In the following days, the emperor rested in each palace for a night according to his position, which is called "rain and dew are evenly wet". After that, the emperor casually flipped through the signs, and counted them carefully, and it was always the most days for Concubine Hui and Concubine Jia to go to the Palace of Nourishing Hearts to sleep. In addition to the monthly New Year's Visit, the emperor also likes to sit in the queen's palace and gossip. When Ruyi's grace was gone, it fell silent with the pure concubines, Yi nobles and Hai Chang.

After a few snowfalls, the Forbidden City began to enter winter. The Internal Affairs Office was busy with the affairs of various palaces, and gradually became lazy with the work of Yanxi Palace. In the afternoon of this day, Ruyi was sitting and drawing patterns with Hailan, but she heard Ah Ji lift the curtain and come in and said: "The Internal Affairs Office is more and more able to look at the face and bully people, and the white flower pill and sea withered vine that the queen mother gave to the palaces today are made into sachets, saying that the palace is damp, and wearing it can dispel rheumatism and relieve pain." As a result, the slave maid opened it and saw that the Baihuadan powder stuffed in it was all defective, and she wanted to ask the Internal Affairs Office again, but they said that these were the ones sent by the hospital, and there was nothing better. The slave maid thought, where did Hui Guifei dare to send such a thing? Even the sewn sachets are loose, and the stitches are not in shape......"

Hailan stopped her hand and said with a hint of worry: "Sister is like this here, let alone me." ”

Ruyi looked up at Ah Zhen: "Even if it's second, it's better than not using it." Let's put it on hold for now. ”

Hailan said: "Also, it's snowing outside, so you don't have to toss back and forth." In this case, Ah Zhen, you send these sachets to me first, and I will sew all the stitches for my sister, so that I can save them and scatter. ”

Ruyi said: "These small efforts, just teach them to do it, why are you so tired." ”

Hailan smiled quietly: "Sister forgot." I'm idle, and I'm the best at doing this. Just pass the time for me. ”

It snowed all morning on this day, and Wang Qin, the great eunuch beside the emperor, came over in person. That Wang Qin was originally the chief eunuch of the first emperor, because the emperor served diligently and very effectively when he was the prince, and after the emperor ascended the throne, he stayed by his side as the deputy chief eunuch of the Yangxin Palace. Because the position of the chief eunuch has been vacant, and he is close to the emperor, even the queen in the palace treats him very politely.

When Wang Qin came in, the queen wore a lotus lotus-colored satin embroidered peony tuanshou pattern robe, covered with a moon white background and blue bamboo weave gold satin sable shoulders, caged a painting enamel flower and bird hand stove, watching Su Xin and Lotus Heart fold wax plum to insert the bottle.

When Wang Qin saw the queen, he hurriedly saluted respectfully and said, "Slave Wang Qin greets the queen." ”

The queen smiled and said, "It's just snowing outside, and the ground is slippery, why did the emperor send you over?" But what's the matter? As he spoke, he instructed the lotus heart to give tea to the seat.

Wang Qinnuo thanked him, and said: "Xie Queen Xie's reward, it is really a slave who does not dare to surpass." After that, I'm waiting for other errands. He said, "The emperor has instructed, Ming'er is fifteen, and she will have dinner in Niangniang's Changchun Palace, and she will also stay in Changchun Palace, so please prepare for Niangniang's pick-up." ”

There was a slight smile between the queen's eyebrows, but her face was faint: "Got it." When the frost and snow come at night, you instructed the little eunuchs carrying the sedan chair to take care of their feet. Also, make a few more lanterns to light the way for the emperor. ”

Wang Qin hurriedly said: "Don't worry, don't worry, the slave doesn't dare not pay attention." ”

The queen bowed slightly, raised her face, and said "reward". Lianxin immediately took out ten taels of silver from the drawer and quietly put it in Wang Qin's palm.

Wang Qin thanked him with a thousand thanks, but his eyes glanced at Lianxin's face, Lianxin blushed, and hurriedly retreated back. Wang Qin said again: "There is one more thing. It snowed all night last night, and the emperor remembered the biological mother of the eldest brother who died in the mansion last year, and said several words of 'pity'. ”

The queen said regretfully: "Zhu Ying is the sister of the Fucha clan in this palace, and she has served the emperor for a long time. Who knew that I was sick last year, and I went well, and I didn't enjoy the blessings of a day in this palace. After that, he pressed the corner of his eye with a silk and continued to say slowly, "Zhu Ying is the biological mother of the eldest brother, and she was only a Gege in the hidden mansion back then, and her position was not high. Now although she is blessed and abandons the world, the emperor can't help but give her a grace, set a name, give a noble person or a concubine, and also take care of the face of the eldest brother. ”

Wang Qin said respectfully: "The queen mother is compassionate, the emperor said last night that he wants to posthumously be crowned as a philosopher, and he will posthumously hold a ceremony in two days, and he will hold a big ceremony in Baohua Palace, and ask the queen to dot it." ”

The queen was slightly stunned, and then smiled with a gentle smile: "It's still the emperor who is thoughtful and thinks of it first." Then you go back to the emperor, Concubine Zhe and the sisters of the palace are the sisters of the palace, and her posthumous ceremony, the palace will order someone to preside over it. ”

Wang Qin smiled: "Yes." The slave retired first. ”

The queen saw Wang Qin go out, and the smile slowly condensed at the corner of her mouth, like a condensed frost flower, faintly bursting with cold air.