Around the time of the hour, the Spring Festival Palace finally blew out the candle lights. In the huge palace courtyard, there are only palace lamps under the corridor, which hang there lonely, illuminating the corridor, but no one passes by.

The lord of Fengjue has been promoted to the title of Princess Fengjue since that day, three times a day, and he can't wait to live in the Fairy Palace.

got to know Wanying, a beautiful and kind-hearted aunt, and two more cute and beautiful little brothers, Princess Feng Jue has been in the past few days, I don't know how happy and happy I am!

The queen issued a phoenix decree to reduce the amount of money since that night, and the palace applauded. Even the promotion ceremony of Emperor Wanying's concubine can also be simplified.

On the second day of the second month of February, Wanrong was also promoted, from a concubine to a concubine, jumping two levels in a row, and she was also one of the hot palace concubines for a while.

Although Wanyun and Liu's Yongxiang infighting were forcibly suppressed by the queen, there was no one in the palace who didn't know about it. Wanyun also missed the opportunity to be promoted again because of the impact of this incident. is still lingering in the concubine position.

In the full moon of the two princes, at the strong request of the emperor, they held an unusually grand event.

In front of the Manchu Dynasty's relatives and dignitaries, the emperor announced on the spot that the emperor's eldest son Wu Hongzhi was the crown prince, and the second son Wu Hong became the king of Chengjun.

An imperial concubine, with two princes, the crown prince and the county king!

All the guests present, although they didn't say it, couldn't help but speculate: the mother is more precious than the child, and the imperial concubine will win the queen sooner or later!

Throughout February, the small Wenxian Palace has almost become a rich vanity fair where the relatives and nobles of the imperial court rush to go, and everyone is proud to sit in the main hall of the Wenxian Palace and drink a cup of tea, so that many ministers meet and greet each other is no longer 'Have you eaten?' And it became, 'Did you drink?' ’。

Because Wanying is in confinement, she probably can't see a few customers in a day. However, he couldn't stand the menacing visitors, and finally had to close the door to thank customers, and no one was accepted.

Asking the Immortal Palace is quiet, but Huifangzhai, where Yingchun Palace and Shi Jieyu live, is full of guests and friends.

Many ladies have turned around and hoped that the concubine Niangniang could help them send their 'hearts' to the crown prince and the imperial concubine. Therefore, every day after dark, several carriages carrying countless treasures and utensils, with the 'heart' of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military, drove from the Yingchun Palace to the Wenxian Palace.

Qianxian Palace was originally a small palace, and there was no special treasury.

In desperation, I can only sort out the spare wings and pile up the 'minds' in all directions.

The more and more hearts piled up, and in the end they couldn't even fit in the wings. Yun Niang was a little anxious, after all, her mind was a good thing, and she couldn't be exposed to the sun and rain in broad daylight.

The drawings of the new palace had already been placed in the Ask Immortal Palace, waiting for Wan Ying's final nod. Yun Niang was not happy at all in her heart.

On this day, Wanying, Yun Niang and the two Nai Niang put the princes to sleep, and sat in the sunny warm pavilion and gossiped.

"Niangniang, since frugality is advocated in the palace, should we take the initiative to report to the emperor and temporarily cancel the construction of the new palace? Wait until you get out of the limelight? ”

"Hongu is trying to discuss this with you! Let the new palace plan be put to rest! I'm used to living here these days, and it's a small one, and it doesn't look empty. It's actually pretty good. ”

Yun Niang picked up the drawings on the kang table and asked, "The emperor has already asked people to make the drawings, let's refuse like this, can the emperor agree?" ”

Wanying got up and said: "The queen is right, this palace can't only take care of itself, but also share the emperor's worries." The construction of the new palace will cost at least one million taels, not counting the cultural relics inside, and it will cost two million if you count those at least. The emperor has a heart, and the palace can't pretend to be stupid. If you really spent these two million, you might not know how to frame this palace outside! ”

"When the treasury is empty, you don't care about the overall situation of the court and only care about your own pleasure?" Yun Niang put down the drawings and imitated with a wry smile.

Wanying also reluctantly agreed: "If you are so polite, it is still good, maybe the messy allusions of Bao Xi, Feiyan, and Concubine Yang have all flown out, and the country will be ruined, and the demon concubine will mislead the country, what is it to say!" ”

Yun Niang didn't have the heart to think about these rumors in the future, and pointed to the box under the tent outside and said, "Since you don't build a palace, what about those things outside?" Now it's just the things of the officials in Beijing, we can't fit it, and within two or three days, the things from all provinces, prefectures and counties will continue to be sent to us, so what can we do? ”

Wanying pushed open the window, looked at the boxes piled up like a hill outside, and said boldly: "Since the queen mother advocates that the queen concubine share the emperor's worries, the palace will hand over all these gifts to the treasury!" ”

Yun Niang shook her head again and again and said: "Niangniang, we don't want a new palace room, we can't do without these things, these things are Niangniang's own body, and the prince and the little prince grow up, Niangniang can't help but leave some things for the little masters!" ”

Wan Ying smiled stupidly and said, "Isn't the dowry of this palace still there?" One dowry is two, and one for each brother! ”

"Niangniang, which lady in the palace doesn't have some self-esteem? Who doesn't leave some 'back hands' for themselves, can they survive the situation just by relying on that little bit of monthly rule? Besides, the two little masters will grow up in the future, doesn't the mother plan to give the little masters some trouble? ”

Wan Ying looked at the side hall where the two princes lived, and said firmly: "They are the sons of the palace, and the palace will help them with it, but they will not rely on these gold, silver and jewelry." ”

"Niangniang, people's hearts are not ancient, now the emperor's list of Jinshi is all about takeaways, Tong Su is not bullied, Niangniang can't leave no room like this."

"Where the gold is sincere, the gold and stone are open. If the palace goes to the market with him, then won't the emperor's world really be sold? ”

"Niangniang, you really can't donate it all, if Niangniang really wants to share the emperor's worries, just donate half of it. This is a congratulatory gift from the ministers to the crown prince, Niangniang, if you regret it in the future, you will never have a chance again. ”

"Regret what? Do you regret that you donated all this treasure today? Hongu won't regret it. ”

Yun Niang didn't want to admonish anymore, she was really afraid that Wanying would donate her own dowry on a whim, and there would really be nothing left.

However, Yun Niang was also lucky in vain, and before she could get out of the palace gate, she was stopped by Wanying.

"What's wrong, mother?"

"Let's donate all the dowry of the main palace!"

Yun Niang was so anxious that the tray in her hand was still directly on the ground, and she hurriedly came over and pulled Wan Ying and persuaded bitterly: "Niangniang, that is something that our master family has accumulated for generations, not from looting people's fat and people's ointment." Mother can't even have this little thing left! ”

"My father is dead, my mother's whereabouts are still unknown, what does it mean that this palace is empty and guarding these dowries?"

"Niangniang, at least stay by your side as a thought."

"Forget it, money is originally something outside the body, this palace is generous and has no regrets, I hope God will look at the selflessness of this palace for the sake of the public, so that this palace can find my mother one day."

"Niangniang, the minions in the palace have always recognized money and not people, if you don't even have this little bit of family money left, aren't you afraid that the minions will be cheap girls in the future? Have you forgotten that when you entered the palace last year, your mother specially prepared a few boxes of broken gold and silver for you? Isn't it to dispel the imps who stand in the way? ”

"The palace has not forgotten, this time and that time, now that the palace has the emperor's favor, there is no need for these means."

"Niangniang, the two Venerables Ananda and Ka Ye under the Buddha have blackmailed Xuanzang's purple gold bowl, and the gods and Buddhas are still like this, not to mention our mortal fetus?"

"Yun Niang, don't say it, this matter has been thinking about this in the palace for a long time, and it has been decided!"

Yun Niang shook her head and sighed, knowing that Wanying was stubborn, and what she decided in her heart, ten cows couldn't pull it back. Picked up the tray that was thrown on the ground, lifted the curtain and went out, and when he walked out of the porch, he saw a little eunuch hurriedly coming over and said: "A female relative of Niangniang's mother's family handed a sign at the gate of the palace and wanted to ask to see Niangniang. ”

Yun Niang wondered: Except for Aunt Gao and Aunt Li, who just came in to visit a few days ago, didn't you say that you would come back today when you left? Who will it be?

I was sure that I wouldn't be the daughter of the teacher's family, and I didn't stop walking, walking towards the end of the corridor. "Confused, the emperor personally ordered that no one outside should be allowed to disturb Niangniang's Qingyang, and you don't care about it?"

The little eunuch was so anxious that he sweated profusely and followed behind Yun Niang, and stammered, "Aunt Yun, we think the same way. But eighty percent of the people outside are from the mother's family, otherwise they wouldn't dare to beat the palace guards!

"Do you know what the name of the person who handed the sign is?" Yun Niang asked as she walked.

The little eunuch didn't wait for Yun Niang to finish speaking, and had already taken out a name card from his sleeve. Respectfully handed it to Yun Niang.

"Aunt Zhao? It turned out to be Aunt Zhao! Yun Niang looked at the name card happily, quickly turned around, and went into the house to ask Wanying.

"Come in, come in." When Wanying heard that Aunt Zhao had come to visit her, she was almost in tears of joy in her heart.

The little eunuch received the order and went to the palace gate to welcome Aunt Zhao into the palace.

Wanying asked Yun Niang to take the treasured tea, boil the water that she had been reluctant to drink for many years, and prepare her beloved teacup, standing at the door of the main hall, waiting for Aunt Zhao to enter the palace.

At the time of a stick of incense, Aunt Zhao entered the Immortal Palace in the yellow sand of the spring sky. He was accompanied by a male retinue of the Zhao family.

When Aunt Zhao saw Wanying, she didn't speak, she knelt on the ground and saluted.

Wanying has been cared for by Aunt Zhao since she was a child, how can she be subjected to Aunt Zhao kneeling down to worship herself, and she also knelt on the ground and struggled to stop her.

"Niangniang, now that you are the honor of the imperial concubine, the women of the people should bow down to you."

Wanying couldn't cry anymore, and cried: "Auntie, don't say such things again, Wanying is like a thousand knives when she hears it, except for her father, she is the most distressed Wanying of her aunt, Wanying is now lonely, from now on, I just ask my aunt to love Wanying, and Wanying will also take my aunt as her own mother." ”

"Niangniang, the master's business, you have to mourn and change, Aunt Lin's whereabouts can be found after all, the women overheard that Niangniang returned to the palace, and she couldn't sleep happily for a few days and nights, and she said that she had to see her Niangniang to feel at ease."

Wanying had already cried and pulled up Aunt Zhao and gave way to the seat, Aunt Zhao resolutely refused to sit down, helpless, the two could only sit flat in the guest seat, eye to eye, tear to tear, hand in hand, heart to heart.

"Mother, my son, I haven't seen you for a year, why did you lose weight like this?"