Emperor Cheng came to the imperial garden to relax, the five dukes persuaded him without a trace, although Emperor Cheng was not very happy in his heart, but after listening to the five dukes talk about the election, Emperor Cheng's mind couldn't help but reflect Xue Yi's jade face, and casually chanted: "Rare in the world, sinking fish and geese, the moon is closed and the flowers are ashamed." ET Huilan is a little clever and gentle. formed a combination of Luan and a phoenix, and matched the swallow couple. Lightly brushed, like sweating jade powder, pretending to yawn and whispering curses in his sleeves. For a while, the family teased people, and they couldn't leave Yang Qiubo's pair of emotional eyes. (Man Tingfang)"

Emperor Cheng missed Xue Yi, recalling how much love he had with Xue Yi and Mandarin Ducks in the past, he couldn't help but smile like his lips, guessing in his heart that Xue Yi didn't know what he was doing at this time, and he couldn't wait to see her at this moment, just raised his legs but fell down suddenly, and suddenly remembered that at this time he was already Emperor Cheng Xiao Luochen instead of Xiao Yichen in the palace of King Chongqing!

Seeing Emperor Cheng's sudden smile and frowning, the fifth prince knew that he already had someone in mind, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Forgive the old slave for talking too much, looking at the appearance of the Long Live Lord must be an intentional person?" “

Emperor Cheng smiled and nodded: "If I stand up in the future, it must be her!" “

Seeing that Emperor Cheng was in a much better mood at this time, the fifth duke took the opportunity to ask: "But I don't know which famous lady can win the favor of the Lord of Long Live and have such a blessing?" “

The words of the fifth duke seemed to arouse Emperor Cheng's heart, and the smiling face that was still bright just now suddenly gloomy and gloomy, Emperor Cheng turned his words and looked at the sky and sighed: "Alas........ Fifth Gonggong, it's not early, I should go to Shouning Palace to ask the concubine Niangniang to say goodbye, and I can discuss the matter of the first emperor sleeping tomorrow." “

Seeing that Emperor Cheng didn't say anything, the fifth duke naturally couldn't ask any further, so he had to nod, and the two came to the door of Shouning Palace. Lilac, go to the imperial dining room to pass lunch. “

The palace maid Lilac agreed to go down.

Emperor Cheng didn't have much appetite to eat, but seeing that Lilac had gone out, it was inconvenient to call her back, so he had to pay a salute to the concubine first, the mother and son sat down, and the eunuch maid served the two to wash and use tea.

Concubine Yuan put down the tea cup, looked at Emperor Cheng's white face like jade and was slightly tired, her eyes were slightly flushed like a morning star, the bridge of her nose was high, her lips were slightly open to reveal her neat white teeth, and she was wearing a golden crown of her hair. This reminds the palace of the first emperor......."

Emperor Cheng hurriedly stood up, knelt down on his knees in front of Concubine Yuan and comforted her: "The concubine doesn't have to be sad, the concubine died early, and she will serve the concubine as if she was her own, but the position of the queen mother is ........."

Before Emperor Cheng finished speaking, there were bursts of women's cries outside the courtyard, the cry was tragic and complaining, which made people feel sad, Emperor Cheng's face was uncertain, and he just wanted to pass the decree to see who it was = so bold that he dared to cry in this palace, and before he opened his mouth, Concubine Yuan shook her head and sighed: "The emperor wants to know what kind of person is crying outside?" “

Emperor Cheng nodded: "Does the concubine Niangniang know?" “

"Aren't those old palace people and their masters saying goodbye? Could it be that the emperor has forgotten our old gift of inviting the Moon Kingdom? After the first emperor and dragon returned to the sky, the palace concubines and concubines who were not in the harem had to accompany the burial of the emperor's mausoleum! I'm afraid that even this palace will not escape the fate of this burial......." Concubine Yuan stood up and walked to the door, leaning on the door frame, looking at the red sun that began to fall in the sky in a daze.

"The concubine also knows that this is a bad custom of the first dynasty, why not abolish it?!" Emperor Cheng saw the suddenly thin and lonely back of Concubine Yuan, and heard the miserable and miserable voice, he was suddenly arrogant and stood up angrily.

Concubine Yuan turned around suddenly, staring at Emperor Cheng with round eyes, as if she knew this person for the first time, at this time, Emperor Cheng's sword eyebrows stood obliquely, his starry eyes were wide, and his tightly pursed lips revealed resoluteness and decisiveness.

"What do you ....... you ........ you say?! Your Majesty, don't say anything like this again! Concubine Yuan's face changed greatly, and she looked nervously in the courtyard to make sure that there was no one else, and hurriedly closed the door.

Emperor Cheng is not afraid, he doesn't need to be afraid, he has lived for many years with caution and fear, and now he finally has the authority in his hands, and he no longer has to be afraid of anyone!

"Concubine, this is not my temporary meaning, since the day of the death of the first emperor, I have seriously thought about this matter, when the first emperor was alive, he favored Concubine Jing alone, so that she withered under her knees, and there were no more than dozens of people in the harem, if they were really buried in Yongkang Mausoleum, my father would not bear it, he had already failed so many people during his lifetime, how could he bear to bury them alive?!" Emperor Cheng looked at Concubine Yuan frankly, he knew that this was a major matter in the harem, and it was also the first major matter he dealt with after succeeding to the throne.

Concubine Yuan picked up Emperor Cheng with both hands, tears rolled down, every word of Emperor Cheng was like a knife on her heart, indeed as Emperor Cheng said, when Lord Xiao was alive, a good Buddha worshipped the Tao, every day she was either playing with Concubine Jing in the house or refining what elixir in the Dan room, and the three thousand fat pink face of the harem was ignored, which palace concubine was not a lonely lamp for a long night, guarding the years alone, and now that the first emperor has died, he will be buried alive, how can he be willing not to cry and cry bitterly? !

"Since the emperor has made up his mind, the palace should obey his fate, but ....... is just a ........" Concubine Yuan hesitantly turned around and stood in front of the table.

Emperor Cheng also stood up and said, "It's just that the concubine is also among the burials, so it's inconvenient to say more?" What if the concubine sends the emperor to be buried in the Yongkang Mausoleum tomorrow with the respect of the queen?! ”

Concubine Yuan's body was stunned for a while, and after a while, she slowly turned around and shook her head with a wry smile: "The emperor's kindness is also grateful, but the first emperor is no longer there, what is the use of this false name and thin palace palace?" What are the joys of life and what are the regrets of death? ”

Emperor Cheng knelt on his knees in front of Concubine Yuan, and said with sincere feelings: "The concubine also knows my life experience, I have lost my mother's love since I was a child, wandering alone, although I am a prince, but I live a life that is not as good as a dog and a horse, but after growing up, I was recalled to Shuangyang City by an edict from my father, I don't want to separate my flesh and blood overnight, and my siblings are turned against each other because of this throne, and now in this deep palace, I can only rely on each other with the concubine Niangniang to be a relative, from now on, the concubine is my biological mother, and I am the biological son of the concubine. ”

When Emperor Cheng said that he was emotional, his eyes were full of tears, and he bowed his head and bowed: "The queen mother is above, and she is worshiped by her sons!" “

Concubine Yuan was also moved to tears, leaned over and put her hands in Emperor Cheng's mouth and called: "Your Majesty, my son ........" At that moment, the mother and son hugged their heads and cried and laughed.

The fifth prince hurriedly led all the female eunuchs of the palace to congratulate Emperor Cheng and Concubine Yuan: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the queen mother." “

After the mother and son sat down with each other, Emperor Cheng happily spread his hands evenly: "Flat." “

At this time, lunch has also been arranged, Concubine Yuan insisted on ordering Emperor Cheng to have lunch first, and then discuss the aftermath of the palace concubines, Emperor Cheng couldn't resist her, so she had to comply, the mother and son ate opposite each other, both happy and hesitant, happy that they had each other, and they hesitated that the road would still be long in the future, and no one knew what would happen.

After the meal, Emperor Cheng carefully told his thoughts to Concubine Yuan, Concubine Yuan nodded while listening, and secretly thanked God, Lord Xiao was confused all his life, only this matter of passing on the throne was too correct, Emperor Cheng really had the demeanor of a Ming monarch, and arranged the time of a meal for this harem matter properly, Emperor Cheng's opinion, sent the palace maids over twenty-five years old home, and had no home to listen to it, and was willing to stay in the palace, and choose a marriage match when leaving the palace, and the palace concubines and concubines with a position were assigned to the palace to support the elderly. In order to avoid loneliness in the future, they were specially ordered to exchange embroidery for silver taels every month.

Concubine Yuan praised: "Okay, okay, I'll send someone to invite Master Li, and ask him to ask for this sad person in the harem tomorrow morning!" "The Lord Li that Concubine Yuan is referring to is her father, Li Qin, a cabinet minister.

Emperor Cheng thought for a moment and shook his head slowly: "The queen mother must not invite Lord Li to participate in this matter, so if you want to do it, you need to make the queen mother the queen mother first, and it is better for Lord Li to avoid this matter." ”

"So what?" Concubine Yuan was a little flustered, and the only one who could speak for her in this Manchu court was her father.

Emperor Cheng smiled: "Queen Mother, please rest assured, I have my own way." ”

Concubine Yuan didn't ask, just nodded, and said for a while: "The coffin of the first emperor of the day after tomorrow will enter the Yongkang Mausoleum, and this matter must be judged tomorrow." ”

Concubine Yuan looked at Emperor Cheng and said: "Then the day after tomorrow, we will have to deal with the affairs after the election, this country cannot be without a king for a day, and the harem cannot be without an owner for a day." ”

Emperor Cheng sat in Concubine Yuan's palace for a while before he got up and retired.

Emperor Cheng sat on the dragon chair where the lord of Xiao used to sit in the imperial study, with mixed feelings, picked up the music on the table and flipped it over, and the five princes waited left and right, until the first shift of the drums, when it was time to pass the dinner, the five princes urged the emperor to eat again and again, Emperor Cheng looked up and suddenly saw Xue Yi standing on the wall, he suddenly stood up and stared at the wall.

The fifth prince looked at Emperor Cheng and then looked at the wall, and sighed: "The emperor doesn't know, this flower is hung here by the first emperor, usually covered with yellow silk, only when the first emperor is alone, he rolls up the yellow silk and hurts his mind alone, who rolled up this yellow silk today?" ”

The fifth prince walked over while talking, and just wanted to drop the yellow silk, Emperor Cheng rubbed his eyes, knowing that he was dazzled, and mistook the person in the painting for Xue Yi, but the person in this painting is very similar to Xue Yichang, if you don't look carefully, it is exactly the same.