has to be prepared." ”

Ming Ran thought of the Queen Mother's illness, and couldn't bear her to work too hard, "Queen Mother, Dye Er will study the things of the Middle Palace with her heart, you can rest assured." ”

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction.

Tears flashed in Mingran's eyes, she looked at Xiao Yiqian, and he was also looking at her, Mingran saw the hidden worry in his eyes from the bottom of his eyes.

I guess he knows, too.

Xiao Yiqian picked up the teacup and moistened his throat, "Queen Mother, some time ago, Jiang Guo sent a letter to Li Guo to provoke the Celestial Empire and Li Guo to make peace this time, Jiang Guo did this, and he did not miss the perennial blessing of the Celestial Empire, I have decided to send troops to Jiang Guo, annihilate the royal family of Jiang Guo, and recover the territory of Jiang Guo. ”

The empress dowager's face gradually became heavier, her eyes rolled, she pondered for a long time, and said, "When does the emperor plan to send troops?" ”

"The ministers of the court, all agree with this matter, but no one is willing to lead the troops to battle, last night, King Chen asked for a decree and asked to go to war."

"King Chen has never led troops, and he will take over hundreds of thousands of troops, is it safe?"

"In the past two years, King Chen has long ceased to be the idle prince of the previous two years, and it can be seen from the previous incident of King Run that he has the talent to lead troops to fight."

The inscrutable smile that the corners of Xiao Yiqian's mouth have been raising lightly makes people unable to understand the deep meaning under his smile.

Ming Ran looked at the Queen Mother with pleading eyes.

The Queen Mother glanced at her, and turned to look at Xiao Yiqian, "Since the emperor has decided, the mourning family has no intention of discussing it." ”

Mingran lowered her head in frustration, she couldn't listen to the words in her ears at all, her mind was full of the smoke of war, thousands of troops galloping on the battlefield, blood was dripping, and corpses were everywhere.

It wasn't until she heard the Queen Mother mention Princess Li that she withdrew her fugue thoughts.

"Princess Li Guo has been living in the translation hall for more than two months, when will the queen send someone to take her into the palace?" The Queen Mother stared at Ming Ran.

Ming's eyelashes flickered, "Why don't you just do it in three days?" ”

She couldn't wait to take her into the palace immediately.

Xiao Yiqian's face changed slightly, and a coldness appeared on his face, "I have just gotten married to you, so there is no need to be in such a hurry." ”

"But the emperor, she is a dignified princess, since she is destined to be a royal person, why not take her into the palace as soon as possible, now that the war with Jiang Guo is about to start, if the princess has been living outside the palace, I am afraid that it will be dangerous."

Her eyes were calm and she looked at Xiao Yiqian.

Xiao Yiqian stared at her for a long time, and finally compromised, "You can do it." ”

The Queen Mother laughed and said: "The mourning family also thinks that it is not appropriate to let the princess stay outside the palace for a long time, so the princess's title, can the emperor prepare it?" ”

Xiao Yiqian thought for a while, "Just Concubine Li." ”

The Queen Mother frowned, and her face was embarrassed, "The emperor only gave her the concubine position?" ”