It was very quiet, and the attendants were waiting outside the hall, and the sound of the branches of the trees in the courtyard could be heard from afar. The dim candle flame reflected on the faces of the two, and his dark eyes were full of affection, and she was the only one in his eyes. She looked at the jade ring on his hand, it was a very simple circle, there was no pattern carved on it, and the color of the emerald green was like a pool of still water in a mountain stream, and it shone softly under the lamp.

She didn't pick it up, she didn't ask, she just looked at him.

He said: "Although this little thing is not a treasure, it is an object given to the eldest lady when the emperor has not yet ascended the throne, and it is said that the eldest lady personally picked it in a small shop in the capital. The eldest lady has always carried it with her before her death, and she only took it to me before the sting, which should be a thought. ”

Moran said: "I don't dare to ask for such a valuable object." ”

Zhao Zhen took her hand and personally put the ring on her middle finger, lining her hand more and more slender and white, he rubbed her hand in the palm of his hand, and said very gently: "For me, there is nothing more rare in this world than you, no matter how valuable a ring is, it is just a dead thing." After a pause, he looked at his fingers carefully and said with a smile: "The size is just right." ”

Mo Lan said: "The first emperor and the first queen mother are really enviable, such a deep affection. ”

Zhao Zhen reflexively held her in his arms, and his voice seemed to come from a very distant place, and he said: "I treat you as my father treats my eldest mother, in my heart, you are my wife, and you will never abandon you." ”

She was moved in her heart, leaned tightly in his arms, buried her face in his chest, and whispered, "It's good that only the two of us are here." ”

Zhao Zhen gently stroked his hand on her smooth cheek and said, "When I am old, I will abdicate and become the emperor, and build a palace on the mountain, and only the two of us will live." ”

The streamer-like candle flame reflected the figures of the two on the hanging curtain, layer upon layer, occasionally the dark wind blowing, and the figure also rippled slightly, they were still whispering something, softly, coming and going, rubbing with the wind, and gradually no longer able to smell.

The night was blank, the snow was still melting, and it was freezing cold.

Minhua refused to go into the hall to sleep, she stood under the eaves and said, "Su Jihe, can you take me to the roof?" ”

And he frowned: "No." ”

Minhua grabbed his arm and begged: "Standing on the roof, you can see the stars in the sky, you can take me up!" ”

And there is no concubine at home, and he never contacts his wife on weekdays, at this time, he saw Minhua pulling with himself in a soft voice, and he couldn't help blushing, but fortunately, it was dark at night, and it was not easy to be noticed.

He was still brief: "No." ”

Min Hua was angry, and stomped his feet in a hurry: "You are really ...... It's really ......" couldn't say anything to describe, and looked at her straightly, her heart moved, she turned her head quietly, and pouted: "If you don't take me up, I won't sleep all night today, the sixth brother told you to guard me, and you can't go, see how you go to accompany the holy car tomorrow." ”

And said: "When the minister marched before, he often didn't sleep for four or five days, and if the princess could survive, the minister would accompany him to the end." ”

Min Hua was half angry and muttered, "How can I like you with such a lump of wood, it's definitely an illusion...... Yes, it's an illusion. And I didn't know what she was muttering, thinking that it was nothing more than some cursing words, and he didn't care, just stood on one side and stumbled to the end.

Minhua was already delicate, tired for a day, and after visiting the garden for a long time, she was already tired. But she didn't want to go to sleep, with him by her side, she felt very happy, very warm, very relieved, even if he always had a stinky face, she still had a lot of things to say, everything in this world, she wanted to tell him.

He didn't know Minhua's careful thoughts, he just obeyed the emperor's orders and followed her, wherever she went, he followed her.

Although Zhao Zhenren is in the palace, he will send people to Linhua Hall to visit Princess Fukang every day, Concubine De is quite dedicated, every morning before going to bed, she has to summon Qingqiu to come forward and ask carefully, Qingqiu is the slave of the guardian, and she is careful in everything, but she is more careful than when Mo Lan was there. When Concubine De asked the chamberlain to pass the word, she also picked up the nice words and said them, and then turned them to Mo Lan's ears, and everything was safe.

The head of the palace was silent because the official family was not there, the weather was cold, Concubine De exempted everyone from asking for peace, and the concubines were crooked in their own bedrooms every day, only to feel that it was becoming more and more difficult to entertain day by day.

However, he said that he lived in Furong Xuan and was fortunate to be a concubine, and since she entered the palace, she had not yet slept in her heart, and she was very depressed in her heart. Zhang Cainu's father, who lives with her, is only a Jiupin County Cheng, and his appearance is not as good as herself, but she has been favored several times, and she often insinuates and satirizes her on weekdays, which makes her extremely depressed.

On this day, when the warm sun was in the sky, her palace maid had always been sluggish, and she didn't know where to run. She walked alone along the royal river, and there were many willow trees planted on both sides, but at this time all the leaves had fallen off, and they hung bare and gray. When I arrived at Yujin Gate, I suddenly saw a few green plums planted by the river, gently spitting out the stamens in the cold winter, smelling the fragrance from a distance, and didn't think much about it, I picked and folded a few branches and held them in my arms.

Suddenly, I heard someone behind me: "Where are you the palace maid?" ”

The surroundings were very silent, and suddenly heard the sound of people, which startled the lucky girl, and between turns, she stepped into the air again, and saw that she was about to throw herself into the river. The man's eyes were quick, and he grabbed her waist, her face was close to her eyes, her lips were red and her teeth were white, and there was a little delicate color between her eyebrows and eyes. The green plums are full of fragrance, and they are as beautiful as a dream.

Xing Cainu came back to her senses, lost her green plum, and reached out to push him away.

The man said, "I am a guard of the Yujin Gate, who are you?" ”

Fortunately, for some reason, the ghost sent the god to say: "I am on an errand in Furong Xuan." ”

The guard's tone softened a little, and he said with a sigh: "The official family is not in the palace, Concubine De ordered the palace people not to leave the Yujin Gate, so the lady should go back quickly." ”

Xing Cainu lowered her head and hurriedly walked back, but she heard the guard say, "Wait a minute." ”

Xing Cainu's face was hot, as if she was sick, she didn't dare to turn back, only paused.

The guard said, "Your plum blossoms." She turned around, and the man followed closely behind her with Qingmei in his hand, and the two of them almost threw themselves into their arms, so frightened that her heart thumped, as if she was about to jump out of her chest. His sword eyebrows slanted into his sideburns, and the corners of his lips smiled, she didn't dare to look into his eyes, took a step back, and said in a low voice, "I don't want it." With that, he turned and hurried away. The guard watched her walk away, and Fang slowly paced back.

From Guangzi back to Renming Hall on duty, he went to the palace every day, and his body gradually improved. During the day, he wanted to please Zifei in a low voice, but in the end, the two had a big quarrel, and he was very distressed. When he returned home, Wan Bai saw that his face was not good, thinking that he was angry in the court, and he didn't dare to say much, so he personally went into the kitchen to cook a few side dishes, and scalded half a pot of green plum wine, and sent someone to the study to invite him out to eat.

She waited for a long time in the flower hall, but still did not see him coming, so she went to the study herself. The door was open, and he stood in front of the window in a daze, with a few pots of peonies beside him, piled up in pink and white, with a cluster of flowers, lingering with a fragrant fragrance.

She said: "Erlang, the wind is so strong, why don't you close the doors and windows?" He stood beside him again and laughed softly: "Dinner has been arranged, yesterday my mother sent me a freshly brewed plum wine, I scalded half a pot for you, and made a few of your favorite snacks to suit your appetite." ”

Congguang didn't speak, his eyes looked straight out the window at the dark night, as if he was looking at something, and as if he hadn't seen anything. Wan Bai stretched out his hand and tugged at his sleeve, and then he slowly turned around and said, "I have something to tell you." ”

Seeing his solemn face, Wan Bai didn't feel panicked, settled down, and immediately said, "What's the matter?" Congguang looked at her, she had just come out of the kitchen, there was still a little smell of oil smoke on her body, her face was lightly rouge, her hair bun was a little loose, and a few strands of green silk hung down on her shoulders, revealing a tired color.

His voice was soft and soft, "You know, I've never liked you. I was sick at that time and had to marry you. You are only a responsibility to me, my beloved, and others. ”

She didn't want him to be so blunt and not give her any room to maneuver.

Of course she knew, she knew it from the first time she saw him.

He has someone else in his heart, it doesn't matter to her, as long as she is a wife, as long as he is by his side safely, it doesn't matter.

She smiled wryly, "If you want to accept the side room, I won't object." When she gets married, I will treat her well. ”

Congguang shook his head and said, "But she doesn't want to." After a pause, he said, "I can't bear to let her be a concubine." ”

The white heart seemed to be torn apart by something, and it was torn off one by one, and he couldn't even breathe, the green tendons on his temples jumped suddenly, holding the corners of his mouth, and he wanted to speak, but he opened his mouth, but he couldn't open his mouth.

Seeing her like this, there was pity in her eyes, and she said slowly: "It's hard for me to choose." He whispered again and said, "But I want you to understand that I like her, I have been away from her for two years, and I have not been able to forget her, and she is the most beautiful and happiest part of my heart, which can never be erased." ”

Wan's pale face was as pale as paper, drooping lower and lower, and he said after a long time: "What are you going to do?" Her voice trembled slightly, as if she was about to cry out uncontrollably if she was not careful.

I only heard him say abruptly: "I don't know, it depends on what Zifei wants." ”

Zifei ...... Zifei ......

She knew this name, like a thorn in her heart, and every time she thought of it, she had to feel a dull pain. Although she tried her best to endure it, tears still fell, smashed on the luxurious wool blanket with auspicious cloud patterns, and quickly soaked in, without a trace. She said hoarsely: "No matter what, I listen to you, and you can do what you say." ”

Her temperament has always been very gentle and weak, even to the people in the family, she has never said half a heavy word, and she always has a smile on her face, even the roughest little girl in front of her, it is a little more than usual.

Ke Congguang still didn't expect that she could retreat to this. I couldn't help but have a few strange feelings in my heart, and slowly rubbed it into my heart.

Mo Lan lived in the palace with the holy driver for more than half a month, and when he saw that the New Year had passed, he returned to the palace. She freshened up a little in Luanming Hall and went to Linhua Palace.

Concubine De had already gotten the news, and ordered Qingqiu to carry Princess Fukang into the dormitory and tease her personally. Mo Lan still had the color of wind and dust, and asked Concubine De to say goodbye, so she couldn't wait to hug Le'er, kissing and coaxing. After a while, Zhao Zhen also came to find it, talked to Concubine De for a while, told him a little about the things in the palace, and accompanied Mo Lan back to Luanming Palace.

However, a few days, Zhao Zhen summoned Cao Shi, the granddaughter of Cao Bin, King of Wuhui, to enter the palace under the resolution of the ministers, canonized as the queen, and entered the Ciyuan Palace.

After the New Year, due to the accumulation of illness by Yang Guifei, lingering on the couch, all matters in the harem were handled by Concubine Lan Shu. Mo Lan's health is not very good, and he has to take care of Le'er, so he ordered all the trivial matters and handed them over to Zhang Jieyu and Li Jieyu as assistants. In the spring, the concubine recovered from a serious illness, and Zhang and Li Jieyu still returned to the Huadian to do things.

By June, Cao entered the palace.

Zhao Zhen named Li Di as the envoy of the book, Wang Sui as the deputy envoy, set up a guard of honor outside the Donghua Gate, welcomed the phoenix into the Ciyuan Palace, and the concubines knelt outside the palace gate.

The next day, hundreds of officials often enter the palace early, and the official of the book of treasure is dressed in clothes, and the queen is ordered to be booked out of the vertical arch hall, and the queen is invited to wear the clothes in the Ciyuan Palace, and the concubines and concubines come forward to celebrate according to the ceremony. After a few days of red tape, Mo Lan was extremely tired, and when he returned to Luan Ming Palace, he first took off his makeup and took off his grade clothes, so he felt better.

Although it has reached the time of Hai, looking at the Jiying Palace, it is still a bright fire, and the sound of silk and bamboo can be faintly heard. Moran drank wine at the feast, her face was hot, and she was dizzy with her hair crooked in the wicker chair. The doors and windows of the hall were open, and the moonlight was very beautiful, round, like a fine white-glazed porcelain plate. The night breeze blows through the light yarn, and the cool blows on people's faces, as smooth and comfortable as silk.

Just as he was about to ask Qingqiu to enter the hall to serve and sleep, when the words came to his mouth, he felt that his stomach suddenly turned upside down, and he hurriedly wrapped it in a handkerchief so that he would not spit out the sour water on the ground.

Qingqiu happened to come in with lotus seed tea, and when she saw Mo Lan's appearance, she hurriedly said, "What's wrong?" ”

Mo Lan relieved himself, threw the handkerchief into the spittoon, and said, "Xu drank wine at the banquet, and he was a little sick to his stomach. He took the teacup in Qingqiu's hand, poured it in one gulp, took a breath, and said, "It's much more comfortable." ”

Qingqiu's face was full of melancholy, and asked, "The slave maid went to Xuan Imperial Doctor to take a look." ”

Mo Lan said: "Don't alarm people, the emperor and queen are getting married in the past few days, if I call the imperial doctor at this time, those ministers will be admonished again." After a pause, he straightened up and walked softly to the couch, and said in a low voice: "You are also tired, tell them to lock it down, and rest and go." ”

Qingqiu respectfully agreed, closed the window and turned off the lights, no problem.

On the second day, the queen gave a family banquet in the Ciyuan Palace, although she did not need to wear a big-sleeved court dress, but Mo Lan intended to dress up more grandly, so she wore a bright red tufted rose gown, a moon-white soft silk long skirt, a low-hanging banana bun to the shoulders, decorated with greenery, soft and delicate with a noble and elegant color.

Qingqiu picked up the earrings in the red sandalwood gold makeup box and asked: "The slave thought about it for a long time this morning, and remembered that the mother was red last month, and she was sick to her stomach yesterday." Isn't it ......."

Mo Lan took a pair of green jade earrings and fiddled with them in his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, the official family rarely came to Luanming Hall in the past few months, and I was often not allowed to have menstruation, naturally because I drank alcohol yesterday." ”

Qingqiu saw Mo Lan say this, so he had to say: "That lady has to drink less today, and she will be uncomfortable if she hurts her stomach." ”

Moran said: "Where can I call the shots, they toast the wine, I can still push it off." So saying, he got up and went out of the temple.

There were already shoulders waiting under the corridor, and the palace people were holding spittles, canteens, tassels and other things, and when Mo Lan got on the sedan chair, they followed suit.

To Ciyuan Palace, the scenery in the hall is exactly the same as when Guo Hou was there, there is no change at all, only people have changed. A palace maid had already greeted her and invited Mo Lan into the main hall.

Because the queen was still grooming, all the concubines were gossiping in the palace, and when they saw Mo Lan coming, they all got up and saluted. Yang Guifei has been sick again in the past few days, and it is difficult to even get up, so she confessed and recuperated in the dormitory.

Zhang Rongyue's seat was placed next to Mo Lan, she was wearing a green plum Lingxiao skirt and a half-arm shirt, which was beautiful and beautiful, and had a bit of Mo Lan's demeanor when she was a concubine when she was a concubine. She said to Moran, "Is Princess Fukang okay?" ”

Moran nodded and smiled: "Serve her carefully every day, if she is not good, I can't stand it." ”

When Li Jieyu heard this, she smiled: "If I can have a son and a half daughter, I am willing to accompany her without sleep." ”

The concubines also echoed and said: "That's it, the official family loves Princess Fukang, and the world hears of it, and the concubine is so blessed." ”

Yu Meiren is the best at talking, and said with a smile: "Le'er Bingxue is smart, lively and well-behaved, and she is reluctant to let go even when I see it, let alone the official family." ”

A mellow laugh came from outside the curtain, "What about me? ”

Some palace people lifted the bamboo curtain, Zhao Zhen had stepped into the hall, and everyone got up together, blessed and greeted. Seeing a blue shadow behind him, he looked closely, and it was actually the lucky girl of Furong Xuan, and he was secretly shocked in his heart. The official family did not stay in the Ciyuan Palace, and they went with the Bapincai girl, which is really surprising.

Zhao Zhen glanced at everyone, didn't seem to pay attention to anyone, and said with a smile: "You are talking bad about me behind your back, but I can catch it." He looked at Yu Caidao again: "I listen to your voice, come quickly." ”

Yu Meiren hurriedly got up, and Ying Ying said with a smile: "Where do the concubines dare to talk about the official family, but when they talk about Princess Fukang, they think of the official family." ”

Zhao Zhen looked straight at Mo Lan and said, "What's wrong with Le'er?" Are you sick, why don't you send someone to tell me? ”

Mo Lan hadn't spoken yet, but he heard Yue Rou say: "Don't worry, the concubines just said that Princess Fukang is likable, nothing else." ”

Zhao Zhen squinted at Lang Yue, and when he saw that she was beautiful and elegant, he couldn't help but say: "Your clothes are very skin-friendly." ”

Lang Yue blushed slightly and said, "Xie Guan's family praises." ”

As he was talking, Feng Jia arrived, the queen asked Zhao Zhen for peace, and the concubines and concubines asked for peace for the queen again, and then they sat down. Cao Yizhen was born in Jiangmen, but also with a bit of heroism, she is eighteen years old, but she is not afraid, although the figure is weak, but dignified and polite, and the demeanor is all right.

She said: "The concubine is late, please forgive the official." ”

Zhao Zhen only glanced at her lightly and said, "It's okay." ”

The concubines looked at the official demeanor and had different thoughts, but they all stopped talking, and the hall was quiet for a while.

Zhao Zhen said: "Queen, when you first came to the palace, you didn't rely on everything, but you also made mistakes. I first let the concubine and the concubine assist in the harem, if you don't know anything, just discuss it with them. ”

Yizhen was extremely calm, and raised her voice: "Although everything in the harem is complicated, everything is recorded, and it is not wrong to do it according to the laws and regulations, and the officials don't have to worry." ”

Zhao Zhen saw that her eyebrows were wide and clear, and he couldn't help but look at her differently, and said, "That's very good." After a few more idle words, there were palace maids who came forward to pass the meal, and everyone gathered around the emperor and queen to sit in the side hall.

There are two huge sandalwood four-legged round tables in the hall, and the queen invites Zhao Zhen to sit on the main seat, and Fang said: "The people's homes are all at the same table and eat together, and the concubines think that since it is a family banquet, they don't have to be bound by etiquette, so they only set up two seats, which is also interesting." Zhao Zhen loves to have fun with the people, and he didn't care, so he sat down.

Everyone also sat down in order according to the ranks, and the purple-clothed attendant held the food box high to the hall, shuttling and silent. When the dishes were all served, there was no wine, Yizhen said: "It's not that I'm thrifty, but I just think that there are a lot of banquets in the first two days, and tens of thousands of barrels of fine wine are eaten, so it's better to ban it first, if you are greedy for wine and hurt your body, it's not good." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "The queen is thinking about it. So he replaced the wine with tea and toasted Yizhen with a cup. Yizhen is also extremely atmospheric, neither humble nor arrogant, drinking with the officials.

Mo Lan felt uncomfortable in his stomach, but he just held on, and he didn't even dare to say much, he wanted to retire, and he was afraid of losing his etiquette, so it was the queen's first banquet and had to deal with it.

When Zhao Zhen first entered the hall, he felt that Mo Lan was not quite right, and he was sitting next to her at this time, but he never heard her speak. He shook Mo Lan's palm under the table, only to feel wet, soaked in fine sweat, and saw that her face was pale, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and he hurriedly asked, "Are you uncomfortable?" ”

Suddenly, hearing the official family speak, the concubines all looked over, Mo Lan squeezed out a smile and said, "A little sick to my stomach." ”

Lang Yue looked at the table full of dishes, all of them were vegetarian, even more homely than homely, and she was not used to eating it for a long time, seeing Mo Lan say this, she was in the middle of it, put down her chopsticks and said: "The concubine has no appetite." ”

When others saw this, they also put bowls one after another.

Cao Yizhen only pretended not to know, and said: "If Concubine Shu is uncomfortable, it is better to go back to the dormitory to rest first, and then ask the imperial doctor to come over and take a look." ”

Mo Lan got up and curtsied his knees: "Queen Xie, the concubine will retire first." He was about to leave the table, but he saw Zhao Zhen also get up and said, "I will send you back." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to help, Mo Lan was about to excuse himself, the queen set up a banquet, and the official's family should not leave the table halfway, but when he opened his mouth, his stomach suddenly stirred, and before the words came out, he vomited first.

There was an exclamation in the hall, and even Yizhen couldn't help but stand up, and the palace people who were waiting next to her were so frightened that they knelt down. However, Li Jieyu first took out an embroidered handkerchief and walked to Zhao Zhen, brushing off the obscene things on Zhao Zhen's body, and a clever palace person came over with clothes to change clothes for the official family. Zhao Zhen was also shocked, opened his hands, and the tip of his nose was full of sour smell, which was extremely unpleasant. Moran didn't care about anything else, and retched after the spittoon, only to feel that his stomach was about to be vomited.

Yizhen personally stepped forward to change the clothes of the official family, and Zhao Zhen said: "Go and pass the imperial doctor." Then he said to Mo Lan: "Since your body is not good, just rest in the dormitory, don't be strong." ”

Mo Lan breathed a sigh of relief at this time, sat on the stool to rest, and a palace maid brought tea, she rinsed her mouth, and said: "The queen has a banquet, and the concubines don't want to lose their manners." ”

Yizhen said: "Your body is tight. After a pause, he said to the crowd: "In the future, if someone is unwell, there is no need to force him to go to the banquet, just show me, and I will never be condemned." ”

Everyone hurriedly shouted in unison: "The concubine obeys the order." ”