It has been seven days since Chu Luo returned to the palace with Yan Ji.

In the past few days, the little masters of the six palaces who got the news have all been looking forward to it, waiting for the emperor's return. As the queen, Li Shushen naturally couldn't help it, and stood on the edge of the city tower as soon as she was free, watching eagerly, no matter how persuaded by others, she didn't move.

On this day, as soon as she returned to the palace for lunch, a little eunuch hurriedly picked up the hem of her clothes and rushed in.

"Niangniang, Niangniang, the emperor is back!"

Hearing this, Li Shushen put the spoon in his hand aside, and immediately got up and said, "Really? ”

The little eunuch knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously, "It's true, the emperor is at the gate of the city, but it's just ...... It's just ......"

When the queen saw his hesitant appearance, her willow eyebrows frowned, and she said impatiently, "It's just what?" ”

The little eunuch was frightened, and immediately put his head on the ground, not even daring to lift it, "It's just ...... But...... Emperor...... The emperor also brought a woman back......"

As soon as the queen heard this, she changed color, and she was about to go out regardless of everyone's support, "Go and see this palace!" ”

"Oh, mother, it's cold outside-"

Yuzhi chased after the queen, holding a blue carved silk white mink coat in her hand, and muttered, "Niangniang, what is this hurry?" It's never too late to go after you've finished eating. ”

Yuzhi's words were only unheard of, she was in a hurry, passed the sedan chair, and immediately ordered, "Go to Mingde Palace." ”

In the Mingde Palace, everyone was crowded, and it was very lively. Chu Luo took Yan Ji's hand and walked in front, Cheng Dehai and He Sheng followed behind the two, and a group of eunuchs and palace maids were bustling behind, all of whom were crowded towards Mingde Palace.

This is the first time in Song Yanji's life that she has stepped into the palace of Da Chu.

Mingde Palace takes the position of the stars and uses the natural terrain to build the palace to form a relatively independent hall. Outside the palace, there are forbidden troops stationed on the east and west sides, and there is also a special command organ for the forbidden army in the city. As soon as Yan Jifu entered the hall, he was taken aback by the situation in front of him.

At the top of the red vermilion lacquer gate, there is a black golden silk nanmu plaque, on which the dragon flies and the phoenix dances inscribed with the three big characters of "Mingde Palace". The heavy eaves roof of glazed tiles, the vermilion lacquer door, the same pedestal, and the inner pillars of the main hall are all supported by a number of red giant columns, and each pillar is engraved with a swirling coiled, lifelike golden dragon, which is extraordinarily magnificent. In the dormitory, the cloud top sandalwood is used as a beam, the crystal jade is the lamp, the pearl is the curtain, and the fan gold is the pillar base. The six-foot-wide agarwood bed is hung with a silk treasure tent next to it, and the wind is moving, like a sea of falling clouds.

Yan Ji looked at it in a trance. There was also a group of palace people behind her, and when everyone's eyes fell on her, a foreign woman, she felt uncomfortable. Chu Luo could see Yan Ji's embarrassment at this time, so he waved his hand and motioned for Cheng Dehai to take everyone down.

At that time, only Chu Luo and Song Yanji were left alone in the main hall of Mingde Palace.

Chu Luo sat on the throne of the golden lacquer carved dragon, stared at Yan Ji with a smile, and stretched out a hand to her, "Come and sit." ”

Yan Ji glanced up at Chu Luo and saw him sitting upright on top of the main hall, exuding the spirit of a king who looked down on the world. It was only at this time that she firmly believed that the person she married was the Son of Heaven and the king of the world.

Yan Ji took his hand and sat down beside him, and as soon as he sat down, a eunuch came to report that the queen mother was coming.

Yan Ji glanced at Chu Luo hesitantly, and Chu Luo whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid, it's the queen." With that, he said aloud, "Let her in." ”

Thinking about it, the queen had slowly walked into the hall.

As soon as she entered the hall, she saw a woman sitting on the dragon chair with the emperor, and her heart trembled violently. She held back the vinegar in her chest, still without losing her dignified demeanor, and quietly saluted, "The emperor is blessed." ”

Chu Luo condensed slightly, and said politely, "How is the queen lately?" ”

Hearing the emperor ask about herself, a hint of joy flashed between the queen's eyebrows, and she replied respectfully, "Thanks to the emperor's concern, everything is fine with the concubines." ”

Chu Luo's face was warm, and he said casually and solemnly, "The queen came just in time. I just happened to discuss with you about Yan Ji. ”

The queen's smile instantly froze at the corners of her mouth. She glanced up at Song Yanji, who was sitting beside the emperor, and the woman also looked at her blankly, and her heart suddenly tightened.

Yan Ji, Yan Ji, is really a charming name.

However, no matter how angry Li Shushen is, he can't show it on his face. In the end, she is the queen of the emperor and the queen mother, and she naturally knows how to be proportional in everything. Her expression was calm, and her voice gradually lowered, "What position does the emperor want to give his sister?" ”

Chu Luo replied indifferently, "I think Jieyu is good?" ”

Li Shushen's heart was stunned again.

Back then, Zhong Yuxiu, as the only daughter of Shangshu, was honored to enter the palace, and she only got the status of a beauty. Zhao Nanyan has served for many years and has an emperor, but he is just Ronghua. Now that this Song Yanji who came out on a rampage wants to surpass several people, isn't it too unruly?

The queen suppressed and suppressed the depression in her heart, and earnestly comforted, "The concubine thinks that my sister has just entered the palace and her qualifications are still shallow, so it is better to be crowned a beauty, and it is better to be promoted in the future." ”

When Chu Luo heard this, there was a hint of displeasure on his face.

"The queen doesn't need to say much, I have already made up my mind." Chu Luo's words are resolute, and he also has the unshakable determination of others, "If the queen has nothing to do, go back first." ”

When the queen saw that the emperor had issued an order to expel the guest, her heart was also gloomy. Thinking about Zhong Yuxiu, she had to raise her head again, and confronted the emperor, "Zhong Zhaoyuan just gave birth to the emperor, if the emperor is ......"

"Got it, I'll go see her when I have time."

The queen's sentence was abruptly interrupted, and she couldn't say anything more. She seemed to be helpless and sad to the point of being indescribable, and her voice was dazed and weak, "The concubine retired." ”

As soon as she walked outside the hall, she saw several little eunuchs running towards the apse of Mingde Palace with a big red brocade grosgrain. ”

The queen bowed slightly, staring at the blush in their arms, and a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, "What are you doing in a hurry?" ”

After listening to the queen's questioning, the two little eunuchs kneeling on the ground looked at each other and lowered their heads, but they still refused to answer.

Yuzhi on the side couldn't bear her anger when she saw this, and asked in a loud voice, "What did the queen mother ask you about, didn't you two hear it?" ”

The two looked at each other silently again, hesitated for a long time, and finally, the little eunuch who was the leader replied, "Back to the queen's mother, it was ordered by the emperor...... Say...... Say it's going to be tonight...... Marry the new master...... Let the minions set up the ......"

As soon as these words came out, the queen was so shocked that she stumbled, but fortunately, Yuzhi was tightly supported by her side, and fortunately she did not lose her temper.

She was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "This...... Did the emperor say it himself......"

The two little eunuchs kowtowed again and again, and said busily, "It was ordered by the emperor himself, or the slaves would not dare to speak falsely!" ”

The queen looked at the big red, and there were tears in her eyes that almost wanted to gush out.

Such a bright red, such a pampered treatment, where did she dare to imagine. Even Shen Chang'an, who married into the palace as a side concubine, got married during the day, and he didn't use this kind of color. But now Song Yanji is even better than Shen Changan.

In an instant, the queen suddenly understood why Shen Changan always locked himself in the Chonghua Palace these days, showing people with a cold face. Even the emperor returned to the palace, and he was not half eager.

She finally understood. In such a situation, everyone should be cold.

She closed her eyes for a moment, and her voice was astringent, "Get up." ”

As if they had been granted amnesty, the two little eunuchs hurriedly kowtowed to the queen and went to the apse with brocade in their arms.

After the two left, Yuzhi was still indignant, and said angrily, "Niangniang, this little master Jieyu really doesn't understand the rules, this is obviously going to cause trouble!" ”

The queen turned her head and glanced at her, still angry, "This canonization ceremony hasn't been given yet, but you called it first?" ”

Yuzhi was frightened and didn't dare to say more.

The queen's soft satin sleeves quietly retreated to Hao's wrist, she stroked the beads on her wrist, and her words became more and more sour, "It's good that this Yan Ji is here, so that you can share some of Shen Guifei's grace, so that the emperor is no longer obsessed with her." ”

When Yuzhi heard this, she couldn't help but hesitate, "That being said, it's ......."

"This is Mingde Palace, don't say it again." The queen interrupted her coldly, tried her best to soften her voice, and said indifferently, "This palace is the queen, no matter who the emperor favors, this palace cannot be jealous, this is the queen's duty." ”

After Li Shushen finished speaking, she suddenly felt a slight chill in her heart.

Her whole life is trapped in the identity of this "queen" and "princess". Because she is the queen and the lord of the harem, no matter who the emperor likes, she should show due generosity. Because it seems that in the eyes of the world, this is her duty.

In the past, when she was alone in the empty room, she looked out of the window and saw Shen Changan's happy smile. At that moment, her heart was filled with infinite resentment. She was alone, waiting from day to night, and from night to 100 days, and all she waited for was a sentence: "The prince is resting at Concubine Shen, the princess should rest early." ”

She hates, how can she not hate? All her good youth was left in the Lin'an Palace, but she was trampled on. So in comparison, she didn't resent Song Yanji so much. On the contrary, there was a secret joy in the darkness that was not spoken.

Her pain was not her alone, and she finally let Shen Changan taste it. The pain of stripping the life of a loved one from the skin around you. Shen Changan should have realized it a long time ago.

Song Yanji relied on the emperor's favor to do whatever she wanted, which was exactly what Shen Changan did many years ago.

Chu Luo loves this kind of woman. A woman who is free, bold and not bound by the world.

Shen Changan is like this, and so is Song Yanji.

After all, he won't like her Li Shushen.

From the beginning, it was predestined. She is his cousin, the county lord of a country, she has the same royal blood as him, and she is burdened with the mission of her family and country, so she is destined not to be like them. In the eyes of others, Li Shushen is the mother of the country, the queen, and has supreme glory, but no one cares about the pain behind her. Again and again, he resented his fate and complained about the injustice of God.

Li Shushen thought like this, and her smile suddenly became sparse like a wisp of residual clouds in the sky, disappearing with the wind.

The face is not old, and the heart has been vicissitudes.