Walking out from behind the imperial case, Fulin personally helped Sun Yanling up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although Sun Yanling got up, she still respectfully saluted Fu Lin again, and then bowed her head and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the matter of Dolan Gege, the minister will definitely make her see the minister's 'true face' and change her mind." ”

"Well, you've always been thoughtful, and you don't think it's easy for people to hold the handle. But remember, I don't want to hear the slightest rumor about Dolan and tarnish her name. I think about it, you are not too young, you should marry a wife and have children, what are your plans regarding your marriage to Ah Zhen? ”

Sun Yanling didn't know what Fu Lin meant when he asked him, so he replied cautiously: "The minister's original intention has not changed. He also asked the emperor to be the master of the ministers. ”

"The original intention has not changed? Do you mean that you must marry Ah Zhen? Could it be that in this world, you just think she is good alone? Fu Lin's expression did not change, and his words were half joking and half tentative.

"The minister once said in front of the emperor that if he can't marry Zhen Gege, the minister will never marry in this life." Sun Yanling said crisply.

"Not married? I remember your Sun family, and you are the only seedling left, you have to inherit the Sun family and reproduce children, right? Fu Lin smiled.

"Chen also has a cousin who has already given birth to two sons...... Sun Yanling muttered in a low voice. But even so, a few years ago, his mother, who wanted to marry Sizhen, urged him several times, and even threatened that he would not be allowed to enter Beijing this time, and if he carried Sizhen into the door, she would marry him a concubine first, even if she gave birth to a concubine, she could not cut off his lineage.

"According to me, since Dolan Gege likes you, she is not worse than Ah Zhen's identity and appearance, why don't I call the shots and give Dolan to you in marriage? In that case, you will be an authentic relative of the emperor. Fu Lin looked at Sun Yanling, who was about the same height as him, and suddenly said.

Sun Yanling lifted his robe, knelt down again and kowtowed to Fulin: "Your Majesty, how can you be a minister, where is you worthy of Dolan Gege-"

"Hmph, you can't be worthy of Dolan, are you worthy of Ah Zhen?" Fu Lin looked at Sun Yanling's appearance of not entering, a little angry, and raised his voice slightly: "Is it difficult, do you think Dolan is stronger than Ah Zhen?" ”

This is pure nonsense, Sun Yanling broke out in a cold sweat: "No, it's because the minister's qualifications are not worthy of Dolan Gege, but the marriage between Zhen Gege and the minister is the order of his parents, even if the minister is not worthy of her, she must obey the orders of her parents and try her best." It is precisely because the minister is not worthy of Zhen Gege, let alone bears her. ”

Saying that, Sun Yanling kowtowed again and again: "I hope the emperor will be fulfilled!" ”

Although his back was straight, this knock on his head was genuine, and after a while, a red mark appeared on his forehead.

Hearing the "banging" kowtow in the hall, Fu Lin was stunned and sneered: "Are you going to blackmail me?" If I don't allow it, are you going to die here today? Then, tell the people of the world to see my jokes, saying that I forced you to death because I didn't allow you to marry......"

Sun Yanling raised his head, lowered his head and said: "The ministers don't dare, the thunder and rain are all gentlemen, I just hope that the emperor will be loyal to the minister's family, and the ministers will be conscientious over the years, and the ministers will marry Zhen Gege as soon as possible!" ”

Fu Lin looked at him for a long time, didn't know what he was thinking, and said after a while: "That's it, for the sake of your sincerity to Ah Zhen, I will fulfill you, go back, choose a few good days, I and Huang Eniang will consult in detail, and give you a marriage in the capital." ”

Sun Yanling couldn't believe his ears, and after a while, he bowed three times with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

The date was chosen on the sixth day of March of the following year, however, when Sun Yanling and Sizhen were looking forward to the future, a piece of news broke their smiles like a thunderbolt from the sky.

Kong Tingxun was killed.

With the advance of the Qing army to Yungui, the seat of the Yongli regime in the Southern Ming Dynasty, the captured Kong Tingxun became a victim of the Southern Ming Dynasty's revenge on the Qing Dynasty.

On December 16, the fifteenth year of Shunzhi, Kong Tingxun, who was only eighteen years old, was executed by Li Dingguo after being a six-year-old prisoner! The news reached the capital at the beginning of the sixteenth year, and Sizhen, who was embroidering a wedding dress in the Hanzhang Palace, heard about it and fainted on the spot.

After learning that her brother was captured, Sizhen always had hope in her heart, and she was always looking forward to her brother getting away with it, reuniting with her, inheriting her father's legacy, and supporting the Kong family...... Now, the last glimmer of hope in her heart has been completely shattered, and she has truly become an orphan daughter without a father or mother, a brother or a brother!

And the glory of the lintel of the Confucian family, the glory of the Dingfan, this burden of a thousand jun is also completely and completely on her shoulders.

No more family to rely on!

Her marriage to Sun Yanling was naturally shelved again.

Because Kong Tingxun did not marry and had no children, Sizhen volunteered to keep filial piety for his brother for three years, with the affection of a full brother and sister.

After all, if it weren't for her brother who left her hope of life, she would not have been able to live until now.

She persuaded Sun Yanling to quit the marriage and marry someone else, but Sun Yanling only said: I'll wait for you.

At the end of the sixteenth year, Kong Tingxun's coffin was sent to the capital, although he did not have an official position, but Shunzhi attached great importance to his funeral, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to hold a grand memorial ceremony, and buried Kong Tingxun next to his father Dingnan Wang's clothes next to the mound, in order to comfort the spirit of Dingnan King in the sky.

Just as Sizhen was about to fold up and ask for instructions to open the palace, the pregnant concubine Niu Shi ran into a ghost.

Concubine Niu was pregnant in July of that year, and she had always been safe, but recently she suddenly fell asleep at night, and she told Fu Lin that she saw a ghost and was reprimanded by Fu Lin.

But things are getting worse and worse, not only Concubine Niu saw it, but many palace people in her palace said that they saw ghosts, but as for what ghosts look like, there is no unified statement.

Fu Lin didn't believe it, reprimanded him sternly, and even beat a few people.

As a result, one night, Fu Lin drank some wine at Wuyunzhu's place, and heard the palace people come to report that Concubine Niu had a stomachache, and when the two went to visit, Wuyunzhu also said that he had seen a ghost.

Wuyunzhu was so frightened that she fell ill in bed.

Later, I invited a monk to come and see, saying that it is a person with weak yang energy, it is easy to see some things that should not be seen, it is best for the emperor to come often, and subdue those demons and monsters with dragon energy, but Fu Lin Rili has all opportunities, how can I have time to give Concubine Niu as the "treasure of the town", and then I thought of a compromise method, buttoned the life of the concubine, and calculated that a woman who was hard and helpful to her moved to live together.

After all, this noble man who is helpful to Concubine Niu is a snake, and his bones weigh six taels and six dollars.

Moreover, only in this way can the royal heir in Concubine Niu's belly be blessed with the safe birth.

There are few heirs in the palace, and every child is very precious, so Fulin naturally wants to find such a noble person for Concubine Niu according to what the monk said.

After selection, Kong Sizhen, who was born in the sixth year of Chongde (1641), corresponded to all the conditions.

Some people in the palace are talking about it later, saying that Sizhen's life is hard enough, not to mention that her parents are killed, and even her brother was killed by her.

The concubines felt that this was Niu's way to compete for favor, after all, who didn't know that this Zhen Gege was valued by the Queen Mother, not to mention, even the emperor was blue-eyed to her, and Concubine Niu knew that the emperor was reluctant to let Zhen Gege out of the palace and changed the law to keep her. In this way, with Zhen Gege living with her, the emperor will definitely go a few more times, but I don't know how the imperial concubine also believed in her.

Although Concubine Niu is a Manchurian, but the status of the family is low, although she is pregnant, she only carries a concubine, she is a typical Manchurian appearance, big eyes and high cheekbones, thin lips and round face, not too many outstanding beauties, but the eyebrows and eyes are handsome, and there is no charm.

She originally lived in the palace of Concubine Zhen, and now because Sizhen wants to live together, Fulin simply changed her to Changchun Palace, which was originally to let Sizhen live in the main position of a palace, but Sizhen said that Concubine Niu was pregnant with a dragon heir, and she refused to live, and finally Concubine Niu was able to live in the main hall of Changchun Palace as a concubine.

This is the treatment that only concubines have.

Therefore, everyone thinks that Concubine Niu is competing for favor through Sizhen, which is the same as when the imperial concubine was pregnant, she wanted Sizhen to accompany her every day.

And Sizhen moved into the west side hall of Changchun Palace-Chengxi Palace.

In the blink of an eye, it's time for spring to bloom. That morning, Bai Ling combed the green silk that reached Sizhen's waist into two small heads, and asked with a smile: "What jewelry do you want to wear today?" The emperor said that Gege took care of Concubine Niu hard, so that people rewarded you with a peacock step, do you want to try? ”

As he spoke, Bai Ling took the branch out of the makeup box.

The top of the step shake is a peacock with a feather point of emerald, holding two small gold rings in its mouth, and the following is connected with a ruyi cloud head with a feather point of emerald, and there are two strings of long pearls parallel to the head of the ruyi cloud, and the pearls are divided into two layers in parallel, and the middle is separated by red coral, and the bottom of the beads is made of rubies as falling corners.

The whole branch is gorgeous and magnificent, worn on the top of the bun, the beads droop almost to the ear, just looking at it, you can imagine how it will sway between actions after wearing it!

Sizhen shook her head lightly, and casually picked up a pair of jasper ear buckles and pressed them to her ears, "No, that step shake is too luxurious, it's not suitable, let's just use that pearl step shake." ”

Hearing this, Bai Ling didn't say much, and took out a pearl with a string of tassels and put it on Sizhen.

The tassels of this pearl step only hang down to the forehead, and they are all the size of rice grains, and they look far less dazzling than the peacock step.

Dotting some crimson lipgrease on his lips, Sizhen looked at the person in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction: "Bailing, your combing skills are getting better and better, and this hair doesn't hurt at all." ”

Sizhen's facial features are beautiful and heroic, because of this smile, it is much softer, especially the jewel-like eyes, because of this smile, they are bent like the moon, which makes people ripple in her eyes without paying attention.

"Gege likes it." Bai Ling smiled and curtled his knees, "I haven't drunk the bird's nest red date lotus seed soup that I got up early this morning, Gege wants a bowl now?" ”