Unafraid. Zhu Amber looked at the majestic palace wall, there was no big wave in her heart, she just felt that it was like a four-cornered sky, although it was only a small point inside, but it was also a paradise where she could do a lot in the future.

A group of people got off the sedan chair in the queen's Yikun Palace, and Zhu Hongyu and Zhu Amber were also average.

Rushing into view is the tall and majestic main hall, and of course the queen's bedroom is still behind.

The two sisters walked at the back of the crowd holding hands.

No one spoke, and Zhu Hongyu muttered in a low voice: "Let's just follow the back to watch the excitement, don't go too far in front and forget the etiquette." ”

Amber thought to herself that only her sister would forget the etiquette, and she wouldn't.

"Sister, you know that you are blind in a day, where can you forget the etiquette?"

After that, the two sisters were already at the end of the crowd, and the women in the palace stood in four rows under the arrangement of their aunt, and Zhu Hongyu and Zhu Amber just finished up.

They all stood in the courtyard of Yikun Palace and waited, and the door opened.

You can see the queen sitting high in the main hall, dressed in red and yellow, with a golden crown on her head, and her red lips are just right, showing the authority of the queen mother in the world.

Amber looked at the woman on top of her and hesitated for a moment, for the first time she felt that she longed for the unattainable position so much that it seemed like she could fight for it.

Soon, however, the aunts woke up the shocked wives and asked them to enter the temple together.

Zhu Hongyu was not too shocked when she saw the queen on the top, just like seeing the queen in the TV, she walked in steadily, but it was amber and absent-minded.

At this time, Zhu Hongyu wanted Amber to pay attention to the majesty, but she couldn't do it, Amber was already immersed in the supreme temperament of the queen, and it was difficult to extricate herself.

Entering the hall and standing still, I only heard the female official next to the queen ordering in a loud voice: "All the women meet the queen and kneel—"

Zhu Hongyu knelt down with a "snap", and Amber didn't move at all, Zhu Hongyu frowned, and quickly pulled her sister down.

"Bye-"

Everyone bowed their heads, and Amber slowed down.

"Xing-"

The crowd got up, and Amber slowed down.

Zhu Hongyu watched from the side and worried, and finally in the second bow of the three worships, Zhu Amber caught up with the rhythm, which finally made Zhu Hongyu breathe a sigh of relief.

After the salute, Zhu Hongyu looked at Zhu Amber and finally relieved.

Then, Zhu Hongyu dragged her stunned sister to the side, and after this toss, Zhu Hongyu, who was not afraid of the queen, was going to be drenched in cold sweat by Zhu Amber.

The queen was obviously on the high throne, and she could see Zhu Amber's stunned appearance, but she just smiled.

After all, she knew what the origin of the two girls standing at the end was, and there was no need to criticize her.

After the salute, it was the queen's routine reprimand.

"Give a seat."

The person sitting on the throne is noble and gorgeous, and the phrase "give the seat" is also full of majesty.

All the women were given seats, and the seats were carried up by a large number of palace maids and placed directly behind them.

In the huge main hall of Yikun Palace, there are more than 100 women standing there, and there are also more than 100 stools.

With this sentence, Amber felt like a world away.

She didn't know where she was standing now, but it was as if it didn't belong to her.

Zhu Hongyu looked at Amber like this, she was really more anxious than Amber herself, this Nizi just stood well, saluted, and did her own thing, why couldn't she do anything?

Could it be that you are thinking about Lu Mingci?

God, what does she want Lu Mingci to do at this time!

"You are all women who have come from afar, it is especially hard to travel thousands of miles, and it is not easy to visit here, a year has passed safely, the civil and military ministers are in the previous dynasty, and the women are at home. Outside the male protagonist and female protagonist, this country is still healthy. ”

When the queen spoke, Zhu Hongyu listened very carefully, and she felt that there was a faint sadness in the queen's words.

She didn't know where this sadness came from, maybe it was because of the perennial plague and the turmoil in Ganzhou last July?

"The plague is a calamity from heaven, and everyone should examine himself. However, now, three years have passed since self-reflection, and countless rituals have been done, and after all, the plague is still rampant. Last year, the Zhu family made a contribution to the fight against the plague. Listening to the emperor, it was the women of the Zhu family who fought against the plague that made Ganzhou stable. I don't know who is Zhu Hongyu in the audience? ”

Zhu Hongyu was really a little surprised when she heard the queen call herself.

But she quickly stood up, did not lose her proportions, bowed her head and walked to the front of the women, and then knelt down and kowtowed.

"The courtier's daughter Zhu's red jade, knock on the queen, the queen is a thousand years old."

"Hurry up, let Hongu take a good look."

The queen showed a look of impatience, Zhu Hongyu felt furious in her heart, and quickly stood up.

She didn't know if the queen was hypocritical, or if she had been trapped in the deep palace for a long time, so she showed such excitement.

When the queen saw Zhu Hongyu's flustered appearance, she felt that something was wrong, and changed her tone again.

"Zhu's Hongyu, meritorious service in fighting the plague, this palace thinks about it, in our family and country, it is really a woman who does not let her eyebrows. What a merit it for a woman who was not afraid of the plague and who was not afraid of pointing her back! ”

Zhu Hongyu hooked her lips and smiled, naturally lowering her head.

She pondered the queen's words for a while, and replied: "Only when there is a country can there be a home, if the country does not exist, what is the meaning of home." Although I am a village girl in Peach Blossom Village, I know the truth, although I hid at home during the plague, I may be able to save my life. But knowing how to cure the plague, how can I be subservient? Doing our part for our family and country and maintaining long-term peace and stability is what our subjects should do. ”

The queen listened to Zhu Hongyu's words and felt very shocked.

She didn't expect Zhu Hongyu to be able to say such profound words, as if she didn't expect Zhu Hongyu's calm look when she met her.

"The girl said it very well, and I really admired it. Come, bring the pearl shirt that the emperor gave me this year and give it to the girl. ”

When Zhu Hongyu heard this reward, she thought to herself that it wasn't money that could be spent, and to be honest, she was really a little dissatisfied.

Of course, something is better than nothing, and what is rewarded is not about value, but about meaning.

She understands this.

"Thank you, Queen Niang."

Zhu Hongyu knelt down again to thank her, so far, the queen's impression of Zhu Hongyu is good, and Zhu Hongyu also knows very well that when necessary, she must learn to "hide clumsy", otherwise it will cause discomfort to the queen mother above.

So she didn't say anything more, took the pearl shirt from the queen, thanked her, and returned to her original position.

Naturally, he was holding this pearl shirt that could only be used for decoration.

To tell the truth, the women from the provinces were really a little envious when they saw the reward in Zhu Hongyu's hands, after all, the queen didn't often reward people, and the things that the emperor rewarded the queen were even more expensive.

"Since ancient times, there have been women who do not let women say that this world is won by men, but it is also up to women to deal with internal affairs in the back, so there is a man's world. Although the plague is not a battle between swords and guns, and it is not as terrible as the loss of life, after the plague is swept away, the country will not be a country, and there are sick and dead bodies everywhere, which is really terrible. This year, as in previous years, this palace has taken a lot of time to remind you that you must pay attention to the prevention and control of the plague, don't look at the fact that they don't have swords and guns in their hands, but the most harmful to the foundation of the country, the people are displaced. I also hope that all of you, in your free time, copy more scriptures, go to the Taoist temples around you, and do some rituals to relieve the plague, in the end...... It's still going to be useful. ”

Zhu Hongyu listened to the queen's words and felt that the pearl shirt in her hand was very heavy.

She didn't know why, this queen's mind was not in the harem battle.

Before coming to this dynasty, Zhu Hongyu's identity was just a small village girl, so she naturally didn't know what this country was like.

But now it seems that the entire harem and the entire former dynasty are tired of coping, and they can only rely on the study of the weft.

It's sad, it's sad, but what's the solution?

This is the suffering that human beings must endure in order to survive, and they can only move forward with a heavy burden.

"Hey, Bengong, I thought there would be no more disasters last year, but who knew that last summer, Bianjing cholera, was very terrible. Bengong often wonders, where did these diseases come from, Chaoyunguan is so effective, why did they encounter a plague, but they didn't work? ”

Princess Shun has always been friendly with the queen, she sat in the first row, and when she saw that the queen was still thinking about the plague when she was at the assembly of the women, she hurriedly comforted her.

"Sister-in-law, when everyone in this world has experienced calamities, although you and I are pampered, our lives are there, and there is no rest. Naturally, so are the wives of life. If it's a big New Year, it will definitely get better after the New Year, we can't say it...... Just hold on to the plague, maybe this year will be fine. ”

What Prince Shun said, the queen actually didn't believe it.

Every year I say that the next year will be good, and the next year I say that the next year will be good, and so on for three years, who knows what will happen this year.

"I hope it doesn't get any worse, and that the sisters can take care of their spirits and have an easier life. The words of the Zhu family girl just now are not wrong, there is a country first and then a home. Our plague is restless, and our family is not at peace. Everyone has worked hard this year, I specially asked the emperor to allocate 12,000 taels of silver from the treasury, and everyone who came to see the court today will give 100 taels of silver, as the cost of going back. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu's suspicion of the queen disappeared.

Where did this angel sister come from! He was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver.

"Hey, at the end of the year, everyone may not be able to meet once or twice, everyone has worked hard and is tired of running. This year, I heard that the Yangtze River is like the Yellow River, and it is very terrifying. After thinking about it, I still have to do a ritual, but now on the New Year's Festival, the palace has arranged a play in the pear garden, and the imperial garden has set the stage. The ladies are a little looser-dressed, and the Imperial Garden can see that the play will be dispersed this year. ”

The queen's voice was gentle and ethereal.

Not as majestic as just now, Zhu Hongyu didn't know if the queen was really tired.

But after just talking for a while, it shouldn't be possible.

The two sisters walked out of Yikun Palace, and Zhu Hongyu felt a lot more relaxed.

"What do you think?"

Zhu Amber's face turned white.

"Very bad!"