has told a lot of advice, but others haven't done anything yet, Ah Zhen said first: "The little master is so favored now, why should he be afraid of Concubine Hui?" Besides, the people in the palace are the most snobbish, and they always look at us with low eyebrows and faces, and they don't know how to arrange it behind it. ”

Ruyi flipped through the newly sent winter clothes from the Internal Affairs Office and said, "How can it be arranged?" Just because the people in the palace are snobbish enough, if you want to repay yourself frivolous, that is really shallow-eyed. Pampered or not, they won't be able to see it? The more stable you are, the less clear others will be about you, and the more they will not dare and what they can't do. ”

With a smile, he turned over the materials for Ruyi: "These big hairy materials were not in the case, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs paid extra tribute to the little master." She took Ah Zhen's hand, opened a bag and said, "Here are two green Doro sheepskin collar robes, a rose purple gray squirrel skin jacket and a magenta cotton silk phoenix skirt, which are especially filial to us by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In fact, those people's eyes are sharper than knives, and they can see everything really. ”

Ah Zhen was convinced, but he pursed his lips and smiled: "The emperor often comes, and the slaves and maids are also happy for the little master." ”

Ruyi said: "The happier you are, the more you have to be silent, this is the person who has been trained." Well, the year is almost over, so put on all the clothes of filial piety, and look happy. ”

Ah Ji happily took it. After two days, Ruyi saw that Ah Ji was dressed up in extraordinary spirits, wearing a green Doro sheepskin collar robe and a magenta cotton silk phoenix fairy skirt, wearing a rose purple gray mouse skin jacket on the outside, and a hairpin with crimson silk flowers and Cai Sheng on her head, and the luxury of her whole body was no less than that of the little master with a low rank in the palace. Taking advantage of Ah Jiu's inventory of the New Year's goods sent by the Internal Affairs Office with Sanbao in the courtyard, Ruyi asked Xinxin: "I remember that the Internal Affairs Office has extra filial piety to you and Ah Jiu, which should be two pieces for each of you, why did Ah Ji wear three pieces alone?" I thought it was cold, and you should put on that green doro robe. ”

I didn't dare to show an aggrieved look, so I just smiled as usual: "Sister Ah Zhen chose it for a long time, and she still likes everything, so I gave it to her." ”

Ruyi frowned: "It's all given to her?" Those two green doroes are exactly the same, what is she going to do here? ”

He bowed his head: "Winter clothes always have to be replaced." ”

Ruyi turned her face, and through the shadow veil on the window, she saw Ah Ji laughing loudly outside, poking the heads of several little palace maids with her fingers, as if she was stirring up something funny.

Ruyi became more and more unhappy, but refused to show her face, so she said: "A few days ago, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a green silk and a bucket of beaded lambskin jacket, I am wearing too thin, you can take it and put it on your coat, it is very good." There is also a peach-colored soft silk skirt together, which is almost New Year's Day, and it is brighter to wear. ”

His eyes were slightly red, and he said in a low voice: "The slave is not the little master's maid, and the little master doesn't have to feel so sorry for the slave and maid." ”

Ruyi said with a smile: "Ah Zhen's temperament has always been competitive and powerful, you live with her, although they are both big girls, she must have given you a lot of grievances openly and secretly." Just because you didn't complain to me about anything, as long as I hurt you, that's what I should. ”

Tearfully smiled: "The slave thanked the little master for the reward." ”

Ruyi smiled: "Don't thank you, it's best to wear it to make me happy." ”

This day is the eighth day of the lunar month, and the emperor stayed in the queen's palace and used Laba porridge, so he talked with the queen in the warm pavilion. The queen handed over the account books of the Internal Affairs Office and said: "This is the use of the harem this month, the emperor takes a look, and the concubines can be regarded as having an explanation." ”

The emperor slowly flipped through a few pages, blew tea and said with a smile: "The queen is very frugal, and the expenses of the harem have been saved a lot, which is all the credit of the queen." It's just that the year is almost down, and I see that the clothes of the concubines are always the colors and styles when they enter the customs, which is inevitably a little dull in addition to the ancient style. ”

The queen smiled very modestly: "The emperor is very right. It's just that the concubines thought that there were a lot of concubines in the palace, and there would be new people in the future. They are all young women, and it goes without saying that they compete for beauty on weekdays. When the emperor first took power, there were still many times in the previous dynasty when he wanted to use silver taels, and he could save some in the harem, which was also a little heart. As for the emperor who thought it was dull, the concubines thought that the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty were originally immediately gained, and they fought for their lives with a knife and a gun, and the concubines in the harem especially could not forget the difficulties and merits of their ancestors, and should not blindly pursue gorgeous decorations, and lose the frugal atmosphere of their ancestors when they entered the customs. ”

The emperor took a sip of tea, closed his eyes for a moment, and seemed to be particularly satisfied with the clarity of the tea: "I just said, it turns out that the queen has been so thoughtful. I thought that what the queen said was like this tea, although the entrance is bitter, the aftertaste has a lingering fragrance. ”

The queen replied respectfully, "Yes", "If the emperor thinks that the tea tastes too bitter, the concubine will ask him to change another cup of Babao tea." ”

The emperor waved his hand: "No need. I understand what the queen means. It's just that I first set up a harem, and a few people in the palace waited for me, and I couldn't bear to cut them for a while. What's more, they are still young and like to be delicate, as long as they are not too much. Not to mention the queen, now that it's almost the New Year, they are already dressed heavily, and they are heavy old-fashioned embroidery, but these embroideries are from the hands of the palace maids, and they are not smart and fresh, and even people are dull. Originally, there were more light and bright materials, which was also a landscape. ”

The queen bowed her head and said with a smile: "The emperor is very right. It's just that the harem chooses concubines, which is different from the folk concubine room. Pay attention to the beauty of dignity and solemnity, if you only know how to dress up, won't you become a fox? The demon tunes up, and only thinks about pestering the emperor all day long, and it doesn't look like the royal system. ”

The emperor was holding the teacup, and when he heard this, the lid of the cup couldn't help but touch it lightly and knocked it on the rim of the cup. The warm pavilion was already quiet, and the winter sun warmly shone in through the bright paper window, and even the palace people who were standing outside the pavilion and waiting became a distant figure. The celadon tea cup was already thin and crisp, and when she touched it like this, the sound was crisp in her ears, and the queen suddenly got up and said: "The concubine lost her words, and asked the emperor to forgive her sins." ”

The emperor was silent for a moment, stretched out his hand to the queen and said, "After so many years of husband and wife, why should the queen be like this." ”

The Empress stood up with the Emperor's hand in her hand, her fingertips smelling of overnight agarwood incense. As soon as the queen's heart moved, she could recognize that it was the fragrance of Yanxi Palace. The queen stabilized her mind, covered up the sourness that had penetrated her heart, and greeted her with a smile as in the old days. The emperor cherishes the love of husband and wife, and has always come to the palace to sit, but Lang clearly feels that that familiarity has gradually faded. The uncontrollable confusion and helplessness of the past pressed on, and she still felt uneasy.