It was noon, after lunch, Huizhu called Hongli to go to Yonghe Palace and Chuxiu Palace to ask for peace, and retreated left and right, leaving only Su Xin and Xiao Ranzi, and instructed: "Xiao Ranzi, from tomorrow onwards, the emperor will have five days without having to deal with the affairs of the court, you go to inquire, the next few days the worship room will arrange the matter of the bed, and" Speaking of this, Huizhu suddenly recalled that this is no longer the palace, and now she has no connections when she first enters the palace, compared to the few little deacons and eunuchs raised by Hongli in the palace, and let Xiao Ranzi inquire about it. Thinking like this, he had no choice but to say: "You go down, just pay attention to the affairs of the worship room in secret." Xiao Ranzi took the words and retreated.

Su Xin said worriedly: "Master, the second master is imprisoned, will it be fine?" ”

Huizhu stroked her forehead with a headache, not knowing how to answer. Now Junxian has been falsely accused of alcoholism and unfilial piety, and he is no longer Junxian's husband and wife. Niu Hulu has her own business, it can be said that the revelation of this matter is tight, and the final spearhead is pointed at her and Hongli. But her mother and son have no one to rely on in the court, and there is nothing to do in the palace, as early as the day they moved into the palace, they have fallen into an isolated and helpless place, and if they are not careful, they will be the abyss, the safety of Niu Hulu's mansion, Hongli's ambition, and Baolian's future, I am afraid that it has become a bubble in the water.

Su Xin saw that Huizhu's brows were getting tighter and tighter, endured the anxiety in her heart, and comforted: "Master, the emperor attaches great importance to you, and he loves the two brothers and sisters of Brother Hongli, this matter ...... Well, the emperor should be able to defend his master. Huizhu smiled bitterly and asked, "If Su Xin is really good at defending it, why are you so uncertain?" ”

Su Xin shouted anxiously: "Master? Huizhu shook his head and said: "The emperor has only been on the throne for more than a month, and the throne is not stable. Let's talk about the emperor and the queen mother. Uncle Fourteen's entanglement has been very troublesome, and many people are waiting to watch the play, how could he be distracted to come to me. What's more, even if he has the heart to defend it, the court is changing rapidly, and it is not that the emperor is biased. Su Xin's intrigue in dealing with the palace is okay, but now when he heard Huizhu say this, he shook his head again and again in surprise and said: "Master, you still have Brother Hongli, he is loved by the emperor, the mother is precious to the son, and he should leave you decent no matter what." ”

Huizhu closed her eyes and leaned on the pillow on her back, and her thoughts gradually dispersed. It is precisely because Hongli is loved by Emperor Kangxi that he is about to enter the court, so he will have today's set. And the mother is precious to the son, that is just the time after the prince can stand alone, but now the mother is precious to the son, if she is degraded because of the handsome thing, how can Hongli talk about the noble......

"That's not right!" Hui Zhuqian opened her eyes and shouted. Su Xin looked at Huizhu in surprise, and before she could open her mouth, she heard Huizhu say in a slightly heavy tone: "Junxian's matter was done by Li's mother and son. Hongshi has been in the middle for a few years, there should be connections in the court, and his Mount Tai is a household book, so it is not difficult to do this. But there seem to be doubts, with the power of these two people alone, the court will not cause such a big reaction, they don't have that strength yet, there should be someone to help them. But whoever has that strength must be immersed in the court for many years...... Could it be ......?"

Yinzhen, Yinzhen, their party secretly helped each other? At present, there is only this Eight Sages Wang Yingong who has the strength to incite the ministers.

Huizhu was taken aback by the conclusion she came up with, remembering that on the night of Emperor Kangxi's death, Yinzhen and Yinzhen were fighting with each other, and later they were incompatible with Yinzhen, and she couldn't help but feel palpitations. After many years of getting along, she doesn't know Yinzhen, especially in some aspects, Yinzhen is very resentful, and Yazi will revenge. She believed that Yinzhen wouldn't be able to endure it for long, and she would descend to Yingong and others, who were enemies of him at the beginning.

And the Li family mother and son actually colluded with Yingong and Yinzhen for personal gain, Yinzhen will not let them have a good life, maybe for this, Yinzhen will really protect Junxian, protect Niu Hulu Mansion, and protect his mother and son......

Huizhu's mind became more and more peaceful every time, and later the impetuous atmosphere dissipated, and her heart was not shocked. Su Xinguan Huizhu's face improved, thinking that Huizhu had thought of a way, and asked in surprise: "Master, you have already thought of the Fa, what should you do?" Huizhu smiled soothingly: "The harem can't interfere in politics, you, I want to believe that the emperor is a Ming monarch, and I will never listen to slander and re-rule Junxian." Well, it's twenty-five today, so it's time to prepare for the New Year. ”

After a pause, Huizhu changed her words and said: "Do nothing to rule, these four words are just suitable." At the moment, I only need to do my duty as a concubine and stabilize my status, so that my son can protect Hongli and Baolian with his mother as the precious, and thus protect Niu Hulu's house. Su Xin looked at the firmness in Huizhu's eyes in surprise, and wanted to say something, but swallowed it back unconsciously, and listened to Huizhu's words to prepare for the New Year.

On the second day, on the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, the fourth watch had not yet arrived, and Huizhu had already gotten up and cleaned up. After taking the palace motto map of "Yanji Menglantu" of the Internal Affairs Office and letting the little eunuch hang it, he returned to the inner hall and took Baolian, who had just woken up, to paste the window flowers and hang the threads. At the same time, the whole Jingren Palace is very busy, everyone climbs up and down, hangs the door gods, lists white paper, and uses red edges, blue edges and peach charms.

Later, in the Qianqing Palace, there was no dispute between the court yesterday, and the ministers had already put on the table to sing praises to Yinsu, and Yinsu also responded to the pen, sealing the seal ceremony, and rewarding the blessings prepared in advance, the word longevity.

On the twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth, and twenty-ninth days of the lunar month, Yinsu stepped into the harem to celebrate the festival and began to pray for blessings. On the morning of three days in a row, Huizhu prepared three sets of Tushou, Fu, Lu, and Xi style flag clothes for the festival, after this change, he stood next to the main hall, and more than 20 palace concubines watched Yinsu wearing the emperor's auspicious clothes, and stood far away and ordered 36 trumpets to dance Buza, and welcome the New Year.

On the last day, Huizhu wore heavy court clothes and dragged back to Gyeongin Palace with tired steps. After changing clothes and washing comfortably, Huizhu said: "Hongli, I will leave you for dinner today, and then after you have eaten, you will go back early, and tomorrow Chinese New Year's Eve will be busy for a day." Hongli responded with a smile, and happily rewarded the six people who served in the inner hall, one of whom contained four gold ruyi, six silver ruyi's purses, and several people smiled and squinted.

In the evening, when Xiao Ranzi led a few eunuchs to light the lamp, Xiao Juan also led the palace maid to swing in the warm pavilion. At that time, Huizhu was talking and laughing with the Hongli brothers and sisters and walked towards the warm pavilion, and suddenly saw a bright hall outside the window, and in a moment, a eunuch shouted: "The emperor has arrived, and the lord of Jingren Palace will take over." ”

Huizhu and Hongli Zheng were stunned to look at each other, and then they only heard the sound of kneeling to ask for peace, and they woke up quickly, and walked out of the inner hall quickly, and they didn't have time to think about it, so they knelt directly and saluted: "The concubine (son) asks the emperor (Huang Ama) to say goodbye, and the emperor (Huang Ama) is auspicious." Yin's eyes swept over the three of the mother and son, and said, "Get up." Huizhu took Baolian and got up, and thanked Hongli: "Thank the emperor (Huang Ama)." ”

After the salute, Yinsu followed Huizhu's mother and son to Dongnuan Pavilion for dinner. Due to the sudden arrival of Yinsu, the table was disrupted, and the imperial dining room added additional plates, and the kitchen had to put together two more plates, and set the table with Hongli and Baolian brothers and sisters under the right position. For a while, Yinsu took advantage of the occasion of the meal and said: "Although the imperial examination is gone, the homework requirements for going to the study are not as strict as before, but you can't be lazy and reckless, and you can't be proud of being promoted to the prince." Hongli should be respectful, and Yinsu was satisfied with the "grace", so he didn't say anything more and started eating.

Huizhu sat facing Yinsu, she didn't know what she was thinking, she seemed to be very interested in the hundred dishes on the dining table, she only lowered her head and ate carefully, and finally raised her eyes to look at Yinsu in a bright yellow dress.

After dinner, Hongli took Baolian to say goodbye with a smile. Not long after, Xiao Luzi also sent everyone back, Yu Yinyu, and Huizhu stayed alone in the inner hall. At this time, Huizhu still bowed her head and was silent, although she knew what to say in her heart, but at the end of two months, goodbye was a huge change in identity, in the face of Yinsu, who was the emperor, she really didn't know how to deal with herself, and a sentence kept flashing in her mind: "Yinsu is Emperor Yongzheng." ”

Yinzhu didn't expect Huizhu to speak, so he put the white-background celadon tea bowl on a few sides, and looked at Huizhu, but saw that Huizhu's shoulders trembled slightly with the collision of the tea bowls, and couldn't help but be silent for a while, Fang Buxian asked lightly: "Are you used to living in Jingren Palace?" Huizhu was silent, "Ah", and replied: "Emperor Xie cares, concubine...... No, the concubines are very accustomed to living. ”

Yin Zhen listened to the answer, didn't say a word, but got up, looked at the palace room as if he was very leisurely, and said unclear for a long time: "This is a strange question, you can clean up your own place comfortably when you live there, but you will enjoy it." This was awkward, and Huizhu couldn't tell whether it was praise or depreciation, so she had to stand up and say, "Thank you for your praise." ”

Hearing this, Yinzhen's eyebrows jumped slightly, turned around, and looked at Huizhu with a sparkling gaze, until Huizhu's head seemed to be a little lower, before he took his eyes away, turned around and walked a few steps, turned his back to Huizhu and asked, "Do you know about your brother." This sentence seemed to ask and seemed to be a statement, and successfully made Huizhu raise her head, staring straight at the backlight in front of her, and saw Yinzhen standing with her back hand as she was used to before, but it was familiar and strange to her heart, and she was a little vague in her mind thinking that this person who exuded a lonely and cold atmosphere was the man she had been married for nearly 2o years?

Yin Zhen couldn't wait for an answer for a long time, turned around and looked, and saw Huizhu looking at him with fascinated eyes.

Huizhu was shocked to realize that she was rude in front of the emperor, and she was busy waking up, and bowed her head and replied: "The concubine already knew a few days ago that Junxian was drunk...... On the same day, the concubine also gave a few small clothes made of material inside, which Hongli told the concubine. ”

Speaking later, Huizhu gradually lowered her voice, and her words hesitated.

Although the words were almost inaudible, they fell into Yinzhen's ears word for word, which made him feel surprised in his heart, but it was only a blink of an eye, and he was heard to speak: "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”

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