"The chrysanthemum is also very beautiful, and what can be appreciated by His Highness is that it does not bloom in vain."

I pursed my lips and whispered with a smile.

Ji Yu looked at me, with a hint of affection in his eyes, "Can you still adapt to life in the palace?" ”

I smiled slightly, "There's nothing to adapt to, just be comfortable." ”

The corners of his mouth moved slightly, his eyes darkened, and then he chuckled, "It is the blessing of the imperial brother that Rong Guiren can be so calm and peaceful, and the harem needs a concubine with a calm mind like Rong Guiren." ”

I looked at him lightly, and I was already at a distance from him. It's no longer like it was in Mengxian Residence back then.

I'm afraid that if I continue to stay, it will not be good for people to find out, so as not to fall into the tongue of others. I calmly bowed to him slightly, saying that I was a little tired and left first.

As I turned my head to walk, I could clearly feel a gaze behind me.

My heart was beating fast, not that I didn't dare to see him, but I was afraid that if I saw him again, the heart that had calmed down would ripple again.

On the way back to Zhaoyang Palace, I inadvertently passed in front of Lin Jinse's Yaohua Palace, and I stood on the stone road under the tree, watching a palace maid cleaning outside the gate of Yaohua Palace.

At this time, Zhu Yan whispered beside him, "Lin Guiren is afraid that he is about to give birth, and the imperial doctor has to see the doctor every morning and evening to return to the empress dowager." ”

I have heard that the emperor has not been to see Lin Jinse for several months, as if the prince in Lin Jinse's belly is not his.

"Has the emperor seen Lin Guiren?" I asked about the bamboo inkstone in a slow voice.

Zhu Yan shook his head, "The emperor has never set foot in Yaohua Palace. ”

Tuoba Hong was so indifferent to Lin Jinse, which I couldn't have imagined. If he didn't like Lin Jinse, why did he spoil her and make her pregnant? I can't figure it out.

There was a slight hint of surprise in my eyes, and I withdrew my gaze from Yaohua Palace, and walked in the direction of Zhaoyang Palace again.

After returning to the dormitory, Yinglin immediately brought me a bowl of bird's nest, and after I slowly drank it with a spoon, I cast a trace of indifferent eyes at the bamboo inkstone.

"How did Guiren Lin and the emperor get together?"

I don't know about this, but Zhu Yan must know that she is a senior in the palace, and the things in the palace should be more or less clear.

There was a hint of surprise on Zhu Yan's face, she didn't expect me to suddenly ask such a thing.

I obviously saw that she was a little hesitant before she said to me, "How they are together, the slave and maid are not very clear, the slave and maid only know that Lin Guiren was originally the slave of the North Palace, and occasionally one day, the emperor took Lin Jinse to live in Yaohua Palace, and not long after, it was rumored in the harem that Lin Guiren was pregnant." ”

Seeing that I was looking at her steadily, Zhu Yan lowered her head and continued softly, "Since Lin Guiren became pregnant, the emperor has never been to Yaohua Palace again. ”

How do I feel that in Zhu Yan's words, Tuoba Hong seems to have deliberately let Lin Jinse get pregnant and then ignore it.

Could it be that Tuoba Hong is the kind of person who is unkind?

I looked at Zhu Yan in a daze, and Zhu Yan bowed his head and was silent.

I waved my hand lightly to let them all stand back, leaning on the soft couch, my eyes were colorless, smelling the fragrance in the incense burner, thinking about Lin Jinse, a hard-working woman.

She is already nine months pregnant, and the prince will be born next month, and the prince will be born, I don't know if it will be happy or sad.

The happy may be the Queen Mother, and the sad one must be Lin Jinse, maybe her life has come to an end.

Before September, she was still the palace maid of the North Palace, and I was robbed halfway from Longcheng to Pingcheng, and I died nine deaths.

I sat up suddenly, and the thought in my head made me wonder.

It was the emperor who saved me, not the king of the North Sea.

Could all this done by Tuoba Hong have anything to do with me?

Is he paving the way for me?

Because of the royal principle of "setting up a son to kill his mother", he had to let other women give birth to the prince first.

Will that be the case? Or am I thinking too beautifully.

It seems to be like this on the façade, but will he be for me, or will he not let Feng Yueyan become a victim under that principle?

No wonder the Empress Dowager is very concerned about the child in Lin Jinse's belly and does not treat her people.

All the Empress Dowager needs is a child!

I lost my smile, and I laughed coldly in my heart.

This may be the Empress Dowager's chess, or it may be Tuoba Hong's chess.

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Tuoba Hong put down the fold in his hand, looked up at the King of Beihai, who had been drinking tea quietly, and asked, "The seventh brother is so leisurely, he entered the palace just to drink tea?" Don't you have any tea in the Beihai Palace? ”

Of course, Tuoba Hong said this to make fun of him. When I saw him coming, I didn't say anything, just sat quietly with him for a while. And he didn't come to the palace without him summoning him before, but now he came to see him so leisurely for some reason.

The King of Beihai raised his mouth and smiled, and replied, "Because I miss the imperial brother, can't I come and see it?"

Of course, only he knows what is on his mind, so how can he tell the emperor. And the last thing he can say about his heart is to tell the emperor.

Tuoba Hong glanced at Ji Yu's face, a little pale, and asked lightly, "Seventh brother can't be sick, right?"

It's sick, it's just lovesickness, and it's still his emperor's person who is lovesick.

The King of Beihai smiled lightly, "Where did the imperial brother go, the younger brother is so strong, how can he be sick!" ”

Tuoba Hong smiled, "It's good if I'm not sick, I'm going to inspect the Wuzhou Mountain Grottoes in a few days, and the seventh brother will go with me." ”

The King of Beihai saluted slightly, "The younger brother is the emperor's brother." ”

Tuoba Hong looked at Ji Yu with a smile again, and asked, "I heard that the seventh brother and Zheng Minya, the daughter of Zheng Shilang, of the Ministry of Officials, have been very close recently, why, the seventh brother likes her?" ”

The Beihai King's face froze, and then he smiled, "The imperial brother said that he laughed, and the younger brother didn't have that kind of concern for Miss Zheng." ”

Tuoba Hong frowned slightly, puzzled, "You really don't have that heart?" ”

He had already heard that Zheng Minya had gone to the Beihai Mansion in private a few times.

The King of the North Sea looked at the emperor's eyes, and seeing that he didn't quite believe it, he smiled annoyed to hide his uneasiness.

Tuoba Hong became serious and stopped talking about the topic.

"What happened to the remnants of the Faxiu traitors?"

Beihai Wang Zhengse, "The minister is following up, and he will definitely investigate it thoroughly, and no longer let those people disturb the court again." ”

"Hmm." Tuoba Hong casually replied and walked back to his desk.

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In the courtyard of Zhaoyang Palace, I pruned the flower branches and listened to Zhang Xinpu's return.

That's because in recent days, Ji Yu has been in the palace for a long time, so he asked Zhang Xinpu to inquire.

Zhang Xinpu replied respectfully in front of me, "Your Majesty will go to Wuzhou Mountain with the King of Beihai tomorrow to inspect the construction of the Buddha statues in the grottoes. ”

I stopped holding the scissors and looked back at Zhang Xinpu, still expressionless.

Then he continued to trim the flowers and plants, and continued to ask, "What is Your Majesty doing now?"

Zhang Xinpu replied respectfully: "You should still be handling government affairs in the Taihe Palace."

I handed the scissors to Qiuyun, the maidservant standing beside me. Tell Yinglin to let her stew some soup.

I led Yinglin to the Taihe Palace.

When the inner chamberlain outside the palace saw me, he hurried to report before I could speak.

Before I could stand still, Tuoba Hong had already reached the door.

Before I could salute, he hurriedly approached me and said very warmly, "Rong'er is here."

I still bowed very calmly and explained my intentions.

"The concubine stewed soup for the emperor, and the emperor tried it."

Tuoba Hong took me by the hand and led me into the temple.

Ying Lin put down the tray in her hand and waited.

Takubahiro's excited expression hasn't faded since I came in. After gulping down a bowl, she asked Yinglin to pour another bowl.

Gongyi and Gonggong Zhou had full surprised expressions on their faces, and it was obvious that the emperor's appearance surprised them.

I watched Takubahiro gobble up, and I couldn't help but smile when I thought he was having fun.

My smile at him was so rare that it made Takubahiro dumbfounded.

Also, since I entered the palace, I rarely laughed once, from the bottom of my heart.

"Rong'er, you look so good with a smile."

I couldn't help blushing, with so many people present, he actually expressed it unabashedly.

Gongyi and Gonggong Zhou were already wide-eyed, unable to believe the scene in front of them.

"If the soup is not delicious, don't drink it."

I wanted to pull the bowl out of his hand to hide my shyness.

Tuoba Hong hurriedly grabbed my outstretched hand, still looking full of happiness and said, "I really like this pearl fish ball soup made by Rong'er, and I'll make it for me next time, okay?"

I was shy, pulled out my hand, lowered my eyes and whispered, "Okay."

After Yinglin cleaned up the bowls and utensils for drinking the soup, I asked casually, "What has the emperor been doing lately?"

In fact, the harem is not allowed to ask about the emperor's political affairs, but I was so bold to ask him.

Because I also know that Tuoba Hong usually doesn't do anything, and usually the Empress Dowager is handling major matters.

He smiled gently: "I will go to the Wuzhou Mountain Buddha Cave tomorrow, and Rong'er will accompany me."

I just nodded my head calmly in agreement, just like a habitual character, without showing too much of my intentions, as if everything was so natural.

Actually, I also guessed that Tuoba Hong would let me go with me, just to calm my heart, so I came to ask.

Being able to go out of the palace is the purpose of my visit to the Taihe Palace.

Will there be a chance to meet him when you go out?

If he really wants to see me, he will find a way to come to me, this is the opportunity I give him, if he understands.

As soon as she walked out of the Taihe Palace, Feng Yueyan and her maid were coming.

She must have come to see the emperor, maybe she came to ask the emperor to take her with her.

Although I was displeased to see her, I was still blessed.

She looked at me sarcastically and said in a cold voice, "How could you have come to the Taihe Hall today, wouldn't you also come to ask the emperor to take you to Wuzhou Mountain?" ”

I smiled blankly, "The concubine doesn't need to ask." ”

Feng Yueyan felt humble, her face sank, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, "Don't think that the emperor is arrogant because he has a little affection for you, and he doesn't take this palace in his eyes." No matter what the palace says, it is the master of the harem and the mother of a country. ”

I chuckled, "The concubine didn't ignore the queen." ”

Feng Yueyan was speechless.

I smiled indifferently and blessed myself again, "The concubine retired." ”

My coldness and colorlessness made her very unhappy, and I left indifferently under her vicious eyes.

I don't want to be hostile to anyone, I don't want to get into trouble, I just want to be quiet.

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Fa Xiu (monk, after Emperor Xiaowen ascended the throne, the factional struggle within Buddhism became more and more evident in the struggle of social classes. The supreme ruler sometimes supported the preaching of certain monks, and forbade others to gather in groups to preach. While some monks praised Mingjun for his righteousness, others openly destroyed temples and burned scriptures and raised troops to rebel. The Salmon Hoshu held an event in Heijo in Kyoto, and the participants included bureaucratic families, more commoners and slaves. ）

King of Beihai (Tuoba Xiang, the word Ji Yu, the seventh son of Emperor Xianwen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the seventh brother of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. ）