Emperor Yonghe had a total of nine princesses, except for the eldest princess Qianchen who was canonized as Princess Anran in the tenth year of Yonghe and married the champion of the current three yuan and the first year, the remaining eight princesses are all waiting for the boudoir.

Among them, the seventh princess Liu Wu, the eighth princess Yuying, and the ninth princess Yiqing are still young and not yet old enough to get married. The second princess Yuerou, the third princess Yirong, the fourth princess Qingying, the fifth princess Siruo, and the sixth princess Ningshuang have all reached the age of choosing a horse.

The third princess, Yirong, was born to the deceased Concubine Ying, and was later fostered under the knees of Queen Wang. He is also 13 years old this year, only two months younger than the second princess. Because she was fostered by the side of the queen, the princesses were honored with the third princess, except for the eldest princess born to the first queen.

Queen Wang glanced at the third princess sitting in the distance.

The third princess is relatively cold and arrogant on weekdays, and the relationship between the other princesses is not far away. At this time, he only looked at his own moon, completely unaware that he had become the moon in the eyes of others at this time.

"Yi Rong's temperament is a little colder, and she doesn't like to laugh." There was no trace of dissatisfaction in Queen Wang's tone, only full of pity, "If your Concubine Ying is still ......"

Emperor Yonghe's brows furrowed slightly, "What do you want her to do on a good day?" ”

Queen Wang hurriedly put away the sad look on her face, looked at Emperor Yonghe with beautiful eyes, picked up the wine glass full of fine wine and said, "It's the concubine's mistake, punish yourself." As he spoke, he drank all the wine from his cup.

Queen Wang took the plain white handkerchief handed by Xiangxue and dipped the corners of her lips, handed the post back, and said to Emperor Yonghe, "In a blink of an eye, the princesses are all older, and it is time to choose a horse." ”

The Dashun Dynasty married early, and the girl was already a mother at the age of fifteen. The princesses have reached the age of twelve or thirteen, and although they do not marry early like the people, they must also find candidates early.

When the second princess heard Queen Wang's words, her little face turned red, she lowered her head, looked at Queen Wang with shy eyes, and said shyly, "Queen Mother~"

Emperor Yonghe saw that the second princess looked shy, and his heart was happy, and he replied, "When the queen mentioned it, I also felt that it was time to choose a horse for the princesses. Qian Chen was married when he was 14 years old, and he was married later. ”

Queen Wang nodded and agreed, "Right now, the second princess, the third princess are thirteen years old, the fourth princess, the fifth princess, and the sixth princess are all twelve years old. ”

"The queen is toiling." Emperor Yonghe looked back and smiled at Queen Wang.

Although Emperor Yonghe only said half of what he said, Queen Wang already understood, and with a bow, she said in the soft voice of Zhucuihuanpei, "The concubine must be dedicated." ”

Seeing that Queen Wang understood what she meant, Emperor Yonghe held the second princess's soft and boneless little hand, and said with a loving face, "Yuerou's marriage, I have already taken care of it." ”

The second princess's blushing little face suddenly turned pale, but fortunately, the moonlight was hazy, and the elderly Emperor Yonghe didn't see anything unusual.

Empress Dowager Cui, who was sitting not far from Emperor Yonghe, had been paying attention to the situation on this side, and after hearing Emperor Yonghe's words, she asked with a chuckle, "Emperor, what kind of colt did you find for our Yuerou?" ”

Emperor Yonghe raised his eyes to look at Empress Dowager Cui and said, "My son has taken a fancy to Dong Jun, the second son of Dong Shilang's family. He is 16 years old this year, he looks like a talent, and he is even better at learning, and he is worthy of our Yuerou. ”

When the second princess heard this, she slowly let go of her breath, and her chest rose and fell slightly. Subsequently, Dong Junlai, who was a talented person in the mouth of Emperor Yonghe, was curious again, and his face was blushing again.

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Cui bowed slightly, and said in approval, "That child has never seen the mourning family, and it must be wrong to be praised by the emperor like this, but," Empress Dowager Cui's tone changed again, looked at the second princess and said with a smile, "No matter how capable he is, his temperament must be kind." If you want to give Yuerou grievances, the mourning family can not rely on it. ”

The second princess barked like a kitten, "Imperial grandmother~"

For a while, there was laughter and laughter on the viewing platform.

Although Emperor Yonghe did not decree marriage, the marriage of the second princess was also decided.

Concubine Hui's heart fell into her stomach, and she smiled especially easily. The second princess can have such a marriage, and she is not in vain that she tries her best to please Emperor Yonghe and Queen Wang.

Originally, the marriage of the second princess could still be trusted, after all, there is no princess who can't get married, why doesn't Concubine Hui want to keep the second princess by her side for a few more years? But when Concubine Hui accidentally heard that the border was not stable, her heart was pinched.

The Great Shun Dynasty was not the only dynasty in the land. To the east of the Great Shun Dynasty, there is the Great Moon Kingdom, a barbarian tribe living across the mountains. I heard that the Great Moon Country lives in the cave mountain, can only hunt and not farm, eats animal meat, drinks animal blood and wears animal skin, tall and dark-skinned, goes out of a station, and gives birth to a beast.

To the north of the Dashun Dynasty, there is a snow country that lives in heavy snow all year round. The summer in the snow country is very short, and only one season of crops can be grown, unlike the Great Shun Dynasty, which can grow for two seasons, and the food is scarce to the extreme.

Therefore, every time the snow falls, these two countries will invade the borders of the Great Shun Dynasty, burning, killing, and plundering all kinds of evil.

In terms of marriage customs, it is even more confusing. Otsuki can give his wife and share his wife with others like a gift plaything. The people of Snow Country require their wives to remain absolutely loyal, and girls are raised in boudoirs since childhood, and their hands must be cut off when they are touched by men.

Dashun is rich, the folk customs are open, and there are not too many taboos between men and women, and the Dayue country and the snow country are very different in folk customs.

The Yonghe Emperor is known to the world for the golden mean, if there is a conflict with the Great Moon Country and the Snow Country, it is likely that he will be close to him. At the thought of harmony, Concubine Hui's heart was pinched. Whether it's the Great Moon Country or the Snow Country, it shouldn't be the place where she Yuerou goes.

The marriage of the second princess became the ** of the dinner party, **, and after that, the Empress Dowager Cui took the lead in proposing to return to the palace, which also means that the banquet can be dispersed here.

When she returned to Changle Palace, it was already a moment in the morning, and the Empress Dowager Cui drank too much tea at the banquet and couldn't sleep, so she took Mama An to chat in the dormitory, and Lingxi waited on the side.

chatting about the marriage of the second princess.

It turned out that Dong Jun was none other than the second son of Dong Concubine's mother's brother, who had been grounded.

After chatting for a while, Empress Dowager Cui was tired, so she took off her makeup and crooked on the bed, and asked Lingxi to kneel on the pedal to beat her legs, while Mama An stood aside.

Empress Dowager Cui let out a long sigh and said, "Emperor, what a good emperor." ”

Emperor Yonghe just demoted the position of Concubine Dong and concubine, and then gave the second princess to marry the Dong family, which is not insignificant.

Lingxi's little hand clenched into an empty fist, and the force of the fall was lighter than the next, and after a while, Empress Dowager Cui closed her eyes.

Mama An gently put down the double-layer gauze tent and waved her hand to Lingxi, who retreated.

When Lingxi returned to his room, it was already close to Zishi, and after standing for half a night, he only felt a sore back and fell asleep when he lay on the bed and didn't even have the strength to take off his clothes.

Lingxi is sick, the illness comes like a mountain, and when Lingxi recovers and returns to the Empress Dowager Cui to wait, the days have come to the beginning of September.

The chrysanthemums in September bloomed brilliantly, and the Empress Dowager Cui pointed to the various autumn chrysanthemums in the imperial garden and said to Lingxi, "Ling'er girl, remember to bring some people to pick some fresh petals, King Rui loves to eat crystal cakes sprinkled with broken chrysanthemums." ”

Lingxi hurriedly responded.

King Rui has not visited Empress Dowager Cui in the Changle Hall for a long time, and Empress Dowager Cui is thinking tightly in her heart.

On the tenth day of September, Meimei was pregnant. Emperor Yonghe was overjoyed, and he was sealed as the fourth Mei Jieyu. And promised that as long as the dragon heir was born safely, both the prince and the princess would be enshrined as concubines from the third rank and live in the main hall of the first palace.

Empress Dowager Cui allowed Mei Jieyu to enter the Yongshou Palace to ask for peace, and her courtesy was from the position of a third-grade concubine.

Mei Jieyu is grateful and treats morality.

Mei Jieyu entered the Yongshou Palace to invite An Nari Lingxi only to take a picture with Mei Jieyu, and then was sent to the side room to wait, leaving only Mama An in the palace.

Lingxi didn't see Mei Jieyu's face clearly, and was only dazzled by the gold, silver and jade ornaments on her head and the silk and satin on her body.

Lingxi is not envious, in her eyes, everything on Mei Jieyu's body is a shackle, a shackle that traps people in the deep palace.

Mei Jieyu is less than two months pregnant, which is a dangerous time. Empress Dowager Cui did everything in detail, mentioned them one by one, and finally asked Mei Jieyu to recuperate well in her palace, and she didn't have to salute when she saw her.

On the second day, Emperor Yonghe and Empress Wang passed on rumors one after another, exempting Mei Jieyu from asking for peace every morning and evening, and only raising the fetus in Qingle Palace.

Mei Jieyu's dormitory was moved from the east side of the Qingle Palace to the main hall Ruyi Hall, and Mei Jieyu repeatedly refused. After all, she is only a fourth-grade Jieyu now, and she can't live in the main hall of the first palace according to the ancestral system.

Queen Wang stroked Mei Jieyu's stomach and smiled softly, "Sister Mei is here to live in this main hall?" It's all about taking care of the dragon heir in your belly. My sister doesn't feel distressed when she suffers a little, if the dragon heir has the slightest discomfort......"

Queen Wang's words have come to such a point, Mei Jieyu can only respond.

The rewards of Emperor Yonghe and the congratulatory gifts of the concubines in the palace continued to move into Qingle Palace, and Mei Jieyu became the undoubted and most favored person in the harem.

On September 15, the stable mothers and nurses arranged by Queen Wang stayed in Qingle Palace one after another, taking care of Mei Jieyu every step of the way.

Mei Jieyu was dizzy by the palace maid in front of her, and she vomited every day except for sleeping.

When the people in the palace fall asleep, Mei Jieyu will get a trace of respite. With big empty eyes, he looked at the Ruyi Palace, which was twice as big as Tingyu Pavilion, and his heart was a little trance-like.

If she and Biyu hadn't been secretly selected by Empress Dowager Cui to be the palace maids who were given to King Rui as concubines, Biyu wouldn't have made it difficult for her. If Jasper hadn't driven her to a dead end, how could she risk tempting the emperor, and how could she have today's glory and wealth?

It stands to reason that she should thank Biyu, because Biyu's arrogance has made her what she is today. But Mei Jieyu was still full of hatred for Jasper at this time, if it weren't for Empress Dowager Cui driving Jasper out of the palace, Mei Jieyu would be eager to use all means to torture Jasper and return all the suffering she suffered.

However, there is no longer a chance.

Mei Jieyu pressed her lower abdomen lightly, imagining that there was a little doll pregnant inside.

This should obviously be a happy thing, but a trace of desolation rose in her heart.

The women in the palace never lived for themselves. At most, they are just chess pieces in other people's hands, and when they have no use value, they can't even make chess pieces.