On October 29 of the seventh year of Yong'an, Queen Zhu, who had been sick since the departure of the Star Palace, finally got better. After receiving the little eunuch's words, the concubines all got up early in the morning on the first day of November to dress up carefully and went to the Weiyang Palace to greet Queen Zhu.

At the end of the day, Queen Zhu was wearing a dark red plain dress, holding a phoenix bun on her head, and a seven-tailed silver hairpin, sitting on the phoenix seat. After the concubines and concubines were blessed, they raised their hands to the concubines who were blessed and said, "Sisters, sit down." ”

After thanking them in unison, the concubines got up and sat down.

After Ziwan took the little palace maid to change the tea cup for the concubines, Queen Zhu smiled softly and warmly, "The palace has not been in good health recently, and I haven't seen you for many days, so I really think about it." ”

Concubine Ying was wearing a dark lake green plain dress, and the hairpin on her short bun was a matching dark green jade hairpin. She sat on the lower left hand of Empress Zhu, with a suitable smile on her face. After listening to Queen Zhu's words, Concubine Ying bowed her head slightly and said, "The concubines also miss the queen. ”

The elegant concubine sat behind Concubine Ren, wearing a plain willow-colored Luo skirt, with her head tied in a side bun, and only two plain silver beaded flowers on top of the left bun. A pair of pearl earrings hanging from both ears, although the style is simple, it can be matched with the silver flowers on the head. Take advantage of the graceful concubine's hair like black jade, and her skin like new snow.

Xian Guifei raised her eyes and smiled, and said with a variety of styles in her eyes, "It's a pity that the queen is afraid of being disturbed by her illness, so she only ordered Fang Meiren to serve her illness, so that the concubines are worried about it, but they are not allowed to enter." ”

Empress Zhu raised her eyebrows, turned her eyes to look at Xian Guifei and said, "Xian Guifei's complexion looks really good today, and I haven't seen the ruddy silk on her face for a long time." ”

"The concubine was worried about a lot of things a few days ago, which made the queen worry." Xian Guifei raised her fair right hand and tapped her left cheek a few times with the back of her delicate hand, showing her delicate posture.

Concubine Ren, who had recovered from her illness, sat on the first place on her right, wearing a purple plain dress, with two matching purple hostas on her head and two small purple jade earrings on her ears. After listening to Concubine Xian's words, she smiled softly at Queen Zhu, "The concubine heard that this heart disease is the most difficult to treat quickly, and now that Concubine Xian's heart disease has been cured, her mood will naturally improve." If you are in a good mood, your body will be healthy, and your face will be ruddy. ”

Empress Zhu turned around and smiled at Concubine Ren again, "Don't talk about the noble concubine, Concubine Ren's sister is stronger than in the past." ”

"Of course." Concubine Ren covered her lips and chuckled, "The concubine's heart disease has also been cured, and her body and bones must be much stronger." It's just that the complexion is worse than that of the noble concubine. ”

"Sister Ren ordered the palace maid to cook more red dates and bird's nest to drink, and her complexion will be better." Xian Gui Concubine is on the water.

Concubine Ren smiled and nodded, "When I go back to the palace, I will let the palace maid cook it to nourish my qi and blood." ”

Empress Zhu saw that Concubine Ren and Concubine Xian were chatting happily, and picked up the tea cup on the table and smiled at the concubines, "Only if you don't get sick can you be healthy, so that you can extend the heirs for the emperor and spread the branches and leaves for Dashun." ”

After a slight pause, Empress Zhu put away her smile again, and put the teacup back on the carved table, and the teacup touched the tabletop, making a light crisp sound.

Empress Zhu sat up straight, looked at the concubines sitting down and said, "It is important to extend the heirs for the emperor, but if any of you have the emperor's favor like the Ye family, don't blame the palace for being unkind to you!" ”

Concubine Ren and Concubine Xian hurriedly smiled, stood up with all the concubines and walked down to Empress Zhu, and said in unison, "The concubine is panicking." ”

"Panic?!" Empress Zhu stood up with Ziwan's hand, wandered among the concubines, and said coldly, "You really don't know you in this palace?" You speak of trepidation in your mouth, and you don't know what kind of dirty deeds you are calculating in your hearts. In the past, was there less of the fear on Ye's lips? But see for yourselves what good she has done! ”

The concubines didn't dare to answer, but lowered their heads.

Empress Zhu walked slowly around the concubines twice, and after taking the expressions on their faces to heart, she took Ziwan's hand, walked back to the main seat with her head held high, and sat down again.

Empress Zhu pinched her orchid fingers, picked up the teacup and ate half a cup of tea, only then did she say to the concubines who had begun to tremble in her legs and were still blessed, "Get up and sit down." Bengong remembered the kindness he had to her in the past, and when he mentioned it, he inevitably felt angry in his heart. The loss palace sympathized with her for giving birth to the emperor's heir, and discussed with the emperor to promote her to the position of concubine......"

Concubine Ying sat down and straightened her skirt, raised her eyes and comforted Queen Zhu, "Please also ask the queen to take care of the phoenix body and dissipate her anger." The left and right Ye clan suffered the consequences of their own evil, and they could only spend the rest of their lives in the cold palace for the rest of their lives. The queen mother couldn't afford to hurt her own body for a deposed concubine. ”

"Also, why bother with her in this palace." Empress Zhu sighed, put a smile like a warm sun on her face, and said to everyone, "Fortunately, right now, Jieyu, the fetal appearance of the butterfly beauty is stable, and the palace is very pleased." ”

In the Hall of Mercy Stars, Emperor Yong'an ordered the talented people to be grounded in the newly repaired Luofeng tax. Although she has not been demoted to the status of a talented person, it is difficult to be favored again. Unless she can give birth to a prince, I am afraid that she will fade out of the sight of the concubines forever.

"The queen is kind and feels sorry for the concubines, this is the blessing of the concubines." Concubine Ren smiled and said, "When the dragon heir of the two younger sisters is born, the queen mother will be happy for a while." ”

"That's natural, whether they give birth to a prince or a princess, this palace likes it...... Concubine Yu," Empress Zhu suddenly raised her eyes and asked Concubine Yu, who was wearing a Li pigment suit and a white hosta hairpin, "How are you doing in the palace lately?" ”

Concubine Yu was shocked, and hurriedly leaned forward, put a smile on the corner of her mouth, and said, "If you go back to the queen's mother, the concubine is okay in the palace." ”

Empress Zhu looked Concubine Yu up and down, and said softly, "Although the Ye family is at fault, the child is innocent. Since she believes in you, you will raise the fifth prince as your own emperor, and don't treat him badly. ”

"The concubine will follow the teachings of the queen mother, and she will take good care of the five princes," Concubine Yu raised her eyes slightly, looked at Queen Zhu's face and said, "The concubine will also teach the five princes from time to time, he has a queen mother who treats him like a parent, and everything is considered for him." ”

Empress Zhu nodded with a smile and looked back at Ziwan, who walked in front of Concubine Yu with a brocade box.

"Although the fifth prince is still young, he has always been smart and clever, and this palace likes it very much." Empress Zhu pointed to the brocade box and said, "As early as when the Ye family was still there, the palace ordered someone to prepare a set of excellent rooms and four treasures for the five princes. You take it back and put it in the palace of the fifth prince, and you will use it when he learns to write. ”

Concubine Yu hurriedly stood up and thanked her, and motioned for Pan'er to take it. Then he cautiously replied, "The fifth prince is indeed a smart and clever one, but after a few days in the concubine palace, the concubine found that the fifth prince did not like pen and ink, and loved to shake alone. The concubine once ordered the palace maid to put away all the steps, but the five princes cried incessantly......"

"Confused!" Empress Zhu put away the smile on her face and reprimanded the concubine, "How old is the fifth prince?" If he likes you, give it to him, why make him cry? ”

Concubine Yu hurriedly knelt down and admitted her mistake, "The concubine is stupid, the fifth prince is young, and it would be good if he was old......

Concubine Ying looked at the expression on Empress Zhu's face that changed three times in an instant, and let out a sneer in her heart. He raised his hand and picked up the teacup, hiding all the disdain in his eyes.

"Alright, get up." Empress Zhu said to the concubines, "At the beginning of people, nature is good. The fifth prince is young, you just teach it well. ”

Concubine Yu bowed her head and thanked her, stood up, lowered her eyebrows, and sat back in her seat.

Ziwan saw that a little eunuch was waving to her outside the hall, so she gave a blessing to Queen Zhu and retreated. After a while, he came back and whispered a few words in Queen Zhu's ear.

Empress Zhu raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and her beautiful eyes swept towards the noble concubine.

Xian Guifei was nervous when Queen Zhu saw it, and hurriedly put a soft smile on the corner of her mouth.

After Ziwan retreated, Empress Zhu looked at the noble concubine and said, "A little eunuch just came to report that the palace maid named Xiang'er, who was waiting beside you, committed suicide in the violent room. ”

The concubines and concubines all set their eyes on the elegant concubines.

Although the corners of Xian Guifei's mouth were still smiling, they stiffened. Suddenly, there was a trace of sadness on her face, and she wrung her handkerchief with both hands to Queen Zhu, "Let the queen smile." Xiang'er has been with the concubine since she was a child, although she is a servant, the concubine has always regarded her as a sister in her heart. Now although she deserves to be like this, the concubine is ...... in her heart."

Empress Zhu nodded, comforted the noble concubine, and said, "The noble concubine is kind to the palace, and the palace understands. But you don't have to be sad in your heart, listen to the little eunuch that she walked neatly. I hit my head on a stone grinder, and my skull cracked...... Amitabha. ”

Empress Zhu hurriedly recited the Buddha, as if she had seen it with her own eyes.

The face of the noble concubine was completely pale. Not only the noble concubines, but the faces of the concubines sitting there were bloodless.

Queen Zhu is informing Xian Gui Concubine Xiang Er of the cause of death, which is obviously using Xiang Er's death to deter the concubines who are seated.

Like the Ye family, people who don't know what to do and who compete with Queen Zhu's interests end up miserable and have no good death.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Empress Zhu helped Ziwan's hand to stand up and said, "Okay, let's disperse." ”

The concubines got up and retreated, and after Queen Zhu entered the inner hall, they left one after another.

After Empress Zhu entered the inner hall, she sat down on the low kang again, looked up at Ziwan and asked, "How many have you run?" ”

"Niangniang, Master Gong said that he ran away, and it was Shi Hezhan, the second son of Imperial Physician Shi." Ziwan's face turned pale.

"Rubbish!" Empress Zhu slapped the table angrily and said fiercely, "This palace has told you that you must cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and you must not leave a living mouth." But Gong Renming's waste is still so useless! ”

"Mother's anger." Ziwan knelt down and said to Empress Zhu in fear, "In the case of the Ye family, the Shi family is already a wanted criminal in the imperial court. The people below will definitely be handed over to the Criminal Department for disposal after they are caught, is Niangniang still afraid that Shi Hezhan will run away? ”

After listening to Ziwan's words, Empress Zhu put her heart down. Two of the Zhu clan are in high positions in the Criminal Department, and she is really not afraid that Shi Hezhan will run away or bark out something.

Seeing that Empress Zhu was not angry, Ziwan stood up and brought a bowl of bird's nest up and put it in Empress Zhu's hand.

Empress Zhu looked at the steaming bird's nest and said thoughtfully, "If you want to turn some into nothing, this palace can be completely relieved." ”