Ruyi said with a smile: "Yonghui is young, and there are some imprudent ones. ”

The emperor said: "This is the benefit of Yongqi. I don't talk much, I don't answer until I ask, and I don't want to talk nonsense. Gao Bin was wrong in the Nanhe case, but after all, he was my old minister, whether it was good or not, it was not the turn of Concubine Jia and Yonghui to put their beaks. It seems that I spoiled Yonghui too much, making him too ambitious. ”

Ruyi saw that the emperor was angry, so he hurriedly stroked his heart for him, and said politely: "What the emperor said is very true. Yonghui is straightforward and fast-talking, and just talk about what the emperor asks to do with the concubines or concubines Jiaguifei, if you go out, you will be so open-minded and straightforward, but you will reveal the emperor's thoughts. Originally, the power of heaven is far-reaching, how can the subordinates speculate at will, let alone easily tell people to know. ”

The gloom in the emperor's eyes was deeper, and Ruyi didn't say anything anymore, but added sweet soup and offered it to the emperor. The two were facing each other, but they saw Li Yu come in and said: "Your Majesty, at two o'clock the day after tomorrow, Dai Shimeiruo, the daughter of the governor Nasutu, will enter the palace." Please, where to place. ”

The emperor slowly drank a bowl of sweet soup and said, "The queen is here, ask the queen." ”

Ruyi thought for a while and said: "I don't know what position the emperor plans to give to the Dai family, and the concubines can arrange a residence suitable for her identity." ”

The emperor pondered for a moment, and then said: "Dai is the daughter of the governor, and she is from the background of the yellow flag. She is still young, so let's give her a concubine. His fingers tapped on the agarwood table, and he pondered, "The title is intended to be Xinzi, to take the feeling of joy and joy, and add a little joy to the six palaces." ”

Ruyi immediately said: "Then the concubine will point out the Tongle Courtyard to Concubine Xin." She bent down to maintain the proper bearing of the queen, and silently sipped off a wisp of bitterness, "Congratulations to the emperor for his new beauty." ”

The emperor smiled lightly: "The queen is very good at arranging it like this. Li Yu, you can go and do it. ”

In the next few days, Ruyi never heard that Jin Yuyan accompanied Yonghui to Fangbi Cong to meet the emperor, and whenever she asked to see her, Li Yu politely blocked her head and refused for a reason. It's Yonghui, and when he sees the emperor, he doesn't see as much as usual.

As soon as she got up from the afternoon nap on this day, Ruyi only felt weak in her body, and after coaxing Yongxuan and Jingqi for a while, she watched Rong Pei hold the newly offered large pale red roses in the flower room to insert the bottle.

Such delicate flowers, with dew fragrance, like a beautiful woman in full bloom, are lovely.

Ruyi covered her lips and yawned lazily, leaned on the silk embroidered magnolia soft pillow, and said lazily: "The emperor rested at Concubine Xin last night?" ”

Rong Pei held the lapidium and white pattern bottle with roses in front of Ruyi and said, "Isn't it?" Since the emperor met Concubine Xin in the depths of the willows that day, he liked it very much. ”

Ruyi took a pair of small silver scissors and cut off the excess flower branches: "At that time, Concubine Xin had just entered the palace, and she didn't know the emperor, and her words were naïve, but the emperor liked it very much, which can be seen that it is also fate." ”

Rong Pei said: "The slave who is not destined doesn't know. Concubine Xin is young and beautiful, and now she is so favored that almost no one in the palace can match her. Should the queen be careful? ”

Ruyi pruned the flower branches of the big fluffy rose in the bottle, and said lightly: "Concubine Xin is of noble birth and has a lively temperament, and it is reasonable for the emperor to favor her." What's more, since Concubine Mei passed away, Concubine Shu set herself on fire, Concubine Jia was also snubbed by the emperor, Concubine Chun, Concubine Yu, and Concubine Wan were not very favored, only Concubine Qing and Concubine Ying came out to pick out, otherwise there were a few low-ranking nobles, always there, and there was no newcomer in front of the emperor for a long time. ”

Rong Pei pouted and said, "It's good to be young and beautiful, but who doesn't come from being young and beautiful?" The slave maid heard that the emperor was resting in the concubine's Tongle Courtyard these days and nights, and he had rewarded countless people, which was really a special favor. ”

Ruyi turned her face, looked at the copper luan flower mirror on the dressing table, and looked at the woman in the mirror carefully, even if it was clouds and temples like mist, her demeanor was vaguely like that of the year, and her eyebrows were like distant mountains and emeralds, and her lips were like red cherry blossoms. It's just that the fine lines that quietly climb up the corners of the eyebrows and eyes are like spring grass and are unstoppable. Her beauty is already like a flower in full bloom, with a kind of fragrance that will fade to the end of the flower. Even I understand that such a good thing will eventually get worse day by day.

Ruyi subconsciously took out a box of green plum powder, wanting to make up for the fine lines at the corners of her eyes, so she pounced a few times, and smiled unconsciously: "The most important thing is that the world can't keep it, and Zhu Yan is a flowery tree." Sometimes looking at today's face is older than yesterday, and it is always delusional, it is good to want to keep a moment of youth, but even I have to admit that I am old after all, no wonder the emperor likes newcomers. ”

Rong Pei said in a righteous voice: "The middle palace is the middle palace, and the main room is the main room, even if those concubines are as beautiful as flowers, they can't be compared with Niangniang." ”

Ruyi bowed slightly, and her tone was calm: "Yes." It is how people are not old, the love between the red face and the love of the youth is like the morning dew, and there is no trace of death, so why bother to be persistent. These are never the things that can be held in the palm of your hand. ”

Rong Pei's eyebrows were solemn, and she said in a deep voice: "Niangniang is very right. It's just that the queen mother just talked about the concubines, forgetting that there is another concubine. ”

Ruyi carefully avoided the thorns on the rose branches, and said coldly: "This palace has not forgotten." Although you went back to find Concubine Ling, you returned to the palace and she was reprimanded in the Queen Mother's Palace, and said that she was guilty of singing Kunqu Opera after the death of the tenth elder brother, so she was punished by the Queen Mother to kneel in front of the spirit of the tenth elder brother, and met Concubine Shu by chance, which had nothing to do with Concubine Shu's death. But somehow, Hongu always felt uncomfortable. These days, she has been thinking about herself in the palace, but she is quieter. Her mind sank slightly, "In the past few days, she has written a petition to present to the palace, describing the feelings of the past, and her words are pitiful." ”

Rong Pei snorted lightly and said: "The fox is the fox girl, and no matter how much you ask for sin, you can't get rid of that pitiful bastard!" As for whether she is quiet or not, I don't know until I watch it all the way. ”

Ruyi smelled the sweet fragrance of flowers, and her heart was slightly happy: "Okay, then don't pay attention to her, let her go." The emperor is going to go to the Mulan paddock for autumn hunting in a few days, and the palace has only been out of confinement for a short time, so naturally he can't accompany him, can the emperor choose someone to accompany him? ”

Rong Pei said: "In addition to the most favored concubine, it is Ying Concubine and Ke Chang. On the other hand, the emperor brought the fourth elder brother and the fifth elder brother, and naturally also brought the little master Jia Guifei and Concubine Yu. ”

Ruyi heard the word "Concubine Yu", and her heart warmed slightly: "In fact, although Hailan has fallen out of favor, the emperor is always willing to talk to her, accompany her interpretation, and Yongqi is angry, but it is also safe, and it is a way to survive." ”

Rong Pei frowned slightly: "Niangniang said this, there is a sentence that the slave and maid have trespassed, but if you don't say it, the slave and maid have no place in their hearts, and ask Niangniang to forgive the slave and maid for the crime of gaffe." ”

Ruyi folded a light red rose hairpin on her sideburns, looked at the front and back mirrors, and said slowly: "You say yes." ”

Rong Pei said: "Among the princes of the emperor now, the eldest brother and the second elder brother who are gone are not mentioned, and the third elder brother is depressed. Among the princes, our twelfth elder brother is certainly the son-in-law, but in the end, he is young, and now the emperor likes the fourth elder brother the most. These days, although the emperor is a little alienated from Concubine Jia and the fourth elder brother, but the fourth elder brother is running hard to raise money and food for Jiangnan, and he works very hard, and the emperor likes it again. The slave maid wanted to ......" she wanted to speak and stopped, but she couldn't help but say, "The slave maid thinks that Concubine Jia is restless, and she has the backer of Li Chao's mother's family, so I am afraid that she wants to seek the position of prince for the fourth elder brother." ”

Ruyi sneered lightly: "I don't know anything, this is a determined mind." Concubine Jia was staring at the back position back then, but now she is naturally looking at the position of the crown prince. ”

Seeing Ruyi say this, Rong Pei became more and more bold and said: "The slave maid thinks that in addition to the fourth elder brother, the emperor also likes the fifth elder brother. If the emperor moves the mind of Lichang, in our opinion, it is naturally better to choose the fifth elder brother than the fourth elder brother. But even if the fifth elder brother has been raised under the knee of the mother, forgive the slave maid for saying something that does not know the severity, the fifth elder brother is not out of the mother's belly, no matter how good and filial piety is, it is separated by a layer of belly. ”

Ruyi was fiddling with an ivory-inlaid green jade crescent comb in her hand, and when she heard this, her gesture slowed down. Outside, the heat was in full swing, and the voices of people were silent, except for the cicadas in the depths of the green cover chirping tirelessly, sizzling and sizzling. The voice had been heard for a long time, like a thin rope around the heart, tangled and troubled.

Ruyi sighed and said, "Rong Pei, besides you, there will be no second person to say such things to the palace." Even if Hailan and the palace are so close, there are taboos on this layer. This matter was born by the palace itself, and I thought about it many times in my heart, and now I will tell you something from my heart. She was in a town, and her voice was deep in her ears, "As long as this palace is the queen mother, Yongxuan may not be the crown prince." ”

Rong Pei was shocked, her expression changed greatly, and she immediately knelt down and said, "Niangniang means ......"

Ruyi clenched the comb in her hand, and her expression was as calm as a rock: "Yongxuan is still young, although he is a son-in-law, everything is not yet known." If Yongqi is responsible, it is also a good thing for him to be the prince, why bother asking for parents and children? If Yongxu becomes a rich prince in the future, it will also be good. ”

Rong Pei lowered her head and thought for a moment, and said, "Niangniang really thinks so." ”

Ruyi looked at her, and her eyes were quiet: "Between you and this palace, there is no lie." ”

Rong Pei calmed down and said, "No matter how the mother chooses and how to do it, the slaves and maids will follow the mother." ”

As he was talking, he saw Li Yu come in and said, "Queen Mother, the emperor said, please take the five princesses to Fangbi Cong to eat together at dinner." ”

Ruyi said, "Got it." ”

Li Yu bowed and retreated, and Ruyi instructed: "Rong Pei, go and prepare to bathe and change clothes, this palace is going to see the emperor." ”