A shout outside the hall instantly made the hall silent. Those irrepressible coughs don't seem to be so unbearable anymore.

Suddenly, Concubine Rou walked in proudly holding Ling Shuang's toes from outside the Yang Palace.

In addition to the conspicuous hairpin from the second rank of the concubine on the left side, he also wore a set of gorgeous and extraordinary beaded hair ornaments, among which the sapphire on the right hairpin made of the pendant was extremely eye-catching.

On the ears of the ingots is a pair of earrings made of Dongzhu, which sway from side to side with the five tassels as the concubine walks, echoing each other from afar.

Ling Shuang, who was beside Concubine Rou, was also brilliantly dressed. The monthly punishment of being fined for one month did not delay Ling Shuang in the slightest by putting gold and jade beads on his hair bun, pearl earrings hanging from his ears, and jade bracelets on his wrists. This dress is a little more expensive than the concubine who came in a hurry.

If it weren't for the fact that Ling Shuang was wearing palace maid clothes, I was afraid that people who didn't know would still think that this was the newly favored master of which palace.

Concubine Rou held Ling Shuang's hand and slowly walked in from the palace gate, where she passed, the concubines on both sides got up to salute and salute, without Concubine Rou's signal, they didn't dare to get up privately.

As if she hadn't seen all the blessed concubines, Concubine Rou tilted her head and sat down steadily on the first place on her right hand.

Concubine Ying and Concubine Ren came hand in hand and walked behind Concubine Rou. The dress of the two is also noble, but compared to Concubine Rou, it is slightly inferior, and it can only be said that they have not lost their identity compared with the position of the noble concubine.

Concubine Ying's beautiful eyes lifted slightly, and she was not angry when she saw Concubine Rou sitting in the position she was sitting in the past. After all, with Concubine Rou's current power, she can indeed afford to sit on the right hand first, which is above 10,000 people under one person.

Concubine Ren also had a hearty smile on her face, held hands with Concubine Ying, walked in front of Concubine Rou and gently bowed down, saluting and greeting.

Concubine Rou didn't even get up, she only raised her eyes lightly, and said lightly, "Well, get up." ”

That attitude, as if she was a concubine who was one grade higher than the two people, didn't take Concubine Ying and Concubine Rou into her eyes at all.

Concubine Ying raised her eyes and glanced at Concubine Rou, and said with a soft smile, "Concubine Xie Rou." ”

Concubine Ren also shouted with Concubine Ying, "Concubine Xie Rou." ”

Concubine Ying, Concubine Ren and Concubine Rou are concubines of the same pole, it stands to reason that there is no need to pay full salutes to Concubine Rou, and there is no need to respect Concubine Rou. But now that Concubine Rou is in power, no matter how much dissatisfaction the two of them have, they can't show it on their faces.

Just like the eunuch who asked the eunuch to sing when Concubine Rou was outside the palace, 'Concubine Rou has arrived', no one wants to delve into it.

It has always been only when the high-level palace concubines go to the palace of the low-level palace concubines, they will let the eunuch call a certain lady to drive to show their noble status. But in Weiyang Palace, in front of Queen Zhu, what kind of lady is Concubine Rou?

But no one would want to mention it. Empress Zhu and Concubine Rou have the same maiden family, and they have supported each other for more than 20 years, and now Concubine Rou is taking care of all matters in the harem instead of Queen Zhu, who would be so ignorant?

After Concubine Ying and Concubine Ren got up, they sat hand in hand in the second and third positions on the left hand side.

The consequence of Concubine Rou sitting out of order like this is that the concubines in the palace consciously rearranged their positions according to their ranks.

So there was such a scene.

Concubine Rou sat in the first position on her right hand, and the second and third positions on her right hand were empty. The first place on the left hand is empty, Concubine Ying sits in the second position on the left hand, and Concubine Ren sits in the third position on the left and right. Further down, there are noble concubines, concubines, Jieyu and others.

Concubine Rou looked around, saw that she was invisibly isolated, raised her eyebrows and asked Concubine Ying and Concubine Ren, "Are you embarrassing this palace?" ”

Concubine Ying smiled, got up and said to Concubine Rou, "The concubine doesn't dare." The concubine was thinking of the hard work of Concubine Rou Niangniang's assistant six palaces, so the first position on her left hand was vacated to show her respect for Concubine Rou. ”

Concubine Ren also smiled, "The youngest of the two sisters, of course, you have to respect the two sisters in everything, and don't dare to trespass." ”

Concubine Ying's words made Concubine Rou feel very comfortable, but the word 'transgression' at the end of Concubine Ren made Concubine Rou feel like she had swallowed a dead fly, and her throat and eyes were very strong.

There were coughing sounds one after another in the Weiyang Palace, although they were trying very hard to suppress it, but they still coughed unconsciously.

After a while, the big eunuch in the Weiyang Palace sang, "The queen has arrived~"

All the concubines got up one after another, stood in two rows, and waited for Queen Zhu, who was wearing a phoenix robe and holding a phoenix crown on her head, to sit firmly on the phoenix seat, and then all of them were blessed, "The queen mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!" ”

Empress Zhu's face was a little pale, and after coughing, she raised her hand to everyone and said, "Get up and give you a seat." ”

After the concubines sat down, Ziwan beckoned the little palace maid to put away the tea cup on the table and replace it with new tea.

Empress Zhu took the tea cup offered by Ziwan, and just wanted to take a sip when she coughed again. Empress Zhu's cough was like an introduction, and all the concubines were hooked to their throats and eyes, and they coughed irrepressibly.

After Empress Zhu stopped coughing, raised her pale face, and couldn't help frowning and asking the concubines seated, "This palace has a cough, so the cough doesn't stop, why do all the sisters also cough non-stop?" ”

Concubine Rou took a handkerchief and tried the corner of her lips, and said with a smile, "Since the queen mother is not feeling well, then she will rest for a few more days." My sister used to be useless, but she can also take on some responsibility. Now that the next year's affairs are ready, there are many less chores to worry about. ”

Empress Zhu smiled with relief, "Sister Rou is so capable, this palace is happy in my heart......"

Concubine Yu coughed lightly a few more times, but this time it was not pretended, but a real cough. Not only Concubine Yu, but also Concubine Xian couldn't stop the dry itching in her throat, and covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few times.

Empress Zhu turned to look at Concubine Xian and Concubine Yu, and asked, "Has Concubine Xian been feeling unwell lately?" Is Concubine Yu too? ”

The concubine bowed slightly, and said, "The concubine has been in good health recently, but she can't help coughing in the past two days." ”

Concubine Yu continued, "The concubine is too, I think it's because the wind has been strong these days, and I've suffered from the cold." ”

Empress Zhu raised her head and asked the concubines, "Are you like this too?" ”

Concubine Xin coughed and answered, "Queen Mother, it's been really cold lately. We adults can still endure it, but we are suffering children. The fourth princess has been coughing since last night, and her throat is hoarse......"

"But no, the fifth princess couldn't stop coughing last night, and the palace was thinking about asking the imperial doctor to take a look at her for a while." Empress Zhu coughed twice.

"Mother, the princess is young, so she can't delay." Concubine Ying said loudly, "If you can't go and ask the imperial doctor to check on the fifth princess......"

"Sister Ying is polite." Concubine Ren smiled at Queen Zhu and said, "Queen Mother, it is better to ask the imperial doctor to work more and treat all the sisters and sisters." If it's the same cause, it's better to prescribe medicine to recuperate......"

"Purple Night." Empress Zhu looked back at Ziwan, who was coughing in a muffled voice, and said, "You ordered someone to invite Imperial Physician Wei and Imperial Physician Qi to come over, this is about to be the New Year, and it is not a matter of coughing like this." ”

Zi Wanfu said yes, turned around and went out.

Concubine Rou played with a red gold peony bracelet with a blessing pattern on her left wrist, and said with a leisurely smile, "In the end, you haven't been tired, a little wind will blow you down more than half." The main palace runs back and forth between the east and west palaces every day, and I don't see a little wind. ”

The concubines didn't know how to answer Concubine Rou's words, so they could only take a handkerchief and cover their mouths to cough.

After Empress Zhu ate a cup of tea, she looked at Concubine Rou softly and said with a smile, "In the end, the body of this palace is not good, and my sister is tired." ”

"It's nothing, helping the queen mother to disturb is what the concubine should do." Concubine Rou couldn't help but show a hint of pride, and continued, "The queen's mother is weak, so she can just recuperate with peace of mind in the future, and these rough things that are hard work will be done by the concubines." ”

"Sister Rou is at ease in doing things, but there are a lot of chores this year, so you still have to ask one or two questions to feel at ease." Empress Zhu lowered her head and smiled, "This palace is not a ...... who will enjoy happiness."

Concubine Rou was already impatient on her face, and said in a slightly stiff tone, "Then the queen will ask, the concubine must know everything, and she will say everything." ”

Empress Zhu nodded and said with a smile, "In the past, the things used in the palace were all allocated cash to the lords of each palace, and then the lords of each palace drew up their own and handed them over to the palace bureau to purchase. I heard that this year's Roufei is a unified purchase? ”

"That's true." Concubine Rou smiled and nodded back, "Although there are many things used in the palace in the Nianxia Palace, they are only those categories. The concubines thought that it would be better to order the palace bureau to buy it back by themselves. Because of the large quantity, it must be easier to negotiate in terms of price. The concubines have calculated, and the annual expenses in the palace are as much as 300,000 taels of silver every year, which is not counting the monthly cases of the palace people. If you can plan together, you can save a lot of money......"

"Oh?" Empress Zhu was interested, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Then, how much have you saved this year?" "The second watch will be served, and the third watch will be sent in the afternoon~