Yao Hei'er waited restlessly in Kunning Palace for a while, and saw Yao Qiong coming back with the support of several palace maids.

Although it is already spring, the night breeze is still exceptionally cool.

Yao Qiong was only wearing a set of pale cyan gauze bedclothes, half of her hair was tied up, half of her hair was loosened, and she was only wearing a pair of soft-soled shoes under her feet.

Yao Hei'er was distressed and anxious, because a group of people were surrounded by her, and she had to say something, so she had to hurriedly bow down, "Courtesy Yao, see the queen." ”

Yao Qiong had already heard the palace maids mention that her mother had come to the palace, and she knew in her heart that it was for her own business, and she was already very guilty, and hurriedly said, "Mother, it's so late, and I'm bothering you to come again." As he spoke, he hurriedly picked up his mother personally.

Yao Hei'er held her daughter's hand, only to feel cold to the bone, she couldn't help but put it in the palm of her hand, and said with a reluctant smile, "I heard that the queen mother has something to do here, where is the courtier's still staying at home, but she is not in a hurry to come." As he spoke, he gave Yao Qiong a look.

Yao Qiong sent all the palace maids out, and Yao Hei'er said, "My son! How can you be so careless! ”

Yao Qiong suddenly burst into tears, but didn't speak.

Yao Hei'er felt distressed again, and after counting, she had harmed her daughter, so she whispered, "I have already explained to Your Majesty, saying that you wrote that poem to Your Majesty." You must be careful not to annoy Your Majesty again. ”

Yao Qiong sobbed more and more, but still didn't say a word.

Yao Hei'er sighed and said, "I heard that the emperor recently accepted a virtuous concubine, who is she?" ”

Hearing this, Yao Qiongfang stopped crying, wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and sighed, "It was originally in King Ning's Mansion, an official gave His Majesty several Kabuki in order to please His Majesty, and this virtuous concubine was one of them. Because she was smart and clever, and her dancing posture was good, His Majesty specially named her nephrite at that time, called nephrite. Later, when she entered the palace, she naturally followed. She has always been very favored, and recently His Majesty gave her a concubine, which is also a matter of time. This palace doesn't care, it's just that sometimes it's lonely for a long night, and it's inevitable that she will think wildly, and even the mother will be frightened, and her daughter will no longer dare to be careless. ”

Yao Hei'er nodded and said, "This is really inevitable. It's just that since Your Majesty has ascended to the throne, you should have chosen a few concubines a long time ago, and when the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager come back, you will play the two old saints, and then select a few outstanding women to enter the palace, so as to become a unit. ”

Yao Qiong understands that this is her mother's hope to choose a few more women to enter the palace and share the holy favor of the virtuous concubine, which is also a thing that she can't ask for, she doesn't care who His Majesty favors, but there are more concubines in the palace, and the responsibilities on her shoulders can also be shared, thinking like this, she hurriedly said, "Mother, what your old man said is that when the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager return to the palace, the daughter will be clear, Niang, you are outside the palace, and often walk around with the female dependents of those official eunuchs, why not help Your Majesty find a few?" ”

"My silly boy!" Yao Hei'er couldn't help but sigh, "That being said, it's better for you to fight for yourself after all, although you are now the queen......" She hesitated, and finally asked, "You and Your Majesty have been married for two years, why haven't you been pregnant?" ”

Yao Qiong's face turned red, she lowered her head and called out embarrassedly, "Mother, how do I know these ......?"

Yao Hei'er shook her head helplessly, this child, after all, is still too simple, and he should still find a few good prescriptions to recuperate this child. Just thinking about it, I heard a eunuch outside the palace shouting, "The emperor has arrived-"

Yao Hei'er patted Yao Qiong's hand lightly, and hurriedly knelt down with her daughter to pick up the car.

After Li Sheng came in, there was no anger on his face at all, Yao Hei'er Fang put his mind at ease, and said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, it's late at night, the courtiers should go back, Your Majesty and the Empress should rest in peace early." ”

Li Sheng nodded, and handed the hairpin in his hand to Yao Hei'er, "Mrs. Yao Guo, you just forgot this." ”

Yao Hei'er hurriedly thanked him again, put the hairpin between the buns, and went out of the palace with Meng Ying.

In Mrs. Yao Guo's house, everyone is still panicked. Zhong Cuiling, with Yao Pei and Yao Qiong, was wandering restlessly at the gate of the mansion, watching Yao Hei'er's carriage and horse come back from a distance, and hurriedly greeted him.

Yao Hei'er didn't want to say it explicitly, but said lightly, "After all, he is still a young man, he is impatient, and there is nothing else to do, Pei'er, Jiu'er, you go back to your room to rest." ”

Yao Pei and Yao Jiu also understood that they were a girl's family, so it was inconvenient to ask more, as long as their sister and mother were safe and sound, it would be fine, so they poured out their mother's fatigue one after another, said a few words of gossip, and went back to their rooms.

Zhong Cuiling couldn't rest assured, so she only followed Yao Hei'er back to the room, and she was sure to ask about right and wrong. Yao Hei'er didn't hide it, and told the story before and after, and couldn't help but cry, "After all, I hurt this child." If it was up to her to promise the child of the iron pillar at the beginning, there would be nothing wrong, but now looking at her like this, my heart is like a cat scratching. ”

Zhong Cuiling had no choice but to persuade, "Sister, the matter has come to this point, and it is useless to regret it." I only hope that the queen can quickly conceive a dragon fetus and give birth to a prince for His Majesty, which is the most important. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager already love the queen very much, if the queen has a prince again, it is not easy for other concubines to be favored. ”

Yao Hei'er nodded, and said, "Cuiling, I used to walk around in the eunuchs' houses, and most of you were with me, do you remember, whose girl is good-looking, of the same age, and virtuous?" ”

Zhong Cuiling tilted her head and thought about it, and said with a smile, "Sister said so, I remembered it, the daughter of Taifu Shaoqing Han's family, she is fifteen years old this year, her appearance is extremely standard, and the etiquette is also very thoughtful, which is rare, and there is a daughter of a tall family in Zhongshushe, which is also good." These two girls have not yet decided on a marriage. It's just that the concubine is chosen for His Majesty, and there has always been a special court order to be responsible, so why don't we ask about it? ”

Yao Hei'er said, "Okay, naturally I first and the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and the two old sages issued an order to do it." Moreover, this matter was brought up by our family, which better demonstrated our Qiong'er's generosity and open-mindedness. It's just that the girl must have a docile personality to be better. ”

As the sisters spoke, they saw the window turn white.

Zhong Cuiling yawned lightly and said, "Sister, take a break, before you know it, the sky is almost dawn, Ming'er-no, today is the birthday of Mrs. Ran, we have to go over to pay respects." ”

Yao Hei'er's nerves were tense all night, and after talking and laughing with Cuiling for a while, Fang felt relaxed, and he also felt sleepy, and he was busy calling the girl to bring water to wash her face, Zhong Cuiling said, "That's it, sister, their children's family is sleepy a lot, and they go to bed early, or I will serve you." ”

As he spoke, he fetched hot water, and both of them freshened up and rested.

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