Lin Yuan sat silently, looking down at the note that Fang had just pulled out of the cake handed over by the concubine.

She pinched the cake with two fingers, and said lightly to the concubine: "This is the dragon meat sauce cake in Suzhou and Hangzhou?" But the real thing? ”

Concubine Jin lowered her eyebrows and smiled: "Whether it's true or not, Guiyi won't know if you try it." ”

Lin Yuan laughed: "Such a delicacy can only be obtained by Rong Hua's rank or above. Why didn't Jin Niangniang enjoy it herself and give it to her concubines? ”

"Ben Fei...... I don't have that appetite. ”

Lin Yuan didn't go to eat the cake. She looked at the word "Qiu Qiu" on the note in her hand again, and then looked fixedly at the emperor in front of her.

The emperor is giving orders to the generals above the commander of a thousand to be knighted. Lord Liu, who was born in the common people and became the commander of the guard by virtue of his military merits, said: "It would be nice if ordinary soldiers could also get gifts......

Tuoba Hong shook his head and said, "I don't want to, it's just that grace has never been able to benefit everyone. There are 200,000 defenders in Beisai, and even if everyone is rewarded with ten taels of silver, it will be million. ”

Lin Yuan's gaze slowly moved from Tuoba Hong's body to Concubine Wen. She narrowed her eyes at the talented woman.

Her father, Lord Xu Shizheng, was a scholar of Hallym University, and he was to write documents and convey holy oracles for the emperor. Such a position has no real power, and second, it is not a close attendant of the king, and it cannot decide or influence anything. But - there is a benefit, and that is to be able to get the news about the emperor as quickly as possible.

Autumn ...... If what Concubine Jin said was true, Concubine Wen's behavior at the banquet would be even more reasonable.

Because she knew that the emperor was going to hold the autumn festival soon, she made a move at such a critical moment. Autumn is not a summer retreat, it is not for fun, and there will be only one or two concubines accompanying it, or even none. Concubine Wen won a full house at this time, and she cherished the soldiers of Beisai, if there were no exceptions, Tuoba Hong would definitely choose her to accompany her.

However, the Great Qin State had not carried out an autumn battle for many years. When Emperor Kangjing was there, every autumn was because of the invasion of the Xiongnu, so why did the Qin State often go to the north to promote the national prestige and inspect the territory. After the Xiongnu sued for peace, the nobles of the clan felt that the climate in the north was harsh, and since there was no important matter, who would be willing to go over to hunt and endure hardships. Since Tuoba Hong ascended the throne, he has not had a single autumn season......

So why is it this time, and the news is still so tightly hidden?

If the concubine hadn't lied, how did she know? Born in Suzhou, she did not have a well-informed father or brother.

She knew, and why was she willing to tell herself such precious news.

Concubine Jin did not want to take advantage of this news in person, which Lin Yuan could understand, because she was not as talented as Concubine Wen when she fell out of favor, even if she came up with a good way to win favors, the emperor would not take her to Qiuqiu.

And Lin Yuan, who is a favorite concubine, is very sure, as long as she is willing to do something.

Regardless of whether what Concubine Jin said was true or false, it was beneficial and harmless for Lin Yuan to learn from Concubine Wen. If the news is false, it should be an ordinary competition for favor, and she needs to share favor with Chu Huashang now.

Although I really want to know the details of the concubine and pinch her in the palm of my hand, it's a pity that I can't do it...... But the appearance of the concubine, it seems that it has only changed since the broken ankle, the former concubine is just like her title, she is a woman who will only follow behind Concubine Xiang and keep to herself, where will she plan anything in private.

When he handed the cake to himself, he deliberately chose Feng Zhuangji to go out to sober up, obviously this behavior was not instructed by Concubine Xiang...... Lin Yuan felt that this person was starting to become interesting.

Lin Yuan sank for a while, finally got up slowly, and saluted to the emperor above: "The concubine has a word to enter the emperor." ”

Tuoba Hong looked over from afar.

Lin Yuan smiled gently, and said clearly: "Concubine Fang Cai heard the words of the Holy Lord and Lord Liu. ”

Saying that, she untied an eight-treasure jade chrysanthemum hairpin on her bun, and gently moved the lotus to the front seat and said, "The concubine has a short knowledge, but she still knows how to settle accounts...... If the emperor is worried that the reward is too much, it is better to let the Shanggong Bureau build tens of thousands of silverware, just like the small coax hanging down from this hairpin, although it is small and exquisite, it weighs less than one tael, but it is delicate and decent. ”

After thinking about it, he said: "If it is too troublesome to send it to Beisai, the emperor can also give it to the families of the soldiers, and those who defend Beisai will be rewarded with one auspicious thing for each family." In this way, all sergeants, regardless of their official position, can bathe in the emperor's grace without spending a lot of money. And...... Holding the auspicious things given by the Holy Father in his hand as a gift from Chongyang, this is a matter of honoring the ancestors, and I am afraid that it is more grateful than ten taels of gold. ”

Lin Yuan finished speaking gently, and before Tuoba Hong could speak, the somewhat anxious Commander Liu praised loudly: "Okay! What a great idea! ”

Takubahiro's eyes flashed. He stood up unexpectedly and shook Lin Yuan's hand: "Yuan'er, you are my lucky star." With you, things will always turn out for the best......"

***

The celebration of Chung Yeung Festival did not stop until the third watch.

In the end, Tuoba Hong still recruited Chu Huasheng, who had been chosen at the beginning, to serve him, but the brilliance of Lin Yuan and Concubine Wen was even more eye-catching.

Lin Yuan lay on the white deer's fine-haired blanket in the apse of the Mirror Moon Pavilion, sleeping soundly. It's not the pressure brought by the concubine, it's the ...... of Tuoba Hiroshi

She was already sure that it was true. Not only because of the tentative glance that Concubine Wen threw at her at the end, but also because Tuoba Hong valued and graced the soldiers of Beisai more than usual at the banquet. The location of the autumn festival is the Zhulu enclosure 200 miles south of the north plug, and the two are naturally closely related.

The sergeant who rewarded Beisai was the head of Concubine Wen at first, but Tuoba Hong was so enthusiastic that Lin Yuan could see that even if there was no poem by Concubine Wen, Tuoba Hong would have given grace today.

It is already a great favor for each person above the commander to be awarded a first-class title, even if it is not hereditary, it symbolizes the identity of the noble, and it is very different from the commoner, so the title will not be rewarded at will. But it didn't matter if Tuoba Hong gave him the title, he even wanted to be kind to every sergeant, and when Commander Liu proposed this, he shook his head and sighed and said that he couldn't do it, but he was very sorry and wanted to come up with a good idea in his eyes.

How much he valued the sergeants of Beisai!

After he proposed to him the idea of replacing the silver taels with auspicious things, he was so happy and praised himself.

There are all kinds of indications that Tuoba Hong's act of rewarding the sergeant is not just a show of Jun's grace, but an urgent will.

What is the emperor's mind?

***

The will of Qiu Zheng was handed down on the second day after the Double Yang Festival.

Lin Yuan knew that it was impossible for Concubine Jin to help her for no reason, but obviously, Lin Yuan didn't need to give Concubine anything in return afterwards.

Such a situation can only show that Lin Yuan's accompanying Emperor Qiu Qiu and being more favored and promoted to the throne because of his accompaniment is itself a great favor for the concubine.

The tacit understanding of cooperation does not need to be spoken.

Another day later, Tuoba Hong personally decided on the candidates for his entourage. As the mother of the Great Qin State, the empress will definitely go. As the emperor's only male heir, the emperor's eldest son must go. The Queen Mother originally had to go, but after thinking about it again, the Queen Mother decided not to go, she couldn't afford to toss her old bones, and it was enough for the queen to support the field.

Among the rest of the courtiers, there were military attachés of more than three ranks, six Shangshu, Hanlin Imperial History, Mongolian envoys, etc., there were nobles such as county kings and princes who were famous in the capital, and there were young princes of various prefectures headed by the eldest son of the emperor who needed to be trained.

At the end of the document, in order to take care of the emperor's eldest son, his biological mother Shen also added it; In addition, two concubines were selected to serve the emperor all the way, namely Concubine Wen and Hui Guiyi.

The six palaces were shocked.

In fact, when the news of Qiu Qiu came out, the concubines were already uneasy. This matter was concealed too tightly, and it was possible to make a decree five days before the departure, although the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household had already received the emperor's secret order to prepare, but the harem was caught off guard.

Among Tuoba Hong's concubines, the only one who experienced the autumn storm was Empress Xiao - who accompanied Tuoba Hong as the crown prince's concubine when he was the crown prince. The concubines next to them didn't even know the etiquette and procedures of Qiu Qiu. But they don't understand anymore, they also know that hunting is a serious matter of training, prestige, consolidation, and foreign affairs, and there will be very few women who serve the emperor, so as not to be criticized that the emperor is out to have fun.

It will take at least two months for Qiu Yu to leave, such a long time, if he can accompany the emperor, wouldn't it be a single favor! And those who were left in the capital have not seen the emperor for a long time!

Thinking of this, the hatred of the concubines almost nailed Concubine Wen and Lin Yuan to death.

It turned out that the seemingly harmonious and relaxed Chongyang family banquet turned out to be the only chance to be petted. Because no one knew about the Autumn Season, no one wanted to do anything at all. Even if they had the heart to be pampered, the women who composed the beautiful poems would not have had the opportunity to accompany them, because the way they did was not the same as that of the North Cypriots. The emperor doesn't think they are suitable when he chooses people, where are they like Wen Concubine and Hui Guiyi.

No matter how uneven it was, on the 14th of September, the honor guard of the Holy Driver went to the north in a mighty way.

The vermilion and scarlet sedan chairs in which the queen and the three concubines rode followed closely behind the holy car, and they were extra eye-catching in a blue and indigo sedan chair.

Zhulu City is not as far away as Lishan, and the journey of hundreds of miles is very long. Naturally, many palaces were built along the way from the capital to Zhulu for long-distance stays.

Lin Yuan was a rich woman in her last life, and she traveled a lot from all over the world. Fourteen European countries have played, Dunhuang and Ili have been there, the Potala Palace has worshiped a lot, and the bamboo rice in the Manga village in Yunnan has been eaten...... Except for Mongolia.

In those two years, she was busy with work, and originally planned to go to the grassland for a vacation after she secured the position of president of South China. Unfortunately, this plan did not come to fruition.

Now that he has been locked up in a golden cage for almost a year, Lin Yuan said that he is very uncomfortable. The world was so big, she wanted to come out and see.