The next day, the Son of Heaven issued an order to marry General Lian and Commander Zhou.

Generally speaking, the will to give marriage comes from the middle palace. The Son of Heaven personally decreed that the marriage was given, and the people who gave the marriage were all military generals of the Great Qi, which was also an anecdote since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Lian Shuyuan led the Shu soldiers to win the Imperial Forest Army, which has become the latest and hottest gossip news in the capital, and it is even more popular to add such a happy event.

Both of them are not young, and the Lian family and the Zhou family want them to get married as soon as possible. The family affair is scheduled for February 12 of the following year.

Lian Shuyuan is not a popular woman, and she has no intention of sewing clothes, shoes and socks by herself. Time is in a hurry, and it is not easy to prepare a decent dowry.

Fortunately, the emperor and queen all have generous gifts, and the gold, silver, jade, silk and satin rewarded by the palace are enough to make up twenty-four dowries. Coupled with the dowry sent by the Zhou family, how could he make up forty-eight dowries.

Lian Zhou and the two families are busy and happy, so there is no need to elaborate.

The first year of Jianye passed quickly, and a new year came.

On the first day of the new year, the ladies of the palace were ordered to come to the palace to meet them.

According to the practice of previous years, all the noble ladies entered the Jiaofang Hall to meet them. On the first day of the New Year, Empress Xiao also wanted to enter the Jiaofang Palace to meet the Empress Dowager Yu, and she was under the Empress Dowager Yu.

This year's first day should be the same as in previous years......

A group of ladies who ordered to get up before dawn to change their clothes and makeup, and waited outside the Donghua Gate on the fifth watch.

It was dark and dreary, and the wind was biting. Dressed in a thick mink cloak, the noblewomen sat in a carriage with a charcoal basin, glancing at each other.

When the sky lit up slightly, the palace gate finally opened.

The ladies got out of the carriage and continued to wait outside the palace gate.

What appeared in front of everyone was neither Zhilan nor Yuqiao, who was familiar to everyone. It was Xiang Hui, the female official next to Queen Xie.

Xiang Hui was dignified and beautiful, down and generous, bowed to the public, and said with a smile: "The queen ordered the slaves and maids to come to greet her, and asked the ladies to follow the slaves and maids into the Cining Palace to meet them." ”

Command: "......"

This was a surprise to everyone.

It's not to go to Jiaofang Palace, it's not to go to Fulin Palace, it's Cining Palace!

After a little thought, there were actually early signs of this.

Empress Dowager Li's illness gradually improved, and it was all Empress Xie's meritorious service. The Empress Dowager Li was very satisfied with her granddaughter-in-law and loved her in every way, to the point that she couldn't leave it for a day. No matter how much power Empress Dowager Yu monopolizes, she has to go to Cining Palace every day to ask for peace.

The situation in the palace is therefore complicated and subtle.

With the Empress Dowager Li the most respected and the longest, on her head, Empress Dowager Yu's arrogance was suddenly suppressed by three points. The relationship between Empress Xiao, the first emperor and now Empress Xie, is extremely close, and there is a tendency to join forces. Empress Dowager Yu did not have the upper hand in front of the young Empress Xie.

The situation in the palace has never been hidden from those who have a heart.

These ladies who are qualified to enter the palace on the first day of the New Year, who is not well-informed? Originally, he stretched his neck and erected his ears to pay attention to the movement in the palace, but when he heard Xiang Hui's words, he was even more speculative.

It's a pity that here and now, it is not appropriate to whisper. The ladies who knew each other exchanged knowing glances, and then raised their smiling faces, walked slowly, and stepped into the Donghua Gate. Following behind Xiang Hui, he walked towards Cining Palace.

When they arrived at Cining Palace, all the nobles were led to the side hall to wait.

At this moment, acquaintances naturally get together and whisper gossip.

……

It was the first time that Xu entered the palace as a lady of the Imperial Order, and he was both excited and happy, and he slept for less than two hours the night before. At this time, the spirit was still excited, and there was a lot of fun.

The new emperor ascended the throne, Xie Mingxi jumped to the queen of the Middle Palace, and the Xie family also became the upstart of the capital. The Xu family made a big fuss in the Jiaofang Palace, but it was safe, and then he was sealed with a second-grade order......

Even if Xu's words are vulgar, there are still not a few noble ladies who come around to greet and show goodwill.

Among them, Mrs. Youlin, Mrs. Qin, and Mrs. Yan are the most enthusiastic.

Her daughter was a classmate and friend of Queen Xie, and she went to Shu with her husband when the King of Shu had not yet made a career. Stay in Shu in the short term, and in the future, there will always be a day when he will be recalled to Beijing.

It is also a proper duty for them to make friends with the daughters of the Xie family.

"I heard that in previous years, I went to the Jiaofang Hall to ask for peace."

Xu thought that she had lowered her voice, but in fact, among the soft-spoken noblewomen, her slightly excited voice was like Hong Zhong: "Why did it change to Cining Palace this year?" ”

The ladies quietly pricked up their ears and eavesdropped...... No, it's listening openly.

This old lady Xu, who was born in the countryside, doesn't understand the euphemistic hints, and speaks straightforwardly, which is funny. People in Cining Palace actually talked about this matter.

I am not afraid of causing trouble because of my tongue!

Mrs. Lin, who was over forty years old, smiled slightly and responded softly: "The Empress Dowager has been lying on the bed to recuperate, and now her condition has improved, which is really a matter of joy and joy." It is only natural for us to wait for the audience in Cining Palace. ”

Xu grinned: "Isn't it?" My wife doesn't know a single word, but she also understands some truth. The empress dowager in the palace has the highest rank and the most respectful position. How should it be ranked in front of the Queen Mother. It is also appropriate to come to Cining Palace for an audience. ”

Mrs. Lin smiled but said nothing.

The words are not rough. This old lady Xu, although she was born in the market and spoke rudely, her words were sharp.

As soon as these words were said, those ladies with long ears had to weigh and weigh. A heart has to lean on Queen Xie's side again.

The so-called human heart is gathered little by little in this way.

……

Half an hour later, a palace maid came to summon him.

There are also many particularities when entering the palace, and they are all arranged in turn according to the rank and order.

However, there are a few edicts for the first grade, a dozen for the second grade, and even more for the third grade, and there are more than 20 people. The same grade of edicts is also scored in order. At this time, whoever comes first and who comes second, you can see who is more favored by the Queen Mother.

After several first-grade ladies were summoned into the palace, among the second-rank ladies of the edicts, the Xu family was the first.

Xu straightened his chest, and walked out of the side hall and entered the main hall under the eyes of the envy of the people.

Empress Dowager Li, who has not appeared in front of people for a long time, is dressed in a new dress today, and her white hair is combed very neatly. An old face full of wrinkles, with an unexpectedly good complexion.

Empress Dowager Yu sat on the left side of Empress Dowager Li's lower head, followed by Concubine Mei and Concubine Duan. Concubine Xian and Concubine Jing have been seriously ill since their son was given poisoned wine, and she has not shown up today.

Xie Mingxi sat on the right side of the lower head. Xiao Yuhan sat beside Xie Mingxi.

Several first-class orders were given.

Xu was about to bow down, when the Empress Dowager Li squeezed out four words: "No need for a big salute." ”

During this period of time, Empress Dowager Li's illness became better and better, and she was able to open her mouth to speak four or five words.

A sneer flashed in Empress Dowager Yu's eyes.

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