It was the summer solstice that opened your eyes.

Because the place of suburban sacrifice was ten miles away from the palace, Yin Zheng Erqi Yuan Hong took Yuan Xian and the princes and the Chinese military officials of the dynasty to leave Luoyang Palace and go to the bank of Luoshui.

Empress Feng also got up early, washed and changed clothes and food, and then went to the Huiyou Palace.

It's already the summer season, although it's only the beginning of the morning, but the morning sun is like fire. All the ladies in the palace are dressed in court clothes and stand in front of the lotus pond of the Huiyou Palace, the rising sun is in the sky, the court clothes are heavy, and everyone is already sweating before they salute.

In front of the Golden Lotus Pond, the five grains and three animals have been placed on the offering table.

The Shaofu supervisor led everyone to kneel in front of the incense case, and when everyone knelt down, the guide led Feng to bow three times and bow nine times to the main seat of the god, and then saluted to the south, north, east and west. Then lay the jade silk, enter the ceremony, and perform the first offering, the second offering and the final offering, to be stopped, the deacon of the Shaofu Supervisor recites the sacrifice, and then withdraws the food, sends the gods, and the drums are sounded in unison, and the ceremony is completed.

After all the ceremonies were completed, it was the first moment, and although everyone felt tired, they did not dare to leave, and they all followed Feng to the Huiyou Hall as usual.

Because Feng Ji's abdominal pain in the morning was unstoppable, He announced the doctor's order Wang Wan's practice of massage, at this time, seeing that the ritual had ended, he asked Feng to return to the Yonghe Hall to visit, Feng saw that it was because of Feng Ji, so he allowed He to leave first.

Feng sat in the middle of the Huiyou Palace, and the ladies in the palace sat on both sides in turn. Feng Shi looked around at everyone and said leisurely: "This day is long, the shadow is short, and the solstice is extreme, so it is called the summer solstice." On this summer solstice, according to the old practice, the wheat dumplings and buckwheat noodles offered by this sacrifice were sent to the temples by the Shang Food Department, and they must be eaten. ”

That day, Yuan said that Qiao Huaide came out of the side door of the Changxia Palace Flower Garden at night, Feng thought that the two of them were embarrassed, so when everyone responded in unison, Feng glanced at the noble concubine Mrs. Li, and said: "This summer day is long and the night is short, it is the season when the yin and yang are contending, the yang moves on the top, and the yin is forced on the bottom. ”

Everyone saw that the queen seemed to be pointing something, and they also knew the meaning of what the queen said, but this Li family is now pregnant with a dragon fetus, and they are curious in each other's hearts, why did the queen say this to the Li family.

However, it was the Li family, who only smiled lightly and said, "The concubines should follow the queen's admonition and not worry the queen." ”

The Li family is now in charge of the palace and is the first of the three ladies, seeing this, everyone does not dare to slack off, and follows the Li family to the Feng family and says: "The concubines and others must obey the queen's decree." ”

Feng Shi had no evidence and everything was thought in his heart, and Fang Cai's words were only to let everyone know his majesty, and at this time, seeing Li Shi and everyone so proud in their hearts. Looking at everyone, Feng said: "This is very good, I hope you will remember it." ”

After a pause, Feng continued: "Today is considered to be the summer heat, this Luoyang is not as cool as Pingcheng, you should take care of the prince and princess, don't let them suffer from heat stroke." ”

When everyone responded, Mrs. Luo smiled and said: "This is about to enter the summer, Luoyang is already so hot, it is not as comfortable as the summer in Pingcheng." ”

Mrs. Yuan said: "The concubine has heard that the rich families in the city are all in the cellar with ice, even if it is hot in the summer, they are not afraid. ”

Zheng Concubine is the daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang, grew up in the Central Plains, before entering the palace in the mother's house when it was summer to take the ice to enjoy the cool, at this time heard Yuan's words, Zheng looked down on Yuan, a sneer in her heart, but did bow her head, said: "Mrs. Yuan does not know, since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, where from the second grade of the family can be chiseled ice room to store river ice to solve the summer heat." ”

Most of the female dependents in the palace grew up in Pingcheng, except for the famous family such as the Feng family, it is rarely known that the Han royal family and famous families in the Central Plains in the past dynasties have the habit of storing ice in winter to enjoy the cool in summer. Although Zheng did not say it, how could Yuan not know the meaning of ridicule in his words?

Yuan was secretly annoyed in his heart, but at this time in the main hall, if he had a dispute with him, he would show his stinginess. After thinking about it for a while, the Yuan family suppressed the fire in his heart and said: "Concubine Zheng is really the daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang, I know everything about this incident, but I have been taught today." ”

What a shrewd person the Li family was, knowing that Zheng's words would cause Yuan's displeasure, so he took over and said: "In the old years, when His Majesty repaired the Luoyang Palace with the Duke of Longxi, because he knew that our northerners were afraid of heat, the Duke of Longxi had expanded the ice cellar in the palace, and there was also a large amount of river ice in the winter of the old year. ”

Everyone was happy when they heard Li's words, and the voices of praise were endless.

Now that the Feng family has lost the right to govern the palace, hearing that everyone praised the Li family so much, he was unhappy in his heart, and immediately sank his face and said: "You are all your Majesty's relatives, but some winter river ice, don't lose your dignity." ”

After all, the Feng family was the queen of the Middle Palace, and as soon as this statement came out, everyone was silent, and there was a sound in the hall for a while.

The Li family has always shown people to be virtuous, and in the past, he was not arrogant and angry, but now that he has the power to govern the palace, he wants to fight for face in front of everyone.

Thinking of this, Li smiled lightly: "How can the queen be so worried? The so-called Chunchun gentleman, relatives and villains, sisters who have lived in the north for a long time rarely enjoy the cold with ice in the summer, and it is only a novelty, how can they lose their dignity because of this? ”

Seeing that the Li family dared to say this, Feng felt that it was rampant, and sneered: "The advantage of the tongue, I am not as good as Mrs. Li, you are now in power, even I, the queen, can not be taken into account." ”

The Li family only wanted to save face, but seeing that the Feng family did not spare the Li family, he suddenly had a plan in his heart, so he deliberately said: "How dare the concubine treat the queen disrespectfully?" On that day, the queen was grounded by His Majesty, and the concubine only obeyed His Majesty's will to take care of the harem on behalf of the queen.

When Feng heard that Li mentioned that he was grounded and kept saying that he was in charge of the palace, how could he not be annoyed in his heart, and he didn't wait for Li to say anything, Feng Shi said with a smile: "I was set up by the traitor Zhang Ji, how can you not know Mrs. Li?" How can the sisters in the palace not know? ”

In the early years, the Feng family relied on the former Empress Dowager, and treated these concubines with arrogance, and never took them in their eyes. The Li family fell into the water on the shore of Yunlan Lake, and everyone in the palace thought that the queen was framed. When the emperor left the palace today, he never thought that the two concubines would have a quarrel again. The Li family usually shows favors, and now he is in charge of the power to govern the palace, that is, the Feng family opened his mouth to ask this question, and no one spoke up.

Feng Shi felt even more annoyed when he saw that no one answered, and shouted: "You harbor evil intentions and frame me, the queen of the middle palace, so that I am wronged and wronged, you are really a poisonous woman!" ”

Seeing that the Feng family had been provoked, the Li family secretly rejoiced in his heart, and then provoked again: "Empress, you have repeatedly claimed that your concubine has wronged you by framing you, have you forgotten that Your Majesty is a generation of Ming monarchs, is it possible that Your Majesty has also wronged you?" ”

As soon as Li's words came out, Feng's face immediately lost color, and that day Li fell into the water and he couldn't argue, even if he was wronged, how could he dare to complain about the emperor in front of others? Feng Shi was annoyed and angry, and said: "What a pair of sharp teeth, what crime should you be guilty of if you commit the following crimes!" ”

Now because of Feng Ji's entry into the palace, the emperor's treatment of Feng's state has changed compared to before, and at this time, seeing that Feng's is angry, Yuan's family does not want to make extraneous branches.

Yuan Shi opened his mouth and said: "Queen, you are sick now, and Mrs. Li is only taking care of the affairs of the palace on your behalf, so why should you be angry?" ”

When Fung heard Yuan's interjection, he suddenly remembered what had happened on the banks of the Lotus Hills, and at that time, Li also caused himself to be angry, and then framed him.

Being reminded by Yuan, Feng settled his mind and said: "What Mrs. Yuan said is reasonable, the square is the circle and the constant degree has not been replaced, Your Majesty is a Ming Jun, and you can know the truth of good and evil over time." ”

Li secretly thought that if he could provoke Feng today and lead him to corporal punishment, he would be able to take the opportunity to claim that he had slipped because of the punishment, but he never thought that he would be spoiled by this Yuan.

At this time, when he heard Feng's words, he knew that no matter how radical he was, it was useless, and the words of the two people seemed to be calm, but they made him lose face.

Li is the person who can bend and stretch, and he has a smile on his face in just a few snaps of his fingers, and is about to speak, but there is an inner servant to report, and the emperor returns to Luan.