"You can't persuade Ziyu to be more and let him go to Nianyun and Xiuchuan to walk around," In Empress Dowager Xiao's opinion, the reason why Zhou Ziyu didn't listen to her was because Yan Lingyue was making trouble behind her back.

Yan Lingyue was helpless, from beginning to end, she never stopped Zhou Ziyu from going to others. But at this time, she couldn't refute, and the more she refuted, the more unhappy Empress Dowager Xiao became, thinking that she was quibbling. Yan Lingyue could only be silent.

Empress Dowager Xiao said bitterly, "Yue girl, the mourning family has always thought that you are the most sensible and likes you the most, you can't always disappoint the mourning family." ”

After coming out of the Yang Palace, Yan Lingyue's mood became dull. But no woman wants to push her man in front of other people with her own hands.

Zhou Ziyu's current behavior, although it makes her very embarrassed, cannot deny that she is moved.

After returning to Ming Hanxuan, he asked the small kitchen to cook a bowl of white fungus lotus seed porridge, and Yan Lingyue carried the food box and went to the imperial study.

Seeing Yan Lingyue coming, Zhou Ziyu immediately put down the pen in his hand, stood up and greeted him.

When the servants who were waiting in the palace saw that the king was coming behind, they withdrew one after another. The door of the temple was shut, and the temple was silent.

"You've been busy all morning, are you tired?" Yan Lingyue put the food box on the table and served Zhou Ziyu a bowl of porridge.

Zhou Ziyu took advantage of the situation to pull her into his arms, buried his head in her neck socket, and exhaled heavily.

Yan Lingyue put her hand on his head, "If you're tired, rest and rest." Things in the court are important, but your body is even more important. ”

Zhou Ziyu kissed Yan Lingyue's neck and sighed, "If I can, I really don't want to be this king." ”

Thinking of the fact that the ministers asked him to draft the draft, Zhou Ziyu felt upset, "I went to say hello to the queen mother today, was I being lectured again?" ”

"The queen mother is also thinking about the king," Yan Lingyue gently rubbed his temples and said, "If the king is worried about me, there is no need, Yue'er is not so weak." ”

"Really?" Zhou Ziyu sat up straight, picked up the spoon and drank a big mouthful of porridge, "If I really choose a lot of women to enter the palace, I'm afraid you will cry at that time." ”

Yan Lingyue glanced at Zhou Ziyu and said seriously, "If you love me, no matter how many women there are in the harem, you will still love me." If you don't love me anymore, even if I'm the only one in the harem, you still don't want to see me. ”

"I know Ziyu you feel sorry for me, but in the same way, I also feel sorry for you. Don't embarrass yourself because of me, okay? Yan Lingyue stretched out her hand and took Zhou Ziyu into her arms, "As long as your heart is still on me, I won't be afraid of anything!" ”

At the beginning of December, near the last month of the Chinese New Year, there was news in the palace that there was going to be a draft for the new emperor. For a time, the people became lively.

After all, the new emperor is still young, he is still handsome, and the most important thing is that the concubines in the harem are still empty. But if there is a daughter in the family who is qualified to run for election, they all want to take this step to the sky.

In Ming Hanxuan, Yan Lingyue listened to the discussion of the four maids, and just teased Zhou Ling'an with peace of mind. Zhou Ling'an, who is almost a year old, has already learned to speak "babbling", and the day before yesterday, a sentence suddenly popped out of his mouth, which made Zhou Ziyu very excited.

No matter what the situation is outside, the inside of Ming Hanxuan is still warm as usual. Zhou Ziyu returned to Ming Hanxuan after going down to the court, and Yan Lingyue were like an ordinary couple.

Yan Lingyue doesn't care about the situation of the draft, but it doesn't mean that others don't care. Duan Nianyun, who had just entered the palace not long ago, was paying attention to the situation outside. Although she had the holy decree of the emperor to give marriage, since entering the palace, Zhou Ziyu has not favored her, and she was not a noble concubine as Li expected, but was only named a noble concubine.

Regarding Zhou Ziyu's coldness, Duan Nianyun felt fortunate on the one hand, but very disappointed on the other. Fortunately, before entering the palace, she was insulted by Zhou Ziqin's beast. In order to cope with the night in the cave room, although she prepared a blood bag, what if it was discovered? Duan Nianyun was actually very apprehensive in his heart. At the same time, she is more about loss. She has loved Zhou Ziyu for so many years, and she finally became his concubine with great effort, but as a result, she has been in the palace for so many days, and he has only eaten with her once.

Every time he heard the maid say that the king had returned to Ming Hanxuan, Duan Nianyun felt uncomfortable. She knew that Zhou Ziyu and Yan Lingyue had a good relationship, she couldn't compare to Yan Lingyue, but she couldn't be compared to other women. What's more, behind her, there is a huge Duan Mansion as a backer.

When the Ministry of Internal Affairs was beating the gong and busy with the draft, the Chinese New Year's Eve quietly came. In the court, the ministers also took five days off. Zhou Ziyu, who was idle, hugged Zhou Ling'an, took Yan Lingyue's hand, and went to Weiyang Palace to dine with Empress Dowager Xiao.

When the chubby Zhou Ling'an saw the Empress Dowager Xiao, "milk" popped out of her mouth...... Grandma", Empress Dowager Xiao was so happy that she even looked at Yan Lingyue a lot, hugged Zhou Lingan and kissed her twice.

This was the first Chinese New Year's Eve after King Zhou's death, and during the meal, Empress Dowager Xiao couldn't help but recall the past, "Since the queen mother entered the palace, this is the first time to spend the Spring Festival so quietly. Ziyu was happy and quiet, and let the ministers go home for a reunion. If it had been before, your father would have been feasting again. ”

"Yes, my father has always liked to be lively," Zhou Ziyu, who grew up in the palm of King Zhou's hand since he was a child, also misses King Zhou from the bottom of his heart, "It would be nice if my father was still here." ”

"Your father has always been in good health, who would have expected him to leave so suddenly, we didn't even see each other for the last time," Empress Dowager Xiao sighed and looked at Yan Lingyue, "Speaking of which, before your father left, Yue'er was by the bedside." ”

Yan Lingyue, who was already in a state of despair, was so frightened that she trembled when she heard Empress Dowager Xiao mention her name, and the spoon in her hand fell to the ground with a "snap".

Yan Lingyue's reaction made Empress Dowager Xiao frown.

Zhou Ziyu held Yan Lingyue's hand in time to pick up the spoon, and said with concern, "What's wrong?" I see that your face is not very good, is it not feeling well? ”

Yan Lingyue held Zhou Ziyu's hand and shook her head, "Maybe it's because the weather is a little cold." ”

After dinner, not long after returning to Ming Hanxuan, snowflakes fell in the sky. That night, Yan Lingyue dreamed again that King Zhou came to her to ask for her life, and she woke up from her dream crying in fright.

Zhou Ziyu, who had been holding Yan Lingyue all the time, felt the hot person in his arms, and he was completely awake, and immediately asked Zhang Yu to invite the imperial doctor. After some diagnosis, it was a cold, and there was nothing wrong with anything else. Obviously, she could get better after taking two pills, but Yan Lingyue was groggy, sometimes awake, sometimes sleepy, and lay in bed for three or four days.

Zhou Ling'an didn't know if he was infected or what was going on, and he also started a fever. Crying and making trouble, after a few days, the whole body has lost a lot of weight, which makes people feel distressed.

Fortunately, it was just in time for Zhou Ziyu to rest and not go to court. Even with Zhou Ziyu in charge and taking care of Yan Lingyue in person, because the two masters, one big and one young, were sick, Ming Hanxuan was still a busy mess.

Although Empress Dowager Xiao was dissatisfied that Zhou Ziyu had been nesting by Yan Lingyue's side, she didn't say anything. After all, in today's harem, in addition to Yan Lingyue, there is only one Duan Nianyun and Xiuchuan.

Xiuchuan, who was stuffed into Ming Hanxuan as a maid by her before, Zhou Ziyu is not close, and Empress Dowager Xiao can understand. And Duan Nianyun, in order to marry Zhou Ziyu, also designed to drug Zhou Ziyu. How much her son hates Duan Nianyun, Empress Dowager Xiao also knows it. In the end, Empress Dowager Xiao summarized the reason why Zhou Ziyu favored Yan Lingyue as the emptiness of the harem. immediately asked Mama Zhou to urge the Internal Affairs Office.

The first choice of concubine since the new emperor ascended the throne, the queen mother attached so much importance to it, and the internal affairs office was also quite cautious. In less than a month, the list of show girls and portraits after the primary and second selections were submitted.

Yan Lingyue, who was supposed to be in charge of the overall situation, had to take care of Zhou Ling'an because of a serious illness, so she resigned from this errand and handed it over to Empress Dowager Xiao to take full responsibility. Choosing a concubine for her son, Empress Dowager Xiao naturally worked hard, so she called Zhou Ziyu to Weiyang Palace and asked him to see those portraits.

Except for Yan Lingyue, Zhou Ziyu has no feelings for other women, let alone bothering to choose. To be honest, if it weren't for the pressure from the court, Zhou Ziyu was worried that Yan Lingyue would be affected, he would not have agreed to any draft at all.

"There are so many portraits, my son's eyes are dazzled. The son believes in the vision of the queen mother, and it is better for the queen mother to choose," Zhou Ziyu pressed his eyebrows, looking like he had a headache.

Empress Dowager Xiao felt sorry for her son's hard work in dealing with the government, so she urged Zhou Ziyu to rest, and she and Mama Zhou commented on the portrait one by one. After several days of research, it was decided that a hundred people would enter the palace for the palace election.

Yan Lingyue, who has been nesting in Ming Hanxuan, although she didn't pay too much attention to the draft situation, she still knew everything she should know. For example, Empress Dowager Xiao is most optimistic about the daughter of a prince with a foreign surname, named Li Siqi. It is said that this girl from the Li family is extremely beautiful and has a gentle personality. In addition to Li Siqi, Admiral Li's youngest daughter has also attracted much attention. After all, Admiral Li had a daughter who had a marriage contract with Zhou Ziyu, and because of this marriage contract, he was killed by Zhou Zichang.

In the days of the palace selection of the show girl, Zhou Ziyu would still return to Ming Hanxuan every night, but Yan Lingyue never asked him about the draft.

Zhou Ziyu was originally very melancholy, he was worried that Yan Lingyue would be unhappy because of this, he didn't want Yan Lingyue to affect his mood because of the draft, but when he really saw Yan Lingyue smiling and groaning, and there was no sad expression on his face, Zhou Ziyu was even more melancholy.

That night, he hugged Yan Lingyue as usual, and when he leaned on the head of the bed and watched Yan Lingyue read, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Yue'er, do you love me?" ”

Yan Lingyue, who was reading a book, was suddenly asked, looked at Zhou Ziyu and blinked, and blinked again. Finally, he giggled and touched his forehead, "No fever......"