The Emperor's gentle palm had an indescribable power, pressing her chaotic and ethereal thoughts. He whispered in her ear: "Ruyi, don't be angry, don't fall into the trap of others, and be calm." Such warm and calm words made her heart move heavily, and she couldn't help but feel a little dependent.

This kind of dependence grew the most in the days when she first came out of the cold palace and accepted her favor. There have always been nightmares, those years of suffering in the cold palace, the inner sorrow, and the pain in the body, all of which are as tightly entangled as a python. Even after taking the tranquilizing decoction, she would still wake up intermittently in the long dark night.

seems to be aware of her uneasiness, and when the emperor accompanies her, it is obviously more. Many times, she woke up in a nightmare, in the faint light of the candlelight, looking at the rich and gorgeous auspicious patterns carved on the top of the bed, those delicately carved with vermilion and gold, green phoenix, lotus, vine, bergamot, peach, peony, there is a kind of confusion that does not know what day is now. Then, she heard his long breathing. His arms always tightly wrapped around her body that was slightly sweating, passing his temperature through. His arms were strong and powerful, encircling her tightly, not letting up even in his deep sleep. She fell into a deep sleep, and woke up throbbing, always wrapped in his arms, close to each other.

At that moment, she was teary-eyed. There was even a moment when she would believe that he would be with her, waiting for the dawn of the earth.

In fact, why does she need to calculate everything, if there is someone to rely on, it is not good to rely on him to decide everything. Just like the matter of Ah Jiu, no matter how embarrassing he is inside, in the eyes of outsiders, Ah Jiu is still a concubine of the Suo Yulun clan, who has served cautiously in the palace for many years, and the holy favor is not declining.

The emperor did a very thorough job. But she can't help but rely on herself. The snakes in the cold palace can be killed, and the fire can be extinguished, but how can those who are hiding in the dark watching themselves and Hailan not be afraid of the poison that is about to move around them? If you don't care about this life, who else will take care of it everywhere?

Ruyi silently let her thoughts wander, and the emperor said with warmth: "I know that Hailan has suffered a lot in order to give birth to Yongqi for me. You and Hyland are sisters, and her children are no different from yours. I understand your hard work, and I also feel sorry for Yongqi, a child, so the whole of the six palaces will be rewarded by me because of Yongqi's birth. Yanxi Palace has been tripled. ”

Ruyi's eyes were slightly happy: "The emperor loves Yongqi, which is naturally the blessing of Hailan and his concubines." It's just that the concubines are afraid that the reward will be too generous, but they will cause gossip. After all, when the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother were born, they were never rewarded like this. ”

The emperor's eyes smiled crookedly, and his breath brushed softly on the side of her ear: "Hailan almost lost her life for this child's life, and no matter how much I rewarded, it was nothing." The queen of the six palaces has always been thrifty and leads by example, and all the rules in the palace have been halved, and even the gold and silver utensils are not very built. The concubine followed the queen's appearance, and the rest of the people didn't care. It's you, you've been worrying about it all these days, and I've always wanted to reward you with something. After thinking about it, I made something for you, from having this idea to ordering someone to do it, everything in the meantime was handled by me myself, and it was easy to get it. was meant to be given to you, but when I met Hailan Sheng Yongqi, it was delayed. I'll have someone bring it to you later. ”

Ruyi hung on Hailan, who had not woken up, and was terrified, where could she care about what the emperor wanted to give for a while, so she smiled and passed: "The queen mother presides over the six palaces, and she has always been thrifty. The emperor took great pains to do this, and the concubines received the favor, but they didn't dare to spend too much. ”

The emperor's eyebrows were gentle: "With the queen here, what can you do." is the only concubine who loves to be pretty, and she is dressed up extraordinarily delicately and gorgeously. And Jia Concubine was the first to give birth to a prince after I ascended the throne, and she was the daughter of the Joseon clan, so her identity was very different. So I thought that this time the reward for the concubines of the six palaces would have to be doubled. ”

After a long day of this, the emperor was also a little tired, so he went back to the palace to rest. The night was cold and quiet, Yongqi also fell asleep after the nursing mother's feeding, and the rich bloody gas in the air gradually became lighter, adding a bit of newborn frankincense. Ruyi stood by Hailan's side, holding a hot cloth dipped in ginger water and carefully wiping her face and arms. Hailan's sleepy face was extremely haggard and unhealthy gray-blue. She was as sad as if she had swallowed a handful of sour plums. This difficult birth almost took Hailan's life, just to drive a few imperial doctors out of the palace, how can she withstand it? Ruyi thought about it, and still called the three treasures: "I have been paying close attention to it these days, and I will see who the few imperial doctors who delivered the baby tonight have been in contact with in private." ”

Sambo knew the severity and immediately agreed. Ye Xin came up and lit benzoin, and persuaded: "Concubine Xian Niangniang, the little master's injury midwife has been sewn up, and the little master has also slept, do you want to go back to the palace to rest for a while?" ”

How can you rest? In the long and difficult years of the cold palace, it was Hailan who was awake and waited for her; Now, it's time for her to guard and protect Hailan. Ruyi pondered for a moment, but still smiled: "Ye Xin, after a busy night, you are also tired." Bengong asked Yi Xin to boil a pain-relieving decoction, and when Concubine Yu woke up, he would give her a drink. ”

Ye Xin agreed. Ruyi looked at the gradually brightening sky in the east, and her heart was depressed but a little heavier.

The emperor returned to the Palace of Nourishing Heart after the early dynasty, he was happy with the new prince, and he was worried about Hailan last night, so he was inevitably a little tired. He was about to catch up on his sleep before entering the warm pavilion, but saw the queen guarding a bowl of steaming purple ginseng pigeon soup, smiling and waiting to come up. The emperor was also happy to see her so considerate, so Li Yu waited for him in addition to the crown and hat, and asked, "The queen came here so early?" ”

The queen wore a dark red embroidered silk satin robe with a playful pattern, with a color inlaid with dark red beads, agate, broken jade, and gold, and a pink and white fluorescent double happiness coral pearl tassel fell obliquely, which became more and more joyful. She blessed herself with dignity, and said with a smile on her face: "Congratulations to the emperor for getting the new prince." ”

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard this: "The queen also got good news?" ”

The queen hurriedly bowed and said: "I should have gone to Yanxi Palace last night to guard the production of Yu Concubine, but the hateful slaves were lazy, and when they saw the concubines asleep, they didn't come to wake up the concubines." The concubine got up early in the morning and heard that Concubine Yu's mother and son were safe, and she was really happy, thinking that the emperor must be so happy that she didn't sleep well all night, so she deliberately let the small kitchen stew a pot of purple ginseng pigeon soup early to replenish the emperor's qi and refresh him. ”

The queen raised her face, and Su Xin immediately took the soup cup and served: "As soon as the queen woke up, she ordered someone to prepare it, just waiting for the emperor to come and drink it." Niangniang's thoughts, the emperor will taste it. ”

The emperor lifted the lid of the celadon cup and sniffed it, couldn't help but look at the queen with a smile, and said approvingly: "Hard work queen." ”

The cold of the winter has not yet faded, there are dozens of pots of narcissus under the window, that is the most precious "Luoshui Xiangfei", the selection of Zhangzhou famous species, carefully cultivated by the flower room, the posture is particularly delicate, the heart is bright and yellow, the flower color is white and pure, the face is like a bright jade, the ice muscle is petite, such as holding a shuttle of jade, from the pavilion in the green Yao green leaves. At this moment, the narcissus was steamed by the red basket heating in the hall, and the fragrance was like wine, filling the room, and even the original smell of the soup was hidden, as if his heart for the emperor was always so easily covered.

Thinking of this section, the queen was not gloomy, but she refused to lose half of her bearing, so she reluctantly smiled: "This narcissus blooms so well." In the past few years, the flower room has been offering these Luoshui Xiang concubines, and the emperor always feels that he has not been able to achieve the most beautiful, but now that he is in the palace, he thinks it is already the best. ”

The emperor smiled, quite a little complacent, and Xuan Xuan was like a morning glow: "Among the hundred flowers, I have always liked narcissus, and I like its Lingbo state, Ruoluo water fairy." If it is not cultivated properly, it will not damage the attitude of Concubine Xiang. ”

The queen said: "Legend has it that Narcissus is the incarnation of Shun's wife, Empress E, and Nuying. In that year, Shunnan Patrol died, and Empress E and Nuying were both martyred in Xiangjiang. The Emperor of Heaven took pity on the two of them for their husbands, so they turned their souls into daffodils by the river, which gave them this name. The concubines and the emperor generally like this flower, which means that they love their loyalty to their husbands. ”

The emperor looked at the queen thoughtfully, and said in a harmonious voice: "I understand the queen's intentions. He turned his head to look at the Lingshui flowers, and said softly, "Illuminating the flowers in the water, I not only love the loyalty of the narcissus, but also deeply feel the deference of Empress E and Nuying to her husband. His slender fingers lovingly swept the glossy petals, like a thin layer of snow condensing on his fingertips, "And the daffodils bloom in winter, and the cold style is particularly rare." ”

The queen sat upright, only to feel the hot melt and the thick fragrance rushing to her face, almost intoxicated, losing all defense. If you can really indulge in it like this, it is also a beautiful thing. Since the day he became his wife, he has carried the glory of the entire Fucha clan, the future of his children and himself, and he has never slackened one day. Even the time when the couple was alone with each other was a faintly taut string. She didn't know that the women in the palace loved flowers and plants, but only that person, the woman who had always made her jealous, was also like the person in front of her, who loved this Ling Han flower. Isn't this also a little bit of an unspeakable resemblance between her and him?

Such a thought is only for a moment, and it has already aroused the fragmented and chaotic sourness in the bottom of my heart. The taste was spicy and bitter, so sour that it almost suffocated her heart and lungs, forcing her to clench her fists, and take a deep, deep breath to remind herself that jealousy was not something that a queen should show. Until death, such an emotion can only be buried in the heart, let it bite through the bones, and maintain the external grace and decency.

Suddenly, her eyebrows were quiet: "It is naturally good to be loved by the emperor." The concubine heard that there are a lot of green plums in Jiangnan this winter, and the concubine has always loved the green plum Ling Han to bloom alone, and she also knows that the emperor cherishes flowers. She saw that the emperor didn't answer, but just drank the soup she sent with relish, her heart warmed slightly, and she said gently, "The emperor not only has to work hard for state affairs, but also for family affairs, and the concubines don't ask for anything else, but ask the emperor to do everything well, and don't worry about anything else." ”

The emperor was slightly moved, but his mouth gradually faded: "When the queen said this, do you think there will be anything unpleasant to me?" ”

The morning sun outside the hall is like gold, like the golden waves, surging in waves, broken and confused, magnificent. The queen's dignified face gradually fell silent under such a scorching sunrise: "The concubine heard this morning that when Shen Concubine's coffin was incinerated in the fire, blue fireworks suddenly lit up, causing the palace people who were waiting for the funeral to panic. The concubine also heard that although Concubine Yu gave birth to the prince successfully last night, she had a difficult birth for a long time, and her body was greatly damaged, so she couldn't help but worry about whether it was caused by the ominous last night, which hurt the blessings in the palace. ”

The emperor stopped the soup cup in his hand and said contemplatively: "The queen is the head of the six palaces, so you might as well speak up if you have anything to say." ”

The queen's tone was calm and gentle, and she said thoughtfully: "The concubine heard that although Concubine Shen was self-defeating in the cold palace, the palace people who collected her body said that she was covered in scars and died in a red dress and red shoes, and she was deeply resentful. The concubine knew that Concubine Shen was Concubine Xian's maid in the past, and there were many things that Concubine Shen was inappropriate. Whether it is given to death or punished, it is just to use cat punishment in the palace, and to look at it as a warning by the palace people, which is too vicious and hurts the yin skull. ”

The thin white celadon soup cup slowly rotated on the emperor's slender fingertips, and after looking at it for a long time, the pale blue fine vine pattern seemed to climb and grow, spreading out countless branches and leaves, making it impossible to distinguish its direction. The emperor snorted lightly, quite playful: "Does the queen think that Concubine Yu's birth hurt her vitality, and the fire in the coffin bottle of Concubine Shen is strange, all because Concubine Xian's lynching is too ruthless?" ”

The queen leaned on the pillow of sand gold and blue velvet peach brocade filled with bluegrass and flowers, and when she heard this, she hurriedly bowed and said: "The concubine doesn't dare to say anything, but the hearts of the people in the palace are fluctuating, and the concubine can't help but come to report to the emperor." ”

The smile on the emperor's lips was still faintly fixed, but his eyes were indifferent: "I said that the queen is the head of the six palaces. When I was young, I thought about what the head of the six houses would look like if it were to take shape. After thinking about it for a long time, I should be like the compassionate Guanyin on the lotus platform, with the world in mind, with compassion in mind, not listening in vain, not lying, not doing evil things, and not making false statements. Everything is clear in your heart, and you can handle it skillfully with a wise heart. What does the queen think? ”

The icicles under the eaves are melted by the warm sun, the water droplets are dripping, the morning breeze blows the eaves iron horse in the wind and rain "ding", the deep and shallow staggered slowly and urgently, as if the soul bell, noisy so that people's brains are about to burst. The queen barely smiled and said, "The concubine is in vain." However, what the emperor said was indeed the appearance of Guanyin, and although the concubine was the queen, she was only a mortal with seven emotions and six desires. The realm that the emperor said, the concubines are ashamed of themselves. ”

The Emperor's profile has a clear silhouette, gilded with a halo of pale golden morning sun. His dark eyes shone with a cold light like a cold star, making it impossible to read his mood at the moment. "The queen is right, people are people, but the realm that cannot be reached can also be longed for." He smiled slightly, as if unintentionally provoked something else, "It's like the servant who served by my side, in the past, Wang Qin was confused, wantonly spied on me, and even failed the queen's grace to give marriage and food, and I have already punished it." Now that he is an example, everyone else has done more of their duty. ”

The smoke screen filtered in the clear sunlight like jade, and a few wisps of milky smoke slowly drifted out of the gold-plated smoke cage in the shape of a passion flower. The queen bowed her head meekly, her fingers carefully treading the pearl and emerald collar pins adorned on the neckline. It was a silverware carved vine and periwinkle pattern, and the dense silver strands outlining the fine spring leaf wisteria veins in purple gems were her favorite style, but at this moment, she only felt that the broken pearls and jade on the top shot out a dazzling light like a needle, and her eyes hurt one by one. After a while, the queen felt that the pain eased up, revealing a soft and gentle complexion: "The emperor's meaning, the concubine understands." It was the concubine who lost her words. It turned out that Jia Concubine came early to ask for peace and mentioned a few visions in the palace. But the words of strange power and chaos should not come from the mouths of concubines. ”

The emperor bowed slightly: "Not only should such words not come from the mouth of the queen, but the queen should also suppress the rumors, so as not to become a common trend in the palace and the people's hearts will be confused." ”

The queen said respectfully: "The concubine knows." After he returns, he will instruct the people of the Six Palaces to stop talking nonsense. ”

The emperor's smile was dark and dark, but his tone was extremely gentle: "Concubine Jia has always been open-mouthed, but she is a straight intestine, and she doesn't hide anything from me." So what she says, you just listen to it, and you don't have to worry about everything. He saw that the queen's face was gradually snowy, and he smiled more and more, "By the way, there is one more thing, I want to tell the queen." It is a happy event for Concubine Yu to give birth to a child, and the queen has the painstaking work of taking care of the harem for me. I think that I have a son to Chenghuan's knees, and the queen can also be gratified. Therefore, the six houses are rewarded with the same half-year example. ”

The queen smiled reluctantly, and saw the emperor sitting against the window, such a graceful man, like a majestic jade mountain, even though it was magnificent, but she could only look up at the mountain, and it was never approachable, so she could only pass by such affection. It's just that at this moment, his relief and joy are also directed at her, not like just to add a prince, but also a comfort and closeness to the husband and wife for many years. Somehow, her heart softened a little. Even if he has always taken care of the grace of the Fucha clan for many years, he has been with him for many years, and he has a little affection, not to mention giving birth to children for him. The distant cry was still in her ears, and she suddenly thought of Yonglian who had died early, and her heart twitched fiercely, and all the limbs and bones throbbed together, dripping scarlet and sticky blood beads. She tried her best to hold the smile on her cheeks like fifteen flawless months: "Yes." The emperor's concubines are also the concubines of the concubines, all of them are the same. It's a pity that there is only one princess under the concubines and the emperor, and it would be better if there were a few more lovely daughters of Yuxue. It's just that to put it mildly, it's all to blame for the incompetence of the concubines and the incompetence of the emperor and the concubines. ”

This sentence "concubine" suddenly stirred the emperor's joy in the bowels, like a wisp of sorrow spread to the corners of his slightly drooping lips, he couldn't help but hold the queen's greasy wrist, and said earnestly: "Daughter, concubine." Queen, after all, I and you must have a sister-in-law. ”

The queen smiled with a hazy and sour smile: "Your Majesty, the concubines have served you for many years, and there must be many things that are wrong." But the concubine can only think of the emperor. No matter what, the concubine will also give birth to a son-in-law to comfort the emperor's wishes. ”

The emperor shook her hand: "Empress, there is no need to say such things. ”

The queen looked at the emperor and didn't feel it: "As a queen, the concubine shouldn't say such weak words." But the concubines have the emperor's mother, the princess, and the glory of the mother's family. But all the concubines can rely on is the emperor. ”

The emperor sighed lightly and stroked her shoulder: "I understand the queen's thoughts. The queen should not feel sorry for herself. ”

Does he understand? The queen chuckled in her heart, there were so many women in the palace, all of them were smiling at him, his own hardships and bitterness, walking on thin ice, how could he understand? Just like her, even if they have been with each other for many years, many times, her mind is elusive.

A husband and wife only have superficial glory......

The queen read this, and when she turned around, she finally couldn't help but bow her head and shed tears.