In the Changxia Palace, the incense wafts all over the room. Right Zhaoyi Li sat down with Concubine Lu and Concubine Zheng who moved from the Qingyang Palace.

The maid Huan Dan poured wine into the cup for the three people, and then held the wine pot and stood on one side.

Concubine Lu raised her glass and said to the Li family: "You Zhaoyi will be able to ascend to the Luan throne in a few days, and the concubine will congratulate you on the plum blossom wine brewed by Right Zhaoyi." ”

Li took a sip of wine and said leisurely: "Sister Lu, don't say that Your Majesty has only ordered the queen to move to Yaoguang Temple now, and has not issued an order to depose her, that is, the position of Luan is vacant, and Zuo Zhaoyi and I are respected, and Your Majesty treats her very much... How did Lu Amei know that Luan's position was not coveted by her? ”

The corners of Concubine Lu's mouth lifted lightly, and said: "You Zhaoyi has been in charge of the palace for more than a year, and she has handled the affairs of the harem properly, and she respects and takes it over on weekdays, and favors everyone, how can Zuo Zhaoyi compare with you?"

The eldest concubine Zheng on the side hurriedly took over the words and said: "You Zhaoyi is ingenious, and the Duke of Longxi has to be relied on by His Majesty, and this position belongs to you." ”

When Li Shi heard this, he was not without pride in his heart, and he only said without showing his face: "The two sisters praise me falsely, how can I take on this heavy responsibility!" ”

Between the words, all three of them drank the wine in the cup. Before anyone could speak, there was a close maid to report, Princess Pengcheng entered the palace to worship the queen mother, and the emperor ordered right Zhaoyi to accompany him in the resting hall.

When Li heard the news, he hurriedly said goodbye to Lu Zheng and the others, and then got up and left the table and went to the rest hall.

When Li entered the resting hall, he saw that Yuan Yu had knelt in front of the spirit tablet and burned incense and prayed.

Li took the incense burned by the attendants, knelt down in front of the spirit card, and folded his hands together in silent prayer.

Huan Dan and the Li family had a tacit understanding in their hearts, and when they saw this, they led the attendants to withdraw.

Li Shi opened his mouth first: "The princess entered the palace to worship the queen mother, why don't you have a prophet, I would have waited here earlier." ”

Yuan Yu raised his eyes slightly, and said lightly: "Brother Huang is compassionate, every time I enter the palace, I will be accompanied by You Zhaoyi, even if I don't have anyone to inform me, You Zhaoyi will also know." ”

Although Yuan Yu is now friendly with the Li family, he does not take it seriously.

Yuan Yu and the emperor are compatriots, and they are close to the royal family, and the Li family must borrow the power of Yuan Yu if they want to ascend to the throne. In addition, now that the two of them are in the same boat, even if Yuan Yu's words and deeds are arrogant and unreasonable, the Li family does not dare to deal with them.

Yuan Yu said that, Li said with a smile: "Your Majesty treats the princess's relatives and cares about everything. ”

Yuan Yu kowtowed to the spirit card three, and Fang slowly got up. Seeing this, Li also kowtowed, got up and sat down with Yuan Yu on the side.

Yuan Yu took out the tin foil from the black lacquer box on several cases, and said while folding the gold and silver ingots: "When my mother was alive, she liked to be clean, and the resting hall of Luoyang New Palace is more neat and orderly than that of Pingcheng Old Palace, which is your meritorious work." Winter thunder appeared that night, and the high priest was able to enter the imperial brother and get the opportunity to make the Feng family leave the palace. All of this, maybe my mother has a spirit in the sky, and she knows that you are filial, so she helps you ascend to the throne. ”

Li also folded gold and silver ingots with Yuan Yu, and when Yuan Yu finished speaking, Li said: "Taking care of the rest hall is my business, as Your Majesty's concubine, I have been the queen mother in advance to filial piety... Now that the queen has moved to Yaoguang Temple, His Majesty has not decreed that she should be deposed, how dare I think so? ”

Yuan Yu said: "The imperial brother must be the emperor's grandmother, and he has to protect the reputation of his mother's family, so he has not been abolished." Now that the Feng family is leaving the palace, the palace power is in your hands, and it is not a matter of time before you ascend to the throne. ”

When Li heard Yuanyu's words, he was secretly happy in his heart, so he said: "The princess will help me to get this opportunity, the princess is affectionate, and I am a bone and a muscle." Only Zuo Zhaoyi and I are on an equal footing, and there are two pairs of children under my knees, and they are favored by His Majesty, how can I compare with them? ”

Yuan Yu waved his hand and said: "If you ascend the throne, you will be the heir and mother of the emperors, and you should enjoy the Taimiao after your death, and be worshiped by your descendants for generations." The woman who bewitched the royal brother, caused trouble in the palace, and caused my mother to suffer in heaven, I will never allow this virtuous person to take the throne! Now that you have a son under your knees, and the Duke of Longxi has created momentum in the previous dynasty, my second brother and I will also lobby all brothers and sisters to help you... The royal brother is a generation of Ming Jun, although he is seduced by him, he also knows which is more important. ”

Putting the folded gold ingot in his hand on top of several cases, the corners of Yuan Yu's mouth raised slightly, and he continued: "I heard that you have a good relationship with the prince's right son, so you can get the power of the prince again, and you have the chance to win, so why worry about it again?" ”

Li Shi greeted and said: "Although the prince is the prince of the country, he is young in the end. Only the princess has the ability to frame the sea, and it is my great fortune to have the power of the princess. ”

Yuan Yu said: "When you ascend the throne, don't be as rude as Feng!" ”

The Li family responded continuously, and the two of them worked together to plan for the position while folding gold and silver ingots.

"One waits for the water to start to freeze, the second waits for the ground to freeze, and the third waits for the pheasant to enter the water for the lips." It is the beginning of winter.

Yuan Hong and the crown prince Yuan Sui both bathed and fasted for three days, and at the first moment of the beginning of winter, the two personally led the three princes and nine kings and the courtiers above the doctor to go out of the palace to the northern suburbs for the winter sacrifice.

It's not the first moment of the return of the ceremony. In the imperial study, Yuan Hong said to Yuan Sui: "You are now the regent, and you will reward the death according to the ancestral system." Whoever has a deceased king to settle the side of the society, his descendants will be rewarded; There are widows and orphans, and they are compassionate. With Shaofu Secretary Tong Wenzheng going with you, there must be no mistake. ”

Rewarding the dead and caring for the orphans and widows is the emperor's business, Yuan Hong went to Yuan Sui on his behalf, and Yuan Sui was overjoyed in his heart.

Yuan Sui knelt on the ground and thanked the Holy Grace, and was about to get up and retreat, when he heard Yuan Hong say again: "The winter night banquet is also a family banquet, I haven't seen Yao'er (Yuan Sui's daughter) for a long time, so you will lead the left and right sons to the banquet with Yao'er." ”

Yuan Sui was even more happy when he heard this, and hurriedly responded and withdrew.

The night banquet is held in the Tai'an Palace. The ladies and daughters of the palace and the princes and princesses all went to the banquet. The women of the inner palace rarely meet the king, and they got this opportunity, and they were dressed up in various gorgeous brocade clothes, surrounded by beads, and did their best to dress up.

At the first moment of Youchu, Yuan Hongda stepped inside, and everyone in the hall got up and left the table, shouting "Long live" and kneeling on the ground.

At this time, Yuan Hongding stepped forward to help the queen get up and sat down with her. Now that the queen has left the palace, the harem is respected by Zhaoyi on the left and right. Everyone in the palace waited to see who would sit with the emperor tonight.

I saw Yuan Hong walking in front of He and helping him up with his own hands. Everyone was holding their breath and peeking at it, but they saw that Yuan Hong helped the Li family next to He to get up, and then waved his hand to signal everyone to get up, Yuan Hong said: "On the day of the winter solstice, I will eat wine and food, and I will congratulate you on the elderly, just like the sun." I follow the Han system today, and give you a winter jacket and a warm hat to avoid the cold. ”

Everyone thanked in unison, and when the emperor walked to the throne, they each returned to their seats and sat down.

The emperor had never issued an edict to abolish it, and tonight he did not clarify his meaning, and everyone couldn't help muttering in their hearts, only that the king's heart was unpredictable and the holy will was normal.

During the banquet, Yuan Hong received the toast from everyone, so he and Zhao Concubine and Zheng Qiao brought the two little princesses and the little princess to the throne, and personally teased and fed them, which was extremely loving to the father and the man.

Seeing this, although Li Shi felt sour in his heart, he felt that this was a good opportunity to separate He and everyone. The Li family pretended to toast the emperor, got up and walked to the throne, and said: "Princess Wenhui has grown Princess Anding (Concubine Zhao) and the little county lord for several months, and she looks very neat. ”

Yuan Hong smiled: "Shu'er is gifted and intelligent, and she is also the best among my many children. ”

He smiled lightly and said humbly on the side: "Shu'er and all the brothers, sisters, and sisters are all from Your Majesty, and they have inherited the grace of heaven, how can there be no one who is not smart." ”

He said this, and relieved everyone's jealousy. Li was unwilling, and said: "Princess Wenhui is less than a year old and can call 'Aya' clearly, how can others reach it?" ”

The little county lord of Yuan Sui is only a little Yuan Shu for less than a month, and now Mo Mo calls Yuan Sui "Aya", that is, Zheng Qiao, who raised her, also does not know "Ah Niang". At this time, hearing Li's words, Yuan Sui sank his face, only because the emperor was in front of him, and he did not forbear.

How can Yuan Hong know about the hidden situation here? Picking up Yuan Shu, his eyes were full of love, Yuan Hong said: "Shu'er, you grow up quickly, Aya will take you to visit Sigi in the future and watch the splendid mountains and rivers." ”