The weather in November has become colder and colder, and the palaces have also begun to prepare for the New Year.

In previous years, these things were assigned by Empress Zhu to the lords of each palace to take care of themselves. And this year, Emperor Yong'an inadvertently said something and asked Concubine Rou to follow Queen Zhu to experience and experience.

Empress Zhu pursed her lips and crushed her back molars, but she had to put a soft smile on her face, and said to Emperor Yong'an, "The concubine and the emperor want to go together." At present, there are a lot of miscellaneous things in the harem, and the concubines really can't take care of it. If Concubine Rou's sister can help the concubine, the concubine will be happy. ”

The next day, the oral metaphor of Concubine Rou's assistant six palaces spread from the mouth of Gonggong Feng to the east and west twelve palaces.

On the second day of December in the seventh year of Emperor Yong'an, Empress Zhu was occasionally infected with a cold wind, and her phoenix body was sick. In the case of extreme physical discomfort, I implore Emperor Yongan to hand over all the New Year's affairs to Concubine Rou.

Emperor Yong'an thought about Empress Zhu's hard work, and he was allowed immediately. Empress Zhu held her breath in her chest again, she couldn't swallow it, and she wanted to vomit it out.

That night, Concubine Rou leaned on the low kang in the inner hall of the Hehuan Palace, squinting her eyes to listen to Ling Shuang's return. His white right hand rested casually on his knee, and the colorful jade bracelet he wore on his wrist glowed in the candlelight.

Not only the string of handpieces, but Concubine Rou's whole person is now shining. She wore a dark red jacket embroidered with swastika with gold thread on her upper body, and a lake green cotton skirt embroidered with silver thread on her lower body. Every time Concubine Rou nodded slightly, the five tassels would swing an arc on the side of her bun, and the pendant made of five sapphires was like a bright meteor in the sky.

Suddenly, Concubine Rou opened her eyes and frowned and glanced at the little palace maid who was kneeling for her.

The little palace maid was frightened by Concubine Rou's impatient eyes, and hurriedly changed her squatting to kneeling, and at the same time softened the strength of her fist.

Feeling that the strength was appropriate, Concubine Rou took a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes.

Ling Shuang stood beside the low kang, wearing a palace maid's costume with dark pink embroidered lilies. Seeing that Concubine Rou's breathing gradually calmed down, she lowered her voice and said, "Niangniang, do you want to go to bed?" ”

After being silent for a while, Concubine Rou raised her eyebrows lightly, and asked in a lazy voice, "What time is it?" ”

Ling Shuang glanced at the incense clock burning beside her and replied, "Niangniang, it's three o'clock now." ”

Concubine Rou took a deep breath, frowned and said, "Go on, what kind of sleep are you sleeping at this time." The queen wants to see the jokes of the palace, can the palace really let her see it? ”

"Actually, I don't have to work like this." Ling Shuang said softly, "In previous years, the queen always handed over the affairs of the East and West Twelve Palaces to the lords of each palace. Only the affairs of Taihe Palace and Weiyang Palace are taken care of by her. It is better to follow the old calendar of previous years, and it is also more worry-free. ”

"Humph!" Concubine Rou snorted coldly from her nose and said, "If this palace does the same as her, will the emperor still read this palace?" This palace must do it himself, make an appearance to those concubines and concubines, and let them know in their hearts who is more suitable to be in charge of the six palaces, and the mother is the world! ”

"It must be a better fit for a mother." Ling Shuang picked up the booklet in her hand and continued, "Niangniang, there are main mothers living in each palace of the West Sixth Palace. In addition to our Yongyan Palace, they are the Ren Concubine of the Qianyun Palace, the Ying Concubine of the Forget Worry Palace, the Xian Concubines of Guangyang Palace, the Xin Concubine of Anding Palace, and the Wan Concubine of Yide Palace. The East Sixth Palace only lived in three main mothers, namely Cao Gui Concubine of Changxin Palace, Yu Concubine of Qingle Palace, and Concubine Ling of Penglai Palace. In addition, the emperor previously decreed that if several concubines with dragon heirs could give birth to the imperial heir, they would directly seal the concubines. Now Yi Jieyu, a butterfly beauty, the month is not shallow, and after the New Year, it is the day of childbirth. Although Xiucai was imprisoned in Luofeng Pavilion by the emperor's decree, he was afraid that if he was a prince in his belly, he couldn't be treated lightly......"

"Hmph," Concubine Rou snorted coldly again, "everyone wants to give birth to a dragon heir in one fell swoop, and then fly up to the branch as a phoenix." That's not what happened, what's the point? ”

Ling Shuang lowered her head and did not answer.

Concubine Rou opened her eyes and stretched out her weak and boneless hand to Ling Shuang, who hurriedly put down the account book in her hand and reached out to catch it.

After Concubine Rou sat up, she raised her hand to support the step shake on her head, raised her eyebrows and said, "Look at the mess you said, it's actually not difficult." It's just to make Taihe Palace and Weiyang Palace more careful. As for the East and West zodiac signs, it's just a heart, how difficult can it be? ”

"Niang Niang Shengming." Ling Shuang said.

"Yongshou Palace is the former residence of the Empress Dowager Xiaohe, although the Empress Dowager Xiaohe is not in the palace now, and she can't be treated lightly. ordered someone to clean it up, and sent more people to watch it, and the palace lights were also bright, just like when the empress dowager was in the palace. ”

Ling Shuang bowed his head and hurriedly dipped the brush in ink and wrote it down.

"As for other palaces, this palace doesn't want to be like in previous years. Put this silver in the hands of the concubines of each palace, and how much can be used until the New Year, and the heart of the palace is clear. This year, if the silver is not decentralized, the palace bureau will be ordered to come in, and the items will be distributed at that time. And they don't have to worry about it, and they don't have to work hard, and they are not happy to heaven? ”

"Niangniang...... Ling Shuang paused and said implicitly, "Maybe the ladies in each palace have different new ideas?" ”

"Are they the assistant to the six palaces or the main palace to be the assistant to the six palaces?" Concubine Rou raised her eyes, "Something new?" Then wait for them to sit in the position of the main palace and mention it. ”

Ling Shuang didn't dare to look at Concubine Rou's eyes, and lowered her head to say yes.

"Besides, this palace is not unreasonable, if they have anything they want to add, then report it in advance." Concubine Rou took the teacup handed over by the little palace maid and said, "This palace ordered the palace to buy it together, and it was deducted from their share of silver anyway." You will do this tomorrow, let them think about it in their own hearts, if you want those things that cost the people and money, don't say that this palace will make her unable to survive this year! ”

Ling Shuang's head lowered by three points, "Yes, the slave maid will go to the palaces in person tomorrow and say." ”

"The affairs of Taihe Palace are more delicate, and if you have something, tell this palace that you must not make a mistake. The things used in the Zichen Palace must be three points better than in previous years, and the palace bureau was instructed not to spend money. Weiyang Palace is also the same, otherwise let the emperor know, as if the palace is pampered and delicate, and he can't look down on the queen in his eyes. ”

Ling Shuang nodded and answered one by one, took the pen and wrote them down one by one, and said after being silent for a while, "Niangniang, that cold palace ......"

Concubine Rou's eyes tightened, her teeth clenched unconsciously, and she squeezed out from between her teeth, "Confused!" The cold palace is full of sin concubines, and it is already a great grace to let them live, how are they qualified to eat and drink well, and go to celebrate the New Year happily?! ”

Ling Shuang was frightened by Concubine Rou's anger, and hurriedly said, "Slave and maid are confused, slave and maid are confused!" ”

After taking a sip of tea and suppressing the anger in her heart, Concubine Rou raised her eyes to look at Ling Shuang, whose face was pale, covered her mouth and yawned, and said, "Okay, let's get here today, this palace is really tired." ”

Ling Shuang stepped forward to help Concubine Rou up.

Concubine Rou looked down at a tender yellow beaded flower on Ling Shuang's bun, and said, "Although the palace didn't take her into her eyes, if she lived comfortably in the cold palace, the palace would not be comfortable......"

"The slave maid understood...... "The tender yellow bead flower was no longer visible as Ling Shuang pressed her head lower.

On the third day of December in the seventh year of Yong'an, Concubine Rou's newly drafted New Year's rules spread throughout the harem.

Concubine Ling snorted fiercely after Ling Shuang left, "Phew, I really think of myself as a character." ”

I don't know if it's Concubine Rou who has set new rules, or Ling Shuang, who speaks with her nose when scolding.

After listening to Ling Shuang's words, Concubine Ren ordered the big palace maid beside her to personally send Ling Shuang out, with a soft smile on her face from beginning to end.

When Ling Shuang arrived at the Qiaxin Palace, Concubine Ying was recuperating with her eyes closed, and after Ling Shuang left, after Su'er passed the words to Concubine Ying, Concubine Ying let out a sneer from the bottom of her heart, "How many days can the grasshopper after the autumn jump?" ”

Su'er also pursed her lips and smiled, and after covering Concubine Ying with a thin blanket, she turned around and added a spoonful of warm pear incense to the incense burner.

In the Deyang Hall of Guangyang Palace, the Xian Gui Concubine was watching the three princes play in the side hall, and after listening to the reply of the personal palace maid Miaoyue, there was an indifferent smile on her face.

The third prince walked up to Xian Gui Concubine, and shouted with a smile, "Mother......"

Saliva flowed from the corners of the third prince's mouth and landed on the small sky-blue jacket on his chest.

The third prince is now almost three years old, and he has walked very steadily. It's just that the expression on his face is always dull, and his eyes, which should be flexible, reveal a hint of sluggishness.

Emperor Yong'an felt ashamed of the three princes, but the three princes looked demented, and Emperor Yong'an was also upset when he looked at it, so the number of times he came to see the three princes became less and less.

Xian Guifei took a brocade handkerchief to wipe the saliva off the corners of the third prince's mouth and the placket, and said with red eyes, "Yu'er is good." ”

Miaoyue saw that Xian Guifei was about to cry again, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said to Xian Guifei, "Niangniang, you have been playing with the third prince for a while, why don't you go back to the palace to rest." ”

The elegant concubine bowed her head, handed her hand to Miaoyue, and stood up with Miaoyue's strength.

After returning to the inner hall and sitting down, the concubine wiped the corners of her slightly wet eyes with a brocade handkerchief, smiled, and asked with an indifferent expression, "What's going on with the Xiucai people?" ”

Miao Yue took a cashmere blanket and put it on the knee of the noble concubine, and said, "Since the message outside the palace was intercepted by the slave maid a few days ago, I haven't seen her move." ”

Xian Guifei leaned on the pillow behind her, raised her eyebrows and said, "Since Concubine Rou has the order to let each palace list all the things they need on a piece of paper and submit it, you will go to Luofeng Pavilion to see if Xiucai has anything to buy." It's the cousin of this palace, so you can't take it lightly, can you? ”

"That medicine ......"

Xian Guifei raised her eyes and said fiercely, "What do you say? ”