The whole department of ceremonies was completely busy, day and night.

The emperor's abdication is the first time in more than 100 years that the Dasheng Dynasty should go to what kind of procedure, and the Ministry of Rites has no concept at all, so they can only go to the ancient rites.

Fan Peizhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, went through the ancient rites for a day and a night in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and the more he translated the ancient rites, the more he felt a headache.

If according to the ancient rites, the emperor should give in, the new emperor should resign first, kowtow in front of the emperor to say that he is not competent, and beg the emperor not to abdicate.

The more the new emperor kowtowed, the more he obeyed the courtesy, and then, the prime minister led the ministers to ask for another discussion.

Repeating this three times, the new emperor can reluctantly accept the throne, and only then can it become a good story that has been passed down through the ages like Yao Shun Chanrang.

However, there is an uncommon enmity between the regent and Jin Shang for killing his father and mother, which can never be resolved, let alone let go.

If the regent is asked to kowtow to the emperor, saying that he is not subject to the throne, and ask the emperor to ascend the throne again......

Fan Peizhong deeply felt that if he really took his brain to do this, he would be looking for death!

Besides, will Imakami cooperate?!

What if Imagami publicly expresses his refusal to "abdicate"?

Fan Peizhong raised his head from the book and rubbed his eyebrows, his tired eyes were bloodshot.

As we all know, the jade seal and the edict are in the celebrant supervisor, and he dared to say something "rebellious", and it is really difficult to say who issued this abdication edict issued by the emperor.

I'm afraid it's not just Fan Peizhong who doubts this, but also the other courtiers in the court.

It's just that since this matter is the common meaning of the two ancestors, Cen Yin and Mu Yan, naturally no one dares to question or oppose it.

On the bright side, like now, the imperial court smoothly transitioned from now on to Mu Yan, which is the best for Dasheng.

Fan Peizhong rubbed his temples again, only to feel a splitting headache and sour eyes.

His bookcase is full of stacks of ancient books, including paper books and bamboo slips, and there is a bookshelf next to him, and I am afraid that I will not be able to read them all in three days and three nights.

But what could he do?!

Fan Peizhong could only continue to bury his face back in the book with a headache, and thought "rebelliously": Hey! If the emperor dies, then the regent's succession ceremony will be much clearer, and what to do, just do it.

Another long sigh came to Fan Peizhong's mouth.

"Hey!"

He happened to hear the sighs of others in his ears.

The Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites sighed, put down an ancient book in his hand, and grunted and complained: "Trouble, it's really trouble!" Not only is the enthronement ceremony troublesome, but the emperor's harem is also troublesome. ”

His complaint, Fan Peizhong and the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites were also attracted to attention, and they also frowned, and the two looked at each other, and their tired faces were a little embarrassed.

yes, what is going to happen to the emperor's harem?!

The right attendant of the Ministry of Rites formed a fist with his right hand, knocked a few times on the desk, frowned and said: "Originally, if the father dies and the son succeeds, it will be simple......"

Then, the emperor's harem concubines are all regarded as the new emperor's concubines, and the queen is the new emperor's concubines, so everything can naturally be placed according to the ancestral system.

The problem is that Mu Yan is Jinshang's nephew.

There are a lot of young beauties in the emperor's harem, and these concubines are similar to Mu Yan, if they are still placed in the harem, it will inevitably cause gossip.

Besides, after Mu Yan ascends the throne, he will always have to take concubines and concubines, and he will have to vacate the harem, how can there be a reason for his nephew's concubine and his uncle's concubine to live together!

"And the queen's ......," said the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites with a headache, revealing a deep furrow between his eyebrows, "and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Anping, it is not easy to settle." ”

The eldest princess of Anping is Mu Yan's aunt and adoptive mother who raised him since he was a child, no one knows that Mu Yan regards her as her own mother. With Mu Yan's temperament, maybe he will raise An Ping in Cining Palace.

Taking a step back, even if Mu Yan doesn't support Anping, there is no reason to support his aunt.

What's more, Mu Yan still has an enmity with the emperor, if he is allowed to support the queen as the queen mother, doesn't it mean that the queen can suppress Mu Yan with "filial piety" in the future, wouldn't that add to Mu Yan's blockage? !

There was silence in the room.

The three of them only felt that they had never encountered such a thorny problem in the court for decades. This is simply impossible!

After being silent for a while, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites said helplessly: "It's just that the regent doesn't have a biological mother yet......"

If Mu Yan's biological mother is here, she will be directly named the queen mother, and the concubines in the harem can also be placed by her. The Ministry of Rites can be used as a shopkeeper.

"Lao Mo, don't forget, there are still many princes in the palace who have not opened a mansion and princesses who have not married." The left attendant of the Ministry of Rites reminded.

The more the three of them talked, the more worried they became, they all knew that it would be inconvenient for these underage princes and princesses to stay in the palace in the future, and they had to find ways to settle these people.

There was silence in the room again, until the servant came in and re-served them tea, which broke the silence of the room.

The left waiter of the Ministry of Rites absentmindedly picked up the teacup, then put it down again, and proposed to Fan Peizhong: "Lord Fan, do you want to ask Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Anping?" ”

The right attendant of the Ministry of Rites was shocked, and nodded frequently, feeling that this idea of his colleague was very good.

However, Fan Peizhong was even more worried, glanced at the two waiters lightly, and said helplessly: "I have already consulted Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." "Do they think he hasn't thought about it?

"And what does Your Highness say?" The left attendant of the Ministry of Rites asked actively.

"Your Royal Highness said that she was just the princess of the first emperor, and she couldn't control the emperor's harem." Fan Peizhong said with a sad face.

The right attendant of the Ministry of Rites was thoughtful, his eyes lit up, and he said meaningfully: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is the princess of the first emperor, and she really can't control the emperor's harem. However, my lord, the new emperor is not without a queen, in the final analysis, it is only right that the queen is in charge of the harem. ”

"......" Fan Peizhong was stunned, his eyes widened with sudden realization, and a name appeared in his mind-

Four girls!

Fan Peizhong suddenly opened his mouth, and his whole person was in good spirits.

Fan Peizhong stood up, stroked his robe and said, "You guys are busy first, I'll go to Duanmu Mansion." ”

Fan Peizhong said that he would leave, and after having a carriage ready, he went straight to Duanmu Mansion on Quanyu Street to ask to see Duanmufei.

Although Fan Peizhong was an uninvited guest, his reputation as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites was still quite effective, and the porter asked people to lead him to the Chaohui Hall, and sent his mother-in-law to the Zhanqing Courtyard to pass the ceremony.

"Fourth girl, Lord Shangshu Fan of the Ministry of Rites asks to see you."

The pothos ran into the east room to pass through.

"Master Fan?" Duanmufei, who was concentrating on the soles of his shoes, raised his head in surprise when he heard Tongyu, and for a moment, he almost suspected that he had heard it wrong.

The pothos nodded solemnly, she was also surprised, Shangshu, who had come to the door to find the four girls before, was only one of them. Now, there's one more.

For some reason, Lu Luo faintly felt in her heart that the book that would look for her own girl in the house in the future might be more than that......

Be calm yourself!

Green pothos said to herself in her heart that she was the future queen's big girl.

Duanmu blinked and put down the half-contained soles of his shoes. Her grandfather wasn't at home, and she couldn't leave the guests dry, so she had to go and see them.

Duanmu Fei took the pothos to the Zhaohui Hall together.

Fan Peizhong had already sat down, and when he saw Duanmu Fei coming, he quickly got up with a smile.

"Master Fan." Duanmu politely gave Fan Peizhong a blessing salute, where did Fan Peizhong dare to accept her courtesy, and avoided it.

"The four girls don't need to be polite." Fan Peizhong got straight to the point, "Today, the contemptible people took the liberty to visit, in fact, there is something I want to ask the girl. ”

The green pothos on the side was dumbfounded when he heard it, but he didn't expect that the dignified Shangshu would ask his own girl.

"......" Duanmu Fei was also a little confused, and he didn't know what was going on at all.

But this person is all in front of him, and Duanmu Fei can only say: "Master Fan has something to say." ”

Along the way, Fan Peizhong had already thought about how to speak, and hurriedly asked: "Fourth girl, you see that the regent will ascend the throne next year, so naturally he wants to live in the palace from the princess's mansion, so how should the harem be arranged today?" ”

"......" Duanmufei didn't expect Fan Peizhong to mention this to her at all, and she was stunned again.

The pothos was also stunned, and the first reaction was that this Ministry of Rites Shangshu was too unreliable, how could he ask his own girl about this!

Fan Peizhong saw that Duanmu Fei was silent, and he was anxious, so he hurriedly arched his hand at Duanmu Fei, and said with a bitter face: "Fourth girl, don't shirk this matter!" The contemptible people really have no idea, if the four girls don't come to the call, nothing can be done in the future. ”

Fan Peizhong looked at Duanmu Fei without tears, and his elegant face was a little scoundrel. He is also telling the truth, if the emperor's harem is not settled, the next enthronement ceremony will not be possible!

Duanmu Fei looked at Fan Peizhong indescribably, and couldn't help but think of Duanmu Xian's evaluation of the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites: Fan Peizhong, this person, is informal, and if he says it badly, he is a scoundrel who has read a lot of books! The scoundrel is not terrible, but he is afraid that the scoundrel will have ink in his stomach.

There is a saying that it is easy to please God and difficult to send God.

Duanmu sighed silently in his heart and asked, "So, what is the problem?" ”

Fan Peizhong was relieved when he heard this, knowing that Duanmu Fei was willing to give him ideas, so this matter was half the story. Even if Duanmu Fei has no idea for a while, he can coax her to ask the regent or Duanmu Shoufu for an idea, right?

Fan Peizhong's heart was a lot more settled, and he euphemistically said their scruples of the Ministry of Etiquette. The concubines, princes and princesses of the harem must not be placed in the harem, so they can see where to settle down.

The pothos listened to the confusion in her mind, and only understood one thing. The girl has not yet sat in the position of the queen, but the secretary of the Ministry of Rites has already regarded the girl as a "queen".

This queen of the world is really not easy to be. Pothos sighed in her heart.

Duanmu Fei stroked his sleeves, groaned slightly, and then proposed: "Lord Fan, then let the prince open the mansion, and the concubines with heirs can be raised by the prince out of the palace, what do you think?" ”

"......" Fan Peizhong's eyes widened slightly, and his expression was a little tangled.

The Ministry of Rites has always talked about the word "rite", so that they will spend time and effort to read the ancient rites in the past two days, that is, they want to have an explanation to the outside world to show their solemnity.

For more than 100 years in the Dasheng Dynasty, there has never been a matter of concubines being taken out of the palace by the prince.

However, Fan Peizhong only hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly echoed: "The fourth girl has a good idea!" ”

Fan Peizhong has always been good at flexibility, but in the blink of an eye, he had already convinced himself in his heart: There was no such case in the Dasheng Dynasty before, and that was because the concubines of the first emperor were all the concubines of the new emperor, and the new emperor could not drive the concubine out of the palace even for the sake of face.

can think about it from another angle, in addition to the royal family, after the death of the elders, since the separation of the family, isn't it natural for the aunt to follow her son? !

Speaking of the previous dynasty, there was also an old case of the prince taking the concubine in the palace back to the palace after the death of the first emperor.

After figuring out this reason, Fan Peizhong felt that the trouble was half solved.

Fan Pei thought about it and began to quickly calculate in his heart how many concubines in the palace had given birth to sons, but ......

"There are also a few princes who are too young." Fan Peizhong frowned.

Except for the eldest prince and the fourth prince, the other princes are a little younger, such as the fifth prince and the sixth prince are only twelve years old, and they can barely open the mansion, but the age of the remaining seven princes, the eighth prince and the ninth prince is really too young, like the ninth prince who has just turned three years old, just a milk doll.

Fan Peizhong continued: "There are still five concubines who only have princesses under their knees, and there are more than thirty or forty concubines who have no prince and princess......

Fan Peizhong was so focused that he didn't notice that under the eaves outside the main hall, there was a slender and upright figure.

Duanmuxian happened to hear this conversation, and stared at Fan Peizhong in the hall with an expressionless face.

The little maid guarding under the eaves was about to salute, but was stopped by Duanmuxian raising his hand.

Although Duanmu Xian didn't hear what Fan Peizhong said earlier, he was smart, just the few keywords he had just heard, and then thinking of Fan Peizhong's sighing appearance in the past two days, he immediately understood what Fan Peizhong came to find his little granddaughter for.

"......" Duanmu Xian's face seemed to be splashed with ink, and it turned black in an instant.

His little granddaughter is still Yunying unmarried, so she wants to help Mu Yan's stinky boy manage the harem?!

What kind of mess is this, this Fan Peizhong is too unreliable, he is still a "Ministry of Rites" scholar, he is simply a shameless scoundrel!

"Ahem."

Duanmuxian deliberately cleared his throat, attracting the attention of the two people in the hall.

"Grandfather." Duanmu stood up with a smile and greeted him.

As soon as Fan Peizhong saw Duanmu Xian, he felt a little weak, and squeezed out an overly bright smile, "Lord Duanmu." ”

Duanmu Xian didn't care about anything, he stretched out his hand and didn't hit the smiling person, walked in with his robe, and unceremoniously started to catch up with people: "Fan Peizhong, isn't your Ministry of Rites very busy lately?" Why do you still have time to come to me! ”

Fan Peizhong smiled more attentively, and said with a smile: "Lord Duanmu, I'm busy, don't you see, I've already passed through the door three times and won't enter." ”

Fan Peizhong didn't lie, he hadn't been home for two days, and he had just passed by Fan's Mansion on his way out of the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites to Quanyu Street.

"Lord Duanmu, I'm helpless, so I'm here to bother the fourth girl." Fan Peizhong was cheeky and didn't leave.

"......" Duanmu Xian once again witnessed this scoundrel of the new Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He also knew Fan Peizhong's helplessness, but he knew that he knew and understood that he understood, but he would not be soft-hearted because of this, not to mention, this matter also involved Duanmufei.

is still the same sentence, his little granddaughter has not married into the Mu family yet!

Moreover, this matter is related to the harem concubines and those princes and princesses, even if the little granddaughter handles it well, those officials and imperial historians will grasp some details Rory. But if there is anything wrong, the little granddaughter can be sprayed to death by the saliva of those officials and imperial history.

Well done, no good; If you mess up, you'll get into trouble.

This matter is simply a thankless task, and it is better to hide as far as you can.

Duanmu Xian took two more steps towards Fan Peizhong, and stretched out his hand to make a petition with a smile, "Master Fan, I'll send you." ”

Duanmuxian's eviction order was already very clear, so he almost let Fan Peizhong get out directly.

Fan Peizhong touched his nose in a gloomy manner, for fear that if he forced people into a hurry, Duanmu Xian would let people throw him out of Duanmu Mansion, and said with a smile: "Lord Duanmu, then the next official will leave." ”

As he said, Duanmu Xian personally sent Fan Peizhong in the direction of Yimen.

At this time, it is already more than half of the Shen time, the sun is slanting in the west, and the golden red sunlight is sprinkled on the people's body, which is very comfortable.

Fan Peizhong was very knowledgeable, and he also knew that he had come presumptuously this time, and he was rude in front of him, so he walked and made a series of remarks to defend himself: "Lord Duanmu, the new emperor will ascend the throne in the coming year, and you also know that there are many things in the Ministry of Rites. If the emperor's harem is not properly placed, what will the new emperor do when he ascends the throne? ”

"Leave a mess, and it will be Ling's granddaughter who will be in trouble at that time." Fan Peizhong smiled flatteringly at Duanmu Xian.

Duanmu Xian almost laughed angrily, and suddenly stopped, "Isn't this simple?" ”

Fan Peizhong hurriedly stopped, looked at Duanmu Xian nervously, and smiled on his face.

"Fan Peizhong, aren't you very 'smart' on weekdays? What can't be done with such a simple matter, isn't the Qianya Garden on the outskirts of Beijing empty? I think it's good there, just move all the people, and I'll definitely be able to live. Duanmu Xian casually dusted off his robe and said angrily.

"......" Fan Peizhong smiled as if he had just woken up from a dream, his face was happy.

yes, that's okay too!

"What Lord Duanmu said is, it's so good!" Fan Peizhong stroked his palms and smiled, his eyes were shining.

In fact, Fan Peizhong didn't think about moving the concubines in the harem, but he had side scruples, in the final analysis, this matter was brought forward by the Ministry of Rites, and the name was not right, and he was afraid that those concubines would react too much, and the situation would not look good.

However, this is no longer the case.

Duanmu Fei just mentioned that the prince can take his biological mother away for support, so those concubines who have a prince will definitely be happy and will definitely not make trouble. In the final analysis, there is no need for them to go against the new monarch, in case the new monarch gives their son small shoes to wear, it is not these princes who will suffer.

There is a saying that mothers value their sons.

Among the harem concubines, these concubines with princes are often higher than others, as long as these concubines agree, this matter is equivalent to more than half.

As for those concubines who don't have a prince under their knees, they are already weak, and they don't have their son's support, so they don't dare to cause trouble.

That is, the concubine who was born in a family and has a high position may be a little troublesome, but it is much better than the situation where she had no idea where to start before.

The most troublesome person is actually the queen, but Fan Peizhong doesn't care about it for the time being, let's settle the rest of the harem first.

Fan Pei felt that this trip was really not in vain, and the whole person was as if he had taken some panacea, and he was full of energy.

"Thank you Lord Duanmu for your advice, then the lower official will leave first."

Fan Peizhong solemnly bowed to Duanmuxian, thanked him again, and walked away happily, walking with the wind.

The carriage of the Fan family stopped outside the Yimen five or six zhang away, and Fan Peizhong got into the carriage and left.

Duanmu Xian shook his head, and slowly returned to the Zhaohui Hall with his hands in his hands.

Duanmu guessed that his grandfather would come back, so he was still in the hall and made tea for his grandfather himself.

"Grandfather, drink tea."

At the same time as Duanmuxian sat down, the hot tea was also brought to him, which made him very useful.

The four girls in his family are filial piety!

He hurts a little more, that's a matter of course, isn't it?!

Duanmuxian took a sip of tea with satisfaction, and when he looked at Duanmu Fei, his expression was smiling, and he didn't see the displeasure he had shown to Fan Peizhong before.

"Four girls, I know you're soft-hearted. However, a few words or two are enough, don't leave it to yourself. Duanmu Xian earnestly advised.

The green pothos looked at the old lady who turned his face like a flip book, and then he slowly understood, it turned out that the old lady was just pretentious about Fan Shangshu's angry appearance.

No wonder she heard You Shangshu say that the old lady was an old fox last time, it seems that You Shangshu said it from her heart......

"Grandfather, I understand." Duanmu Fei nodded obediently, like a simple little white rabbit, so that Duanmu Xian couldn't help but break his heart for his little granddaughter.

Duanmufei really understood, so she only mentioned the matter of having the prince's concubines, and didn't plan to say anything else.

"Grandfather, Aunt Guifei should be able to leave the palace."

Duanmu Xian was stunned, thinking of Duanmu Guifei in the deep palace, he sighed in his heart.

As soon as he entered the deep palace, it was as deep as the sea, and it was not easy for him to see his daughter.

There are no outsiders here, and Duanmuxian does not hide his emotion, and his eyes show a thousand emotions.

Duanmu smiled and said, "Grandfather, early tomorrow morning, I will go into the palace to tell Aunt Guifei the good news." ”

"Good, good!" Duanmu Xian said yes in a loud voice, and his eyes seemed to be slightly moist.

His intelligent eldest daughter, after so many years, she is finally looking forward to the end!

Duanmu said with a smile: "It's just so good that I can bring a jar of the osmanthus wine I just brewed to Aunt Guifei." ”

So, the next day, Duanmu Fei got up early in the morning and set off with her osmanthus wine, and she didn't forget to go to Xiangyun Lane to pick up Hanxing on the way.

Duanmu Fei told the Ministry of Rites Shangshu about going to her yesterday.

“……”

“……”

Duanmu Guifei and Hanxing's mother and daughter were stunned when they heard about it at first glance.

Duanmu Guifei's eyes widened in ecstasy, she had been in the palace for so many years, and every day she saw the four heavens, as if she was trapped in a huge cage, unable to move an inch.

Others only see her as a beautiful concubine, a high-ranking concubine, who only succumbs to the queen in the harem, and has a son and a daughter, so she will not be old and helpless.

But who knows her distress, over the years, her days in the palace are one word: "boil", and staying up one day is one day.

Now, she can finally break free from this cage and get out.

Han Xing gave Duanmu Fei a dangerous look, which means that Duanmu Fei didn't say anything in advance about such an important matter, and hid it all the way.

Duanmu Fei said with his eyes.

However, Han Xing was unmoved, and silently said that they would settle this account later!

"Mother," Han Xing got up with a smile, sat down next to Duanmu Guifei, took her arm affectionately, and said delicately, "You can also come and live with your sons in the future." ”

"We can sleep together as we used to and talk at night."

"Erchen can also take you out to play, there are many fun places in Beijing, although Erchen doesn't dare to say that he knows ten percent, eight or nine times out of ten there are always ......"

Han Xing gushed endlessly to Duanmu Guifei to show off and boast.

"......" Duanmu Guifei looked at her daughter indescribably, I really don't know what this girl is proud of. Knowing where to have fun in Beijing, isn't this something that those gentlemen brag about?

Duanmu Guifei sighed secretly in her heart: This daughter of hers, even if she is married, she is still so unreliable!

I don't want to think about the reason why my mother-in-law lives in my son-in-law's house!